National Priorities Project to hold webinar on FY2011 President’s budget

The National Priorities Project is sponsoring a webinar on the FY2011 President’s budget.  Here’s some info and a link:

http://www.nationalpriorities.org/webinars/out-of-balance

Out of Balance, is the first webinar in our 2010 Data for Democracy series. Out of Balance will build participants’ capacity to analyze the forthcoming FY2011 President’s budget, released February 1.

Facilitated by Greg Speeter and Chris Hellman, Out of Balance, provides a critical look at the link between federal funds and state and local budgets. It offers a solid and accessible critique of national spending priorities, with a focus on military spending. State-level figures are available for every state to help participants “bring home” the webinar’s main messages.

Out of Balance agenda:

• Make the connection between federal spending and state and local budgets
• Examine the FY 2010 federal budget and the impact at the state level
• Discuss budget trends
• Look at what’s out of balance?
• Explore initial steps to creating balance
• Take action
• Questions/Discussion

To sign up for one of these events, follow one of the links below.  You must fill out the form on our event tracking site to be confirmed for the meeting.  These webinars are limited to 20 attendees each, so register early to reserve your seat.

1. Thursday March 18th 2010 @ 3:00PM EST – Register

2. Tuesday March 23rd @ 1:00PM EST – Register

3. Thursday April 22nd @ 3:00PM EST – Register

4. Tuesday April 27th @ 1:00PM EST – Register

To schedule a webinar, contact Greg Speeter, greg@nationalpriorities.org
For NPP webinar-related research questions, contact Chris Hellman, chellman@nationalpriorities.org