2011 ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE CONFERENCE:
One Community - One Environment


Detroit, Michigan - *August 23-26, 2011

(*August 23 is an Optional Training Day)


Track I: Community Capacity Building

Session I (Thursday, August 25, 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm)

Building Successful and Strategic Collaborations to Achieve Your Organizational Mission

Session Overview: This session focuses on building the right coalition for your organization’s mission and vision by exploring unusual and non-traditional connections, consequence of the wrong partnerships, and enlisting support from businesses, industry, state, local, and elected government officials.

Speaker

Organization

Topic Area

Vernice Miller-Travis

Maryland Commission on Environmental Justice & Sustainable Communities

Moderator, Q&A

Sara Pesek

Environmental Finance Center-University of Syracuse

Moderator, Q&A

Denny Larson

Global Community Monitor

Moderator, Q&A

Carl Lindquist

Superior Watershed Partnership/Earth Keepers

Faith-Based Partnerships

Mildred Wiley

Bethel New Life

Faith-Based Leadership for Sustainable Community Renewal

Hilton Kelley

Community In-power and Development Association

Successful Community Engagement With the Private Sector

Savi Horne

Land Loss Prevention Project

Building Support for Rural and Agricultural Communities

Scot Spencer

Annie E. Casey Foundation

Community/Philanthropy Partnerships

 

Session II (Thursday, August 25, 2:45 pm – 4:45 pm)

Strategic Planning and Fiscal Sustainability

Session Overview:
  This session focuses on strategic planning and fiscal sustainability by exploring the “Theory of Change” model for strategic planning, providing solutions for raising funds in tough economic times, introducing social media as a fundraising strategy, and discussing internal financial controls.

Speaker

Organization

Topic Area

Peggy Shepard

WE ACT for Environmental Justice

Moderator, Q&A

Cynthia Peurifoy

EPA, Region 4

Moderator, Q&A

Ursula Embola

WE ACT for Environmental Justice

Winning Proposals Come From Winning Projects: Using Logic Models To Design Effective Projects

Ebonie Alexander

Black Family Land Trust

Best Practice Fiscal and Internal Controls

Kimberlee Archie

Knowledge + Skills = Options

Using the Theory of Change Model for Strategic Planning

 

Session III (Friday, August 26, 8:00 am – 10:00 am)

Connecting the Intergenerational Divide

Session Overview:
 This session focuses on connecting the intergenerational divide by discussing youth organizing, succession planning, and social media across generations. During this session we will be live blogging using CoverItLive.com. CoverItLive is a free web based Live Blogging tool that allows you to broadcast live commentary to your readers. To follow the session and participate in the discussions on-line, please go to http://detroitej.blogspot.com/2011/08/connecting-intergenerational-divide-epa.html

Speaker

Organization

Topic Area

Holly Wilson

EPA

Moderator, Q&A

Lottie Spady

East Michigan Environmental Action Council

Passing the Torch

DeRaina Stinson

East Michigan Environmental Action Council

Receiving the Torch & Using Social Media (e.g., Movies)

Kim Wasserman-Nieto

Little Village Environmental Justice Organization

Funders Collaborative on Youth Organizing Pipeline of Youth Leadership

Kevin Alcaibe

Little Village Environmental Justice Organizing

Technology in Activism

Kari Fulton

Environmental Justice Climate Change Imitative

Climate Justice: Using Traditional and Digital Organizing to Engage Youth Leaders on Protecting Our Futures & The Utilization of Web 2.0 and Web 3.0

Lorraine Marasigan

Funders Collaborative on Youth Organization

ReGenerations: Environmental Justice Initiative

Sandra Yu

Detroiters Working for EJ

Live blogging the "Connecting the Intergenerational Divide" session as a demonstration.

Mustafa Ali

EPA, Office of Environmental Justice

Office of Environmental Justice: Connecting with the Next Generation of Environmental Leaders

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