neighborhood forum

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From: "Leah Kalinosky" <leah at neighborhoodcoalition.org>

National Neighborhood Coalition
Community Engagement Forum Program 2004

Neighborhood Institutions as Agents for Community Change

Thursday, October 28, 2:00-4:30 PM
Bank of America
730 Fifteenth Street, NW
Washington, DC

RSVP to Leah Kalinosky at leah at neighborhoodcoalition.org
<mailto:leah at neighborhoodcoalition.org> or call 202.429.0790.
This event is free.

The National Neighborhood Coalition Community Engagement Forum Series
continues with a dialogue among leaders of neighborhood institutions with an
activist edge. Schools, libraries, faith-based, arts and social service
organizations all have the potential to enhance, or in some cases, hinder
community engagement in neighborhood and civic life. NNC’s forum will
explore the strategies and experiences of neighborhood institutions and
residents who are developing a voice, building power, and influencing
positive change.

Community-based institutions and organizations often provide benefits beyond
service provision or specific programs. They foster informed engagement by
neighborhood residents and a strengthened capacity to contribute effectively
to neighborhood change. There is no single method for engaging neighborhood
people and institutions as change makers. Rather, strategies are shaped by
neighborhood circumstances, institutional politics, and increasingly the
priorities of national organizations and funding sources. Successful
organizations know their community and take an intentional approach to
strengthening the will and capacity of their residents to participate.

Join us for an important discussion among innovative leaders committed to
building powerful, and empowering, neighborhood institutions. Panelists will
discuss how they are facilitating neighborhood engagement and how
neighborhood residents influence their institutions. Add your voice and
experience to the dialogue!

Moderator: Roland Anglin, New Jersey Institute for Public Policy and
Research

Roundtable participants:
· Linda Figueroa, Community Action Commission of Harrisburg, PA
· Tina Johnson, Coalition to Save our Schools, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
· Dr. RobyneTurner, The Cookingham Institute of Public Affairs, University
of Missouri-Kansas City
· Christina Hip-Flores, Spanish Catholic Center, Washington, DC
· Maureen O’Connor, Queens Borough Public Library, Queens, NY
· Sandy Dang, Asian American Lead, Washington, DC
· Bill Aguado, Bronx Council on the Arts, NY

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Leah Kalinosky
National Neighborhood Coalition
1221 Connecticut Ave. NW
2nd Floor
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 429-0790
leah at neighborhoodcoalition.org