SAVE THE DATE:
Thu 9/17 noon – Fri 9/18 3pm
LINCOLN PARK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, WASHINGTON, DC
America has a unique opportunity to realize Dr. King’s dream
and build a sustainable and equitable future
Purpose:
Highlight regional policies, programs, and strategies with proven success in combating:
• concentrated poverty,
• residential and school segregation, and
• sprawl.
The summit will focus on building solutions into national policy
Participants:
Leaders from the fair housing/civil rights legal community; leading academic researchers on metropolitan poverty, school segregation and opportunity housing; labor leaders; interfaith religious leaders; local municipal officials; state legislators; congressional staff and advisors; and staff from US DOT, HUD, DOE, EPA; federal legislators; and hundreds of grass roots leaders
Conference Co-sponsors:
Metropolitan Area Research Corporation (MARC), Gamaliel Foundation, Kirwan Institute, Poverty and Race Research Action Council, Institute on Race and Poverty, Innovative Housing Institute, New Jersey Regional Coalition, Baltimore Regional Initiative Developing Genuine Equality (BRIDGE), First Suburbs of SE Pennsylvania, Ohio Organizing Collaborative, Mahoning Valley Organizing Collaborative, AMOS of Cincinnati
For information on co-sponsorship and registration, contact MARC Executive Director, Mike Kruglik, MikeKruglik@sbcglobal.net, 312-560-2178.
