Conference Agenda
Here’s a look at what we have planned for Grassroots & Groundwork 2010.
| Schedule | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration | May 12 | 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | |
| Portland Site Visits Preregistration required |
May 12 | 11:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Learn firsthand about successful Portland poverty-reduction projects by taking one of four themed project tours. Each tour will visit three microenterprise and/or workforce projects, with lunch provided by a microenterprise. |
| Registration | May 13 | 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | |
| Breakfast Buffet | May 13 | 7:30 a.m. | |
| Opening Plenary | May 13 | 8:00 a.m. | Kevin Walker, president and CEO of the Northwest Area Foundation, opens the conference with reflections on the struggle for broadly shared prosperity that lasts. The economic crisis has destroyed jobs, shattered many families’ finances, and wreaked havoc with federal, state and local budgets. What is our path forward? |
| Break-Out Sessions | May 13 | 9:00 a.m. – 10:10 a.m. |
Attend four of 20 sessions offered. Each 70-minute presentation highlights a unique proven or emerging model or advocacy initiative for poverty reduction. |
| Luncheon Speaker: Paul Saginaw |
May 13 | noon – 1:30 p.m. | Food Systems as an Economic Stimulus and Economic Development Tool Discover how this nationally recognized advocate for socially responsible business co-founded a small corner deli and built it into a group of businesses, all of which are rooted in community and support a sustainable, vibrant local economy. |
| Networking Reception | May 13 | 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. | Meet or reconnect with others who are devoted to poverty reduction. |
| Registration | May 14 | 7:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Open for questions |
| Breakfast Buffet | May 14 | 8:30 a.m. | |
| Closing Keynote Presentation and Interactive Session: Marian Wright Edelman |
May 14 | 9:00 a.m. | Engaging Policymakers in Efforts to Shape Public Policy Hear what this long-time advocate for disadvantaged Americans has to say about ways we can all successfully advocate for policies to alleviate poverty and build prosperity. |
| Closing Ceremony | May 14 | 11:00 a.m. | Kevin Walker, president and CEO of the Northwest Area Foundation, officially closes the conference, followed by a memorable Native American ceremony presented by the Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA). If you are staying in town tonight, you are invited to attend NAYA’s Elders and Youth Honor Powwow at 7 p.m. in their new Portland facility. |
| Community-Builder Institute *Preregistration Required $50 workshop fee |
May 14 | 11:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. | Hands-on interactive workshops. Your choice of: |
