FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD UP: A CITYWIDE FORUM ON CULTURE AND COMMUNITY
Thursday, May 30
El Museo del Barrio and
El Barrio community sites
11:00am - 7:00pm
Registration required
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
NOCD-NY you to join a citywide forum to develop a vision for a NYC that is grounded in the cultural vitality and social networks that make our communities strong. The forum will draw on two key ideas. First, it will honor that, as Wendell Berry wrote,"What we need is here." Every neighborhood has powerful assets to contribute to a resilient and thriving New York City. Second, it will recognize our interdependence, bringing us together to develop collaborative strategies to engage our city's opportunities and inequities.
SCHEDULE:
11:00am-12:00pm - Community Sites
Sign up for an intimate lunch hosted by one of El Barrio's network of community sites, including Art for Change, Hip Hop Theater Festival (in partnership with Social Justice Artists' Collaborative), Manhattan Neighborhood Network Firehouse and others.
1:00pm-6:00pm - NOCD-NY Welcome and Roundtable Discussion at El Museo del Barrio
Full group discussion co-moderated by Mitty Owens (consultant in development, management and philanthropy) and Esther Robinson (founder of ArtHome), featuring Milly Hawk Daniel (Vice President of Communication at PolicyLink), Prerana Reddy (Director of Public Events atQueens Museum of Art) and others.
Small Group Discussions
6:00pm-7:00pm - Closing Party!
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Image credits:
- Image courtesy of NOCD-NY.
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