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UPDATE:
Follow-up Meeting Monday June 23, 6:30-8:30PM
At the Nate Smith House, 155 Lamartine Street. Come and help plan next steps for building an equitable community.
Why a JP Neighborhood Summit? To...
- Promote dialogue among residents from diverse backgrounds
- Learn from each other and from the “experts”
- Inspire action to protect and improve our unique community
SPONSORS:
Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation, Action for Regional Equity, Bank of America, Boston Private Bank & Trust, Boston Beer, Bromley-Heath Tenant Management Corporation, Brookside Community Health Center, Casa Nueva Vida, Citizens Bank, City Life/Vida Urbana, CWC Builders, First Baptist Church, Hyde/Jackson Main Streets, Hyde/Jackson Business Association, Hyde Square Task Force, Jamaica Plain Forum, JP Neighborhood Council, Mass. Association of Community Development Corporations, Mass. Housing Investment Corporation, Neighbors for Neighbors, Nixon Peabody LLP, Peabody Properties, Southern Jamaica Plain Health Center, Spontaneous Celebrations, Teen Empowerment, Urban Edge, Wainwright Bank & Trust
Information on Panels and Workshops
Keynote Address
9:30 to 10:45
"Communities Making Choices: Sustaining Democracy, Lifting Up What Works"
We are pleased to welcome as keynote speaker Rubén Lizardo, Associate Director of PolicyLink. PolicyLink is a national research and action institute advancing economic and social equity by "Lifting Up What Works." With local and national partners, PolicyLink is spotlighting promising practices, supporting advocacy campaigns, and helping to bridge the traditional divide between local communities and policymaking at the local, regional, state and national levels. See www.policylink.org.
Click on the Panel/Workshop title to see the description.
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