[SPN-Discussion] Black and Sustainable in NYC: Panel Discussion and Networking Event

[Bruce, Karen]

Black and Sustainable in NYC 
Event Date: Thursday, August 5, 2010 at 6:00pm
Join us for a panel discussion and networking event which focuses on
connecting young professionals with sustainability leaders in NYC.  Our
experts will explore how the sustainability movement and
triple-bottom-line focus can transform the environmental, social, and
economic viability of traditionally African-American urban communities
DATE:  Thursday, August 5, 2010
LOCATION: Native Bistro & Lounge <http://harlemnativenyc.com/> , 161
Lenox Avenue in Harlem
To register, click here <http://blackandsustainable.eventbrite.com/> .
Agenda
5:30 to 6:00 Registration 
6:00 to 7:30 Program
7:30 to 8:30 Reception and Networking 
Moderator
Patrick Duggan is a native New Yorker, born in Bedford Stuyvesant,
Brooklyn and raised in Hollis, Queens.  In 2004, Patrick was appointed
by Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi as Deputy County Executive for
Economic Development.  Patrick oversaw a $65 million budget and was
responsible for advancing the Nassau County economic development plan
including the development of housing. Prior to joining Nassau County,
Patrick served for five years as the founder and first Executive
Director of Sustainable Long Island, a regional nonprofit organization
that is the leading provider of technical assistance for sustainable
development in Long Island communities.    
Panelists
Majora Carter is founder and former Executive Director of the
Sustainable South Bronx - a non-profit which pioneers green-collar job
training and placement systems in one of the most environmentally and
economically challenged parts of the US. This MacArthur "genius" is now
president of her own economic consulting firm, a co-host on Sundance
Channel's <http://www.sundancechannel.com/digital-shorts/>  The Green,
and host of a new special public radio series called, The Promised Land
<http://thepromisedland.org> .

Walter J. Edwards is a founding partner and Chief Executive Officer of
Full Spectrum, an international market leader in the development of
mixed use and mixed income green buildings in emerging urban markets.
Projects include the award winning flagship project 1400 on 5th in
Harlem; the Kalahari Condominium in Harlem; and its consulting work on
the award winning Solaire at Battery Park City.  

Third panelist to be announced...


To register, click here <http://blackandsustainable.eventbrite.com/> .
Please send inquiries to Karen.r.bruce at gmail.com

Presented in partnership with the Ron Brown Scholars Alumni Association.

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