We did it for the money they did it for the money they did it for the money ey did it for the money they didnt do it for the boys didnt do it for the girls didnt do it for the mothers didnt do it for the daughters didnt do it for me didnt do it for you didnt do it for the weak didnt do it for the they did it for the money hey did it for the money what they did do it for the money they did it for the money thank you so much. My name is caroline. Theres a fundamental problem with our relationship with money in this country. Money is stitch intoed fabric, the foundation of our society. I do think its important to have events like this and stand up to power. We live in a society where money is power. And it dictates everything we do. When you stand out here, youre standing up to money and power. [indiscernible] thank you so much for being here. I really appreciate it. Give it up one more time for caroline rose. [cheers and applause] ok. So were going to be a little interactive now with the
Friday to offer our weekly congregational prayers. Its a great honor to host its a great honor to host our neighbors and guests from our Congressional Districts today for this important discussion with our representative in congress. Please make yourself comfortable. This is our main prayer of all our sanctuary. Note that the doors please forgive us for any shortcomings. Let us know if you need assistance. There will be several volunteers wearing badges like me. Id like to invite our director here at the Islamic Center to welcome our congresswoman. I serve as the religious director here at the Islamic Center of irvine. This is beautiful. Ok. Well, i lost my words. You know, i like your tshirt, stronger than hate. I am from pittsburgh, actually. I would like to welcome all of you here in our humble facility. How many of you are here for the first time . Almost everybody. Well, your dream has come true. We actually invite all of you and will have our annual open please, come and join us
Center of irvine and i hope that you will take up the offer to come back and visit. Ive been honored to get to work with the folks here. I do a lot of Community Service and go to a lot of Public Events for homelessness, the environment, virtually every event i go to, i the Islamic Center of irvine, out in the community volunteering. So thank you for your hospitality. I want to give a special shout out to the Irvine Police department. [applause] we have a number of city former city officials, including our current sitting congresswoman. I meant councilwoman. Its a habit. I said congressmen more i have said congressmen katie porter more times than i can count. So i want to talk for a a couple of minutes. For how many of you, is this your first town hall . Great. I run these town halls so your voices can be heard and theres an equal chance to be heard. Then weor five minutes will draw questions out of the center. If we dont get to your question, know that i go through all of them, and the
Directors at the Islamic Center. We serve 5000 muslims in the area. Every0 of whom come here friday. Is a great honor to host [laughter] host is a great honor to our neighbors and guests from our Congressional District to participate in this discussion with a representative in congress. Please make yourself comfortable. Please note that the doors on my for women. Restrooms on my left, there are restrooms for men. Please forgive us for any shortcomings. Please let us know if you need any assistance. To invite our religious director at the Islamic Center to welcome our congresswoman. [applause] peace be with you. Good afternoon, everybody. And as the e mom religiousf the center. This is beautiful. [applause] [laughter] well, i lost my words. I like your tshirt. I am from pittsburgh actually. It is a great city. [applause] i would like to welcome all of you here in our humble facilities. How many of you are here for the first time . Almost everybody. Your dream has come true. [laughter] y
Today we are here to discuss the eradication of evil and some of the medical advancements learned in trying to suppress this deadly disease. The outbreak started in guinea liberia and sierra leone and spread to mali, nigeria and senegal and even beyond the continent of cases in italy, spain, United Kingdom and i think we all remember the cases in the United States. The the ebola epidemic has been heightened because its in the conflict zone in the democratic abhappens to have more than 100 active armed groups in the region. North kivu also shares a border with uganda and is a hub for travel and trade but also various other types of Movement Across the border. New cases are hard to determine because of the violence and political unrest in the affected areas have further restricted the communitys access to healthcare. The lack of security in the region is also hindering the Ebola Response by making it difficult to trace contacts and organize Crucial Community outreach activities. Some Hea