Feb. 1, 2023 “Black history is a lifetime. It is not a month. Stop letting other people control the narrative.” – Forum participant Gary Marion Jan. 24, 2023 Perhaps there is no middle way between the stout defenders of Black History Month and Gary Marion's ... Continue Reading →
Nakisa Glover on community engagement
Jan. 17, 2017 Nakisa Glover presented this morning about community engagement: about her work with national and local groups, about how best to take issues to the people, about her struggle to understand how to present the need for community action that addresses all the seemingly unrelated ... Continue Reading →
Report on environment advocacy conference
Nov. 1, 2016 Nakisa Glover, a national climate justice organizer for the Hip Hop Conference, reported to the Forum on an Oct. 25-26 EPA National Training & Resources Summit for Revitalizing Vulnerable Communities in Arlington, Va. The agenda from the conference is here. ... Continue Reading →
An Open Forum with lots to discuss
June 7, 2016 Open Forums regularly cover a lot of ground. Today’s was no exception. – CMS is hiring bus drivers. Jon Kennerly and Cindy Jeffries explain the details. A flier is here. – Sheila Peltzer continues to lobby legislators for a more robust legal presumption that both parents should ... Continue Reading →