From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
Date: | Thu, 7 Jan 2010 11:34:49 -0800 (PST) |
Reply: | cpeo-brownfields |
Subject: | [CPEO-BIF] [Fwd: Equitable Development Workshop, February 3, 2010 in Seattle, Washington] |
Working Together for Equitable Development: Voices and Lessons from Environmental Justice and Smart Growth Save-The-Date & Workshop Announcement February 3, 2010, Washington State Convention and Trade Center, Seattle, WA Explore the connections between smart growth, environmental justice, and equitable development. Learn how to overcome barriers to integrating complementary efforts. Meet with national experts, community leaders, advocates and government officials to discuss: Federal, state, local, and tribal tools and programs that support equitable development. Opportunities for greater collaboration between smart growth, equitable development and environmental justice. Why integrating smart growth, equitable development, and environmental justice efforts can revitalize disadvantaged communities; grow the economy; and create healthy and sustainable, urban, suburban, rural and tribal communities. Confirmed speakers include: Vernice Miller Travis, Vice Chair Maryland State Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities; Deeohn Ferris, President, Sustainable Communities Development Group; Don Chen, Program Officer, The Ford Foundation; Mathy Stanislaus, Assistant Administrator. EPA Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response; Charles Lee, Director, US EPA Office of Environmental Justice. To register for the workshop please visit: http://www.newpartners.org/program.html, where you can download the registration form. For details on diversity scholarships and travel stipends for leaders from lower-income and minority communities, and the organizations that support them, please contact Shani Alford at salford@lgc.org or 916-448-1198 x330. A Collaborative Effort of US EPA Smart Growth Program, US EPA Office of Environmental Justice, and Local Government Commission -- Lenny Siegel Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight a project of the Pacific Studies Center 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041 Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545 Fax: 650/961-8918 <lsiegel@cpeo.org> http://www.cpeo.org _______________________________________________ Brownfields mailing list Brownfields@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/brownfields-cpeo.org | |
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