Next month, our allies at PolicyLink are convening equity leaders across the nation for the Equity Summit 2018 “Our Power. Our Future. Our Nation.” in Chicago, Illinois. A delegation of diverse local leaders will represent Pittsburgh and the Equitable Development Steering Committee.
Thanks to support from the Heinz Endowments, Neighborhood Allies was able to convene a local delegation of representatives from our Equitable Development Steering Committee to attend PolicyLink’s sold-out Equity Summit next month. The Summit is a call to activists, organizers, and leaders to step into our power, activate our imaginations, and set the national agenda. That agenda will build on what’s been learned about advancing equity and justice and push to achieve the scale required for all to reach our full potential.
Building off of the momentum and progress of our All-In Pittsburgh/Equitable Development Initiative, this conference will serve as a perfect jumping off point for an in-depth exploration of the groundbreaking achievements, strategies, lasting policies, and new opportunities that connect low-income/low-wealth communities to resources and opportunities. The local delegation will participate in trainings and workshops and learn best practices from across the country that we can begin to implement on the ground in Pittsburgh.
The impressive and diverse 2018 Pittsburgh Delegation Includes:
Karen Abrams, Heinz Endowments
Zeba Ahmed, Perry Hilltop/Fineview Citizens Council
Malik Bankston, Kingsley Association
Duane Binion, Kelly Strayhorn Theater
Cheryl Hall-Russell, UrbanKind
Ricky Burgess, Council District 9
Marita Bradley, Council District 9
Fred Brown, The Forbes Funds
Jenna Cramer, Green Building Alliance
Doni Crawford, Neighborhood Allies
Jane Downing, The Pittsburgh Foundation
Juan Garrett, Riverside Center for Innovation
Presley Gillespie, Neighborhood Allies
Carol Hardeman, Hill District Consensus Group
Larry Harris, Beltzhoover Consensus Group
Knowledge Hudson, Housing Authority City of Pittsburgh
Karris Jackson, POISE Foundation/Neighborhood Allies Board Member
Shikha Jerath, Neighborhood Allies
Majestic Lane, Office of Mayor William Peduto
Daniel Lavelle, City Council District 6
Cait Lee, Neighborhood Allies
Lora McKnight, Vibrant Pittsburgh
Marimba Milliones, Hill District CDC
Ivette Mongalo-Winston, Mongalo-Winston Consulting, LLC
Andrew McCray, City Planning
James Myers, Urban Innovation21
Talia Piazza, Neighborhood Allies
Lindsay Powell, Office of Mayor William Peduto
Aarika Ransom, UrbanKind
Larry Swanson, ACTION Housing Inc.
Tia Torres, SEVEN Wild Dreams/Hill District Resident
Stephanie Turner, KeyBank
Diamonte Walker, URA
Dewitt Walton, Allegheny County District 10
Ricardo Williams, Office of Mayor William Peduto
Gerrod Winston, National Organization for Minority Architects
Thank you to the Heinz Endowments and The Pittsburgh Foundation for your support of this important work!
