| Dave (Dave) | Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 11:30 pm
WALL OR BRIDGES STRATEGIES FOR REBUILDING COMMUNTIES
PLANNERS NETWORK CONFERENCE, JUNE 24-27, 2004, NEW
YORK CITY
Cities are divided into enclaves by walls that
segregate by privilege, race and ethnicity. At the
same time communities are struggling to rebuild
bridges and networks that unite people. The Planners
Network conference seeks to engage discussions about
breaking down walls and building bridges through
progressive planning strategies. Featuring DIANA
BUTTU, Palestinian-Canadian lawyer and legal advisor
to the Negotiations Affairs Department of the
Palestine Liberation Organization, FRANCES FOX PIVEN,
CHESTER HARTMAN, PETER MARCUSE, RON SHIFFMAN, WALTER
THABIT, EDDIE BAUTISTA, HAROLD MITCHELL, ELIZABETH
YEAMPIERRE, JACKIE LEAVITT, SHEELA PATEL, JAN
PETERSON, ETHEL VELEZ, and many others.
Conference Schedule At A Glance
Thursday June 24, 5-8 PM, Opening Reception
Location Municipal Art Society, 457 Madison Ave. @
51st St.
Friday June 25
9 AM 3 PM Participatory Community Workshops
(different locations)
5 PM Pioneers of Advocacy Planning, Reception and
Music at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn
Saturday June 26 9am 7pm, Workshops, Speakers &
Plenary Panels,
Location Hunter College, Brookdale Campus, Manhattan
(E. 25th St. & 1st Ave.)
Sunday June 27, 9am-12pm, Planners Network Organizing
Meeting, Hunter College Brookdale Campus
To Register, or for more Information, visit
www.plannersnetwork.org
Co-sponsored by Hunter College Dept. of Urban Affairs
& Planning and Pratt Institute Graduate Center for
Planning & Environment. |