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Haas Institute for a Fair & Inclusive Society
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Weekly Inspiration
“True peace can rarely be imposed from the outside; it must be born within and between communities through meetings and dialogue and then carried outward.”
- Jean Vanier, Finding Peace
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Special Event Feature:
"Detroit Bankruptcy & Beyond"
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Top: Keynote speakers Rip Rapson and Thomas Sugrue with discussant john a. powell on Monday evening. Photo credit to Stephen Menendian.
Bottom left: Pre-conference convening - "Strategies & Community Action." Photo credit to Wayne State University. Bottom right: Heaster Wheeler and john a. powell. Photo credit to Wayne State University.
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On April 7-8, 2014, "Detroit Bankruptcy & Beyond" took off at the Damon J. Keith Center at Wayne State University. The conference began on Monday evening, with 200+ people in attendance. Throughout the evening and the following day, policymakers, scholars, advocates, and community members participated and engaged in various keynote addresses, panels, and discussions on topics including the historical roots and effects of Detroit's bankruptcy, a national perspective on distressed cities, and working within and through municipal distress.
Wayne State University provided a livestream of the event, and the Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society launched a live Twitter feed that generated a lot of buzz using the trending topic, #beyondbankruptcy. Proceedings and video recordings have been archived here. Stay tuned for more detailed coverage of this event and the larger Detroit project!
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Special Event Feature: "Community Wealth Building Strategies" Workshop in Richmond, CA
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As part of an ongoing partnership with grassroots community organizations in Richmond, CA, the Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society co-hosted a workshop on March 20th on new models for building wealth in disadvantaged communities through engaging anchor institutions. Some 50 people attended the workshop, which was co-sponsored by the Mayor of Richmond, ACCE, and CCISCO. Read our full coverage here.
For more information on the event or the ongoing partnership, contact Eli Moore (moore.eli@gmail.com).
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Announcement: Newly Designed March 2014 Monthly Bulletin
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The Haas Institute for a Fair & Inclusive Society has recently launched a new design of its monthly activities bulletin for the month of March, 2014. Download the newly designed updates bulletin here.
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Stay Tuned...
The Haas Institute for a Fair & Inclusive Society will be launching a larger report covering "Detroit Bankruptcy & Beyond" and the project launching out the conference.
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