COMMUNITY FORUM ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT — IMPROVING OUR QUALITY OF LIFE
Saturday, April 18, 2009 9 am to 4 pm IU South Bend, Wiekamp Hall 1001
To register, contact sjc.cfed@gmail.com or leave a telephone message for the Community Forum for Economic Development at 574-287-3834.
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The morning program will include a keynote address by Carl Redwood,
Chairman of the "One Hill Coalition," which recently negotiated a
Community Benefits agreement worth millions of dollars for the
residents of Pittsburgh's Hill District – the proposed site of a new
sports arena. A second presentation by Marty Wolfson, an economist
from the University of Notre Dame, will discuss the current economic
crisis and its implications for economic development.
Afternoon breakout sessions will focus on specific ways we can work
together to build the kind of community we all desire and deserve.
Sessions will address the following topics:
1. Job Quality in the New Green Economy
2. Tax Increment Financing: Past, Present and Future
3. It's Your Neighborhood: a Toolbox of Resources for Community Involvement
4. Poverty: The Doors In and Out
5. Connecting to our Roots: Growing a Healthy Community
6. Community Organizing: Getting at the Source of the Problem
The event is being organized by the Community Forum for Economic
Development (CFED) and is being co-sponsored by a large number of
community organizations.
There is no registration fee but advance registration is requested so
that an adequate number of lunches can be ordered. The cost of the
lunch is $6. and can be paid on the day of the event. To register for
the Forum or for additional information contact sjc.cfed@gmail.com or leave a telephone message for the Community Forum for Economic Development at 574-287-3834.
For more information about the Pittsburgh agreement see:
http://clawback.org/2008/10/01/cba-moves-forward-in-pittsburgh/