March 5-7, 2008 The Third National Summit on Equitable Development, Social Justice and Smart Growth. Sheraton New Orleans Hotel, New Orleans, Louisianaclick here to send to a friend

 

  Agenda at a Glance

 

Wednesday, March 5th | Pre-Summit Activities
Registration and Check-in
Equity Institute and Site Visits (concurrent activities)
Caucuses and Workgroups

Thursday, March 6th | Day 1
Morning Physical Activity

Opening Plenary
Building Bridges for Infrastructure Equity

Workshop Series 1 (concurrent sessions)
The Context for Advancing Regional Equity

Available Powerpoints from Workshop Series 1:

Carla Javits, President, Roberts Enterprises -- Download Powerpoint

Luncheon Plenary
Trouble the Water w/ Danny Glover

Workshop Series 2 (concurrent sessions)
Trends to Watch

Available Powerpoints from Workshop Series 2:

Lili Farhang, Project Manager, Program on Health, Equity, and Sustainability, San Francisco Department of Public Health -- Download Powerpoint

Marya Morris, Senior Associate, Duncan Associates -- Download Powerpoint

Michael Schramm, Analyst/Programmer, Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland -- Download Powerpoint

John Hopkins, Executive Director, Buckeye Area Development Corporation -- Download Powerpoint

Andrea Levere, President, Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED) -- Download Powerpoint

Workshop Series 3 (concurrent sessions)
Achieving Policy Impact

Available Powerpoints from Workshop Series 3:

Sharon Huntsman, Executive Director, California’s Education, Diversity, and Growth in the Economy (EDGE) Campaign -- Download Powerpoint

Marice Ashe, Director of the Public Health Law Program, Public Health Institute -- Download Powerpoint

Rosalyn Arlin Mickelson, Professor of Sociology and Adjunct Professor of Public Policy, Information Technology, and Women’s Studies, University of North Carolina at Charlotte --Download Powerpoint
Pamela Fendt, Director, Good Jobs and Livable Neighborhoods Coalition -- Download Powerpoint
Leslie Moody, Executive Director, The Partnership for Working Families -- Download Powerpoint

Caucuses and Workgroups

Evening Reception

The Carl Anthony Regional Equity Award

 

Friday, March 7th | Day 2
Informal Caucuses and Workgroups

Workshop Series 4 (concurrent sessions)
Effective Strategies, Creating Tactics for Action

Available Powerpoints from Workshop Series 4:

Alan Fisher, Executive Director, California Reinvestment Coalition -- Download Powerpoint

Bernie Mazyck, President and Chief Executive Officer, South Carolina Association of Community Development Corporations -- Download Powerpoint

Ann Moss Joyner, President, Cedar Grove Institute for Sustainable Communities -- Download Powerpoint

Robert Garcia, Executive Director and Counsel, The City Project -- Download PowerPoint
Michael Howard, Executive Director, Fuller Park Community Development -- Download PowerPoint

Frank Fernandez, Executive Director, Community Partnership for the Homeless -- Download PowerPoint

Jason Reece, Senior Researcher, Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity, The Ohio State University -- Download Powerpoint
Jermaine Toney, Lead Researcher, Organizing Apprenticeship Project -- Download Powerpoint

Plenary
Election 2008: Keeping Race, Poverty, and Equity on the Political Agenda, Moderator Tavis Smiley

Workshop Series 5 (concurrent sessions)
Strategic Alliances, Building Public Will, and Community Organizing

Available Powerpoints from Workshop Series 5:

Michael J. Rich, Associate Professor and Director, Office of University-Community Partnerships, Emory University -- Download Powerpoint

Karla Zombro, Strategic Initiatives Coordinator, Strategic Concepts in Organizing & Policy Education (SCOPE) -- Download Powerpoint
Bernida Reagan, Director of Community and Client Relations, Merriwether Williams Insurance Services -- Download Powerpoint

Closing Town Hall
Informal Caucuses and Workgroups

 

 


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