VII.  Statement by Rev. Timothy McDonald as to the historic moment this presidential election offers to the country and the role to be played by ABLE

      VIII.  Actions taken by Executive Committee for this meeting:

                a.  James Marble will be the chairman of the Public
                     Meeting Organizing Committee.

b.  David Schutten and Janine Brown will be in charge of organizing a strong labor contingent for this meeting.

c.  Rev. Timothy McDonald, Rev. Michael Wright, Father John Adamski, and Rev. Debra Shew will convene a Clergy Event in late September or early October to invite and energize clergy to participate in this event.

d.  Susana Olivera, Theo Turman, and Luis Oropeza Flores will organize an all day Saturday event for youth for to bring youth to this event.

e.  Larry Soublet, Willa Rose Johnson, and Ana Garcia-Ashley will organize the Catholic congregations of the diocese to participate in this event.

 IX.  Actions to be taken this evening:

                a.  Setting date for Clergy Event

b.  Setting date for Youth Training

c.  Establishing the following committees:

     i.  Site selection committee

     ii.  Committee to invite candidates for all national positions, denominational leaders, and congregations and clergy not now part of ABLE

iii.  A committee to form a joint choir for the event.

        IX.  First round of commitments for turnout for Public
               Meeting beginning with commitments made by the
               Executive Committee

         X.  Next leadership meeting

        XI.  Evaluation

      XII.  Benediction