1993 Event Archive

January 1993
A letter is sent to the Clinton Transition Team urging them to make homelessness an urgent priority of the Administration.

January 13, 1993
California members hold a meeting on “The Clinton Administration and TCC Issues.” Moderated by Judy Miller, West Coast Correspondent for ABC Network News. Speakers: Ron Brownstein, Political Correspondent for the Los Angeles Times; James Lafferty, Executive Director in Los Angeles for the National Lawyers Guild; and Robert Myers, Former Santa Monica City Attorney.

January 14, 1993
Member Debra Takakjian represents TCC at a national briefing in Washington, D.C. at the National Endowment for the Arts headquarters.

January 25-26, 1993
Members Annie Evans and Susan Liederman attend a legislative briefing on Choice in Albany.

January 26, 1993
The Creative Coalition sponsors a congressional briefing in Washington D.C. with The Fund for Health Security on “Options for Health Care Reform.” Co-founder Ron Silver moderates a session on “Access to Health Care.” Members Stephen Collins, Blair Brown, Peter Boyle, Belinda Breese, Cristine Cronin and Jordan Derwin participate.

March 4, 1993
Dr. Muhammed Yunus, Founder of Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, speaks to Homelessness Committee about his innovative program of giving loans to the hard-core poor.

March 10, 1993
An educational forum is held at Stuyvesant High School on the subject of abortion. The HBO film “The Becky Bell Story” is screened and member Blair Brown moderates a discussion.

March 25, 1993
Members in California hold a two-night lecture series, “How L.A Works.” The first night discussed the history of Los Angeles. The second night discussed how the local governments address important social issues and what organizations and individuals can do to promote change.

April 1993
Co-founder Christopher Reeve meets with Interior Secretary, Bruce Babbitt, then writes him a letter urging him to determine the safety of the proposed nuclear dump project in the Mojave Desert before transferring the federally owned land to the state.

May-June 1993
Led by member Brenda Boozer, the organization successfully opposes the lifting of the moratorium on nuclear testing by the United States. Co-founder Stephen Collins does a public service announcement for the Coalition for a Comprehensive Test Ban

May 8, 1993
Members in California conduct a day-long workshop titled “Homelessness in America: From the Inside Out.” The workshop includes a visit to the Los Angeles “skid row” and presentations by experts on the subject.

May 10, 1993
Co-founder Ron Silver successfully completes his term as President of The Creative Coalition. Members Blair Brown and Christopher Reeve are elected the new Co-Presidents.

May 18, 1993
A breakfast briefing is held on alternative fuel technology. The speakers are: Jonathan Chance, scientist; and Richard Arcari and Mark Sindeband, Consolidated Edison, Natural Gas Vehicle Marketing.

June 17, 1993
Members meet with Janet Smith, Director of the National Wellness Coalition. She discusses their efforts to include alternative medicine in President Clinton’s proposal for national health care reform.

June 18, 1993
A breakfast briefing is held on the status of NEA funding and re-authorization legislation. The speaker is Alexander “Sandy” Crary, a staff member of the Senate Subcommittee of Education, Arts and Humanities chaired by Senator Pell (D-RI).

June 29, 1993
A debate on the proposed nuclear dump site in Ward Valley (Mohave Desert) is held at the Hollywood Athletic Club.

July 21, 1993
A cocktail reception is held at Club USA to kickoff fundraising for the August 21 benefit in East Hampton.

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