People & Places offers an opportunity to come together and figure out how an unprecedented national context impacts the all-too-familiar challenges facing place makers.
During the conference, strategies will be presented to examine how threats to federal spending, tax reform, immigrant rights, and consumer protection could affect disinvested places and communities of color and what we can do about it. How are place makers offering support to those targeted for deportation? Are rural communities positioned for greater support? Less? What are the place-based implications for healthcare reform?
The goal of People & Places is not to answer these questions, but rather to build a platform and process that gets us one step closer to solutions.
People & Places will feature 35 sessions with more than 100 speakers from communities across the country.
Keynote Speaker: Angela Rye is a Principal and CEO of IMPACT Strategies.
She is also a CNN Political Commentator and NPR Political Analyst, featured as an influential politico, lawyer, and advocate by several publications and outlets. As a prominent political strategist, Rye offers regular on-air commentary for several media outlets.
Rye served as the Executive Director and General Counsel to the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) for the 112th Congress. Prior to working for the CBC, she served as Senior Advisor and Counsel to the House Committee on Homeland Security under the leadership of Congressman Bennie G. Thompson.
Conference Dates: May 31 – June 2
Location: Arlington, Virginia
Minutes from DC – Crystal Gateway Marriott, 1700 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202, United States
Registration: Go to https://ww2.eventrebels.com/er/Registration/StepRegInfo.jsp?ActivityID=19627&StepNumber=1
Regular registration is open until May 30, 2017.
Onsite registration is available during the conference, May 31 to June 2, 2017.
Explore the Agenda: https://peopleplaces.topi.com/#agenda
Hosts: National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders, National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development, National Urban League, Network for Developing Conscious Communities, National Alliance of Community Economic Development Associations
