HELLO! THIS EXPEDITION IS ALL DAY AT STARTS AT IMPACT HUB SEATTLE AT 8am.
How do we encourage civic engagement in a diverse community?
How do we build bridges of trust and connection across race, class, religion and ethnicity? How do we ensure that marginalized communities have access to leaders and resources? How do we teach civic values and skills so that residents can become effective advocates and change agents?
Like many US communities, Seattle is experiencing increasing disparities of wealth and opportunity which threaten its civic health and prosperity. This Learning Expedition will examine how a community empowers its new and marginalized residents and how leaders create policy and programs that integrate civic empowerment with economic, educational, environmental and social goal.
AGENDA:
- 8:00 Meet at Impact Hub Seattle for lite Breakfast and Coffee along with the Unlikely Allies Festival
- 8:30 Walk to Seattle Central Library
- 9:00 Greeting at Public Library & Round of introductions and grounding for the day (Diane Douglas)
- 9:30 Tour of Public Library - Learn about how libraries and the Seattle Public Library in general, provide a rich gathering place and platform for some of the most diverse communities and people in the city.
- 10:15 Panel discussion on Civic Engagement in Diverse Communities:
- --Lola Peters, Community Activist;
- --Jan Levy, Leadership Tomorrow;
- --Marcus Green, South Seattle Herald; ;
- --Matias Valenzuela, King County Office of Equity and Social Justice;
- --Liz Vivian, Women’s Funding Alliance:
- Noon Lunch and Group discussion at Seattle Public Library Led by Immy Kaur - Case study from Impact Hub Birmingham and invitation for others to share experiences of challenges and successes in fostering civic engagement and empowerment in their communities.
- 1:00 Site visit to One America
- 2:30 Site visit to El Centro de la Raza
- 4:00 Return to Impact Hub - Concluding exercise/reflections/opportunities for collaboration with expedition participants
- 5:30 We Are the City Final Closing
