National Neighborhood Coalition
Community Engagement Forum Program 2004
Political Engagement in Neighborhoods: Stories and Strategies
July 29, 2004
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
1779 Massachusetts Ave., NW, "Root Room" (2nd Floor)
Washington, DC
(Dupont Circle Metro)
2:00-4:30 PM
RSVP to Leah Kalinosky at [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or call 202.429.0790.
Strong neighborhoods are politically engaged. Whether it's a school board
race, a zoning board meeting about a new affordable housing development, or
backyard discussions about national candidates, politics is local.
Engagement in the political process is a key component of vibrant, dynamic
neighborhoods. There are a number of strategies for creating a sense of
political awareness and ownership within neighborhoods, from organizing
residents around a specific issue, to campaigning for local candidates, to
litigating for disenfranchised communities.
Whatever the strategy, there is a need for leadership from both local and
national advocacy groups. NNC facilitates dialogue between advocates to
ensure coordinated strategies and neighborhood inclusion. Join NNC as we
discuss community engagement in the political process. Distinguished
speakers for our July event include:
· Eli Lee, Executive Director of Soltari, Inc., a progressive political
consulting firm based in Albuquerque, will share his experience working on
electoral campaigns at the local and state level, as well as his work with
organizations like the New Mexico Drug Policy Project, PODER, and Youth
United for Change.
· The Federation of Southern Cooperative's Shirley Sherrod discusses
strategies for organizing a Black farmers movement in rural Georgia.
· Richard Guest, an attorney with the Native American Rights Fund, will
discuss his organization's class-action litigation in support of Native
Americans.
NNC's quarterly Community Engagement Forums engage neighborhood advocates
in
dialogues about policies and strategies for creating sustainable change in
low-income neighborhoods. Our last forum featured experienced leaders in
public health, affordable housing, arts and community development who
discussed community engagement as a prerequisite for healthy and vibrant
neighborhoods. Subsequent forums will delve more deeply into specific paths
to community engagement.
All NNC Forums are free and open to the public.
** Copies of NNC's new publication, Connectivity, will be available at the
forum. Stop by to pick up the first issue of this thought-provoking
magazine
with perspectives from neighborhoods on neighborhoods. This issue focuses
on
community engagement as a strategy for shaping strong neighborhoods. It
features perspectives from our April Forum, profiles of the panelists and
summaries of NNC's contributions to low-income neighborhood development
across the nation.
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Leah Kalinosky
National Neighborhood Coalition
1221 Connecticut Ave. NW
2nd Floor
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 429-0790
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