2018 National Conference on Local Governance & All-America City Awards Combined Agenda
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Thursday, June 21, 2018
| Time | Title | Event | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6:00pm - 8:00pm | Registration | AAC + NCLG | Lower Level 2 |
Friday, June 22, 2018
| Time | Title | Description and Speakers | Event | Room |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00am – 3:00pm | Registration | AAC + NCLG | Lower Level 2 | |
| 7:00am – 7:30am | Captain Briefing | Independence – Lower Level 1 | ||
| 8:00am – 9:30am | Welcome Breakfast Plenary | - Former U.S. Senator Fred Harris, member of the Kerner Commission - Dr. Jandel Allen-Davis, Kaiser Permanente | NCLG | Denver Ballroom |
| 9:45am – 11:00am | Workshop Block 1 | |||
| Health Equity | "Waiting for Health Equity" Chris Lyttle and Sarah McAfee, Center for Health Progress Skill-building session to build collective awareness of social and institutional inequities and build capacity to eliminate preventable health disparities | NCLG | Penrose 1 | |
| Youth and Education | "Viewing Education as a Community-Wide Responsibility" Grade-Level Reading Communities of Springdale, AR and New Britain, CT Young people are educated through experiences that occur both inside and outside of schools. This workshop will explore ways to include parents, youth, schools, municipalities, chambers, foundations and everyday community members in the work of education. | NCLG | Denver | |
| Community-Police Relations | "Pressure Points: How Communities Are Organizing to Push Criminal Justice Reforms" Sonya Joseph, Faith In New York and Christie Donner, Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition - While communities organize to improve community and police relations, they are also searching for other ways to pressure authorities to reform the criminal justice system. From the courthouse to the school room, community activists are finding pressure points to push criminal justice reform. | NCLG | Penrose 2 | |
| All-America City | "Beyond the Dream: Langston to King, Chance to Kendrick" Sheryl Davis, San Francisco Human Rights Commission; E’rika Chambers, Collective Impact; and Nico Bremond, Magic Zone Participants will learn how to use poetry and music to engage in conversations and develop action plans to address social justice issues, with a focus on race. In this session we explore how activists of the past and conscientious rappers of today use their words to encourage action. | AAC | Colorado | |
| 11:15am – 12:30pm | Workshop Block 2 | |||
| Health Equity | "Using Engagement to Gain Ground on Healthy Lifestyles" Zach Dyer, formerly with Worcester Public Health Department and Thelma Craig, Colorado Black Health Collaborative This workshop will feature programs that are engaging community members in shaping, developing, and implementing systemic changes to improve health outcomes for vulnerable populations. | NCLG | Penrose 1 | |
| Youth and Education | "Moving Beyond Photo Op Youth Engagement" Shari Davis, Participatory Budgeting Project and Allison Bayley, County of Boulder, CO Explore examples of cities which see youth not as future leaders but as current leaders. Youth Councils, Commissions or Initiatives that have meaningful decision-making ability and impact in their communities. Learn strategies to ensure youth participation reflects the full diversity of the community. | NCLG | Denver | |
| Community-Police Relations | "How Communities Foster Positive Youth and Police Relationships" Gia Irlando, City and County of Denver and Danny McLaughlin, Teen Empowerment Somerville Building relationships between young people and police can bring positive results for your city. Efforts in Massachusetts and Denver help officers and youth see the other with fresh eyes. Officers can learn how to effectively interact with young people, and young people learn the difficulties of policing. | NCLG | Penrose 2 | |
| All-America City | "Resident Engagement: How to Change Negatives into Positives" Martin Carcasson, Colorado State University | AAC | Colorado | |
| 12:30pm – 2:00 pm | Lunch Plenary | "Keynote Address" Supervisor Hilda L. Solis, Los Angeles County Supervisor, former U.S. Secretary of Labor and former U.S. congresswomen | NCLG | Denver Ballroom |
| 2:15pm – 3:45pm | Workshop Block 3 | |||
| Health Equity | "HEAL Cities Campaign: Creating Resolutions for Equity in Health" Eliza Lanman, Kaiser Permanente Colorado, Blythe Young, Public Health Advocates, Rene’ Bullock, Former Mayor Pro-Tem, Commerce City, Colorado and Alfred Mata, Program Manager, Public Health Advocates, Los Angeles, California The session will share lessons learned from nearly ten years of collaboration between cities and their municipal leagues and provide examples of successes from leaders involved in making their communities healthier. | NCLG | Penrose 1 | |
| Youth and Education | "Reducing Inequality Summer by Summer" Cassie White, City of Boston and Alicia Modestino, Northeastern University Education goes beyond just the school system – early work experience such as the Boston Summer Youth Employment Program can be a critical factor in determining future success. The largest gains were observed for youth of color, suggesting that the program may have the capacity to reduce inequality across demographic groups. | NCLG | Denver | |
| Community-Police Relations | "21st Century Policing and Intentional Civic Engagement" Karen Chesson, Norfolk Police Department, Sgt. Aprell Copeland, Norfolk Police Department and Joli Angel Robinson, Dallas Police Department Go in-depth on various 21st Century Community Policing strategies and stimulate conversation and information sharing for building trust with diverse communities with a focus on racial healing and relationship-building with all communities. | NCLG | Penrose 2 | |
| All-America City | "Truth, Racial Healing and Reconciliation" Kevin Fong, Elemental Partners | AAC | Colorado | |
| 4:00pm – 4:45pm | Closing Workshop | "Taking what we learned and turning it into action." Dr. Manuel Pastor, University of Southern California; author of Equity, Growth, and Community | NCLG | Denver Ballroom |
| 5:00pm – 6:00pm | Conference Closing and All-America City Awards Opening Plenary | Keynote Address. Rev. Alvin Herring, PICO National Network | NCLG + AAC | Colorado Ballroom |
| 6:00pm – 7:00pm | Welcome Reception (and dancing) | Sponsored by the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading | NCLG + AAC | Denver Ballroom |
Saturday, June 23, 2018
| Time | Description | Event | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30am – 8:00am | “Captain” Briefing | AAC | Independence – Lower Level 1 |
| 8:00am – 5:00pm | Registration | AAC | Lower Level 2 |
| 9:00am – 4:35pm | "Jury Presentation Schedule" | AAC | Colorado Ballroom |
| 10:30am – 11:30am | "Thinking, Talking, Tackling Race" Carla Kimbrough, Racial Equity Program Director, National Civic League Have you scratched your head about the protests about race occurring nationwide, or wondered why others just don’t understand the complaints? Have you pondered how to discuss race within and across racial groups? Have you wondered whether – or even how – local government should get involved? If any of these questions have crossed your mind, participate in this interactive and intimate session. Participants will get an opportunity to talk about race, public policy and equitable local government. | AAC | Denver Ballroom |
| 11:45am – 12:45pm | "Community Conversations: Bridging Divides and Taking Action" Aaron Leavy, National Civic League At a time when it seems we are more divided than ever before, how can communities come together, find common ground and get things done. Community conversations that offer an opportunity for productive, honest discussions that move toward action. Aaron Leavy will discuss the All-America Conversations Toolkit and resources you can use to host conversations, recruit participants, facilitate difficult conversations and identify critical next steps. | AAC | Denver Ballroom |
| 2:00pm – 3:00pm | "Civic Infrastructure – The Hidden Factor that Enables Communities to Move Forward" Aaron Leavy, National Civic League and Doug Linkhart, National Civic League Civic Infrastructure the relationships, networks and capacities that communities use to make decisions and solve problems – determines whether communities face their challenges and move forward, or get stuck. The National Civic League’s Civic Index is a self-assessment tool to measure and analyze your community’s civic infrastructure. Learn how to uncover your hidden strengths and unspoken challenges. | AAC | Denver Ballroom |
| 5:00pm – 6:00pm | AAC Civic Action Fair | AAC | Denver Ballroom |
| 6:15pm – 7:15pm | Cultural Entertainment Showcase Includes Presentation of RWJF Award for Health Equity presented by National Civic League | AAC | Colorado Ballroom |
Sunday, June 24, 2018
| Time | Description | Event | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30am – 8:00am | “Captain” Briefing | AAC | Independence |
| 9:00am – 11:40pm | "Jury Presentation Schedule" | AAC | Colorado Ballroom |
| 1:00pm – 2:30pm | AAC Festival of Ideas: (Communities’ peer discussions of their projects) | AAC | |
| Group 1: Sringdale, AR Placentia, CA Stockton, CA | AAC | Penrose 1 | |
| Group 2: Longmont, CO Decatur, GA Battle Creek, MI | AAC | Penrose 2 | |
| Group 3: Las Vegas, NV Charlotte, NC Beaverton, OR | AAC | Colorado | |
| Group 4: Allentown, PA Columbia, SC Kershaw County, SC Mount Pleasant, SC | AAC | Denver 1-4 | |
| Group 5: El Paso, TX San Antonio, TX Pasco, WA Tacoma, WA | AAC | Denver 5-6 | |
| 2:45pm – 3:45pm | Chief Elected and Appointed Officials Dialogue | AAC | Mattie Silks |
| 2:45pm – 4:15pm | Our Well-Being Legacy: An Exploratory Dialogue Monte Roulier, Community Initiatives and Chris Paterson, Community Initiatives How can we catalyze aligned action around what it takes to create and sustain community conditions for intergenerational well-being? What might a transpartisan platform of policies, practices and investments for intergenerational well-being look like? Explore and contribute to these questions while learning about an emerging national conversation in this interactive dialogue session. | AAC | Denver 1-4 Ballroom |
| 5:30pm – 6:30pm | Pre-Awards Reception (light hors d’oeuvres) | AAC | Denver Ballroom |
| 6:30pm – 8:00pm | Awards Ceremony Keynote Denver Council President Albus Brooks | AAC | Colorado Ballroom |
| 8:00pm – 9:30pm | Awards Celebration | AAC | Denver Ballroom |
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