May 31, 2016 Candidates from two parties and for two seats in Congress addressed the Forum today. Attending were 9th District candidate Christian Cano, a Democrat; and 12th District candidates Leon Threatt, a Republican, and Democrats Alma Adams, Tricia Cotham and Malcolm Graham. The ... Continue Reading →
May 31: Congress 12th and 9th Districts
May 29, 2016 Tuesday: Invited to the May 31 Forum are all candidates for Congress in the 12th and 9th Districts, Republicans and Democrats alike. The session will be recorded and archived at YouTube. The candidates: District 12: Alma Adams (D) Has been in office since: 2015 Tricia Cotham ... Continue Reading →
Kenston Griffin on the primacy of sight learning
May 24, 2016 During a Q&A at today's Forum, Dream Builders Communication founder Kenston Griffin offered this exercise for Forum participants. The video below is queued up to begin with the excerpt, which ends about minute 41. Here is the full video from Tuesday's presentation and ... Continue Reading →
2 groups supporting educators, students, parents, schools
May 24, 2016 Dream Builders is a company with consultants in a number of area school systems. Profound Gentlemen is nationwide grassroots support group, started in Charlotte, aimed at supporting African-American male teachers, and encouraging mentoring. A four-page PDF of handouts from Dream ... Continue Reading →
May 24: Dream Builders; Profound Gentlemen
May 22, 2016 Speakers for May 24 are Yolanda Polk and Kenston Griffin from Dream Builders Communication, Inc. and Mario Jovan Shaw and Jason Terrell from Profound Gentlemen, the nonprofit ”dedicated to improving the quality of education for boys of color by ensuring they have consistent role models ... Continue Reading →
Health services outlined; value of preparing a will explored
May 17, 2016 Elana Congress presented on the many health-related programs offered by Care Ring. She distributed this set of handouts. Eric Montgomery talked about the value of having a will in place before death. Behind him as he spoke was a slide presentation that is reflecteded in this ... Continue Reading →
May 17: Estate planning, and health services
May 16, 2016 Speakers for May 17 are Eric Montgomery on estate planning; and Elana Congress on Care Ring’s Nurse Family Partnership, Low-Cost Clinic, Physicians Reach Out and Marketplace health insurance. ... Continue Reading →
Diorio has department heads explain breadth of county’s work
May 10, 2016 County Manager Dena Diorio used today's Forum visit to showcase the work of a number of county departments, and to introduce to a wider audience the people tasked with leading those efforts. In the order in which they spoke, the speakers were Dr. Marcus Plescia, County Health ... Continue Reading →
May 10: County Manager Dena Diorio and staff
May 8, 2016 Speakers for May 10 are County Manager Dena Diorio; Charles Bradley, Youth and Family Services (YFS); Peggy Eagan, Department of Social Services (DSS), Christine Edwards, Community Relations Coordinator (PSI); Joan Kennedy, Child Support Enforcement (CSE); Dr. Marcus Plescia, Health ... Continue Reading →
Briefing on City of Charlotte’s proposed budget
May 3, 2016 The City of Charlotte budget has an impact on hundreds of thousands of city residents. But for those who craft it and those who tinker with it and ultimately approve it, the budget is the most substantial policy document of the year. This year's policy priority is adding safety ... Continue Reading →
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