Third Annual Community Forum on Economic Development

"UNITING TO IMPROVE OUR QUALITY OF LIFE"

Saturday, April 26 2008, from 9 am to 4 pm
Indiana University South Bend, Weikamp Hall, 1001

PRESENTATIONS BY:
Ryan Dvorak,
     IN State Representative, District 8, Chairman of the House Environmental Affairs Committee
"Reshaping Indiana – Growing Our Economy & Improving Quality of Life Through Intelligent Land Use"

Marty Wolfson,
     Department of Economics and Policy Studies, University of Notre Dame
"Local Economic Development in a Global Economy"

BREAKOUT SESSIONS ON THE FOLLOWING TOPICS:
Session 1 – Transparency in local government: the key to effective democracy
Session 2 – "Blue-Green Jobs": creating good jobs with new technologies
Session 3 – "Cool Cities": environmental initiatives in urban areas
Session 4 – Tax Abatements and TIFS: what are they and how do they work for us?
Session 5 – Transforming neighborhoods: building on our strengths
Session 6 – The poor need not always be with you: poverty solutions
Session 7 – Minority business development/employment issues

2008 FORUM CO-SPONSORS – Interim List, as of 4/10/08
In addition to the Community Forum for Economic Development, the April 26 Forum co-sponsors are:
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. Eta Mu Omega Chapter            
American Association of Retired Persons                                       
American Democracy Project, IU South Bend                              
Bethel Business Machines Inc.                                                         
Bridges Out of Poverty Initiative                                                    
CAP (Community Action Partners)                                                
Center for Social Concerns, University of Notre Dame
Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana
Hispanic Leadership Coalition                                                
Howard Park Neighborhood Association                                       
IBEW Local 153                                                                                 
Institute for Latino Studies, University of Notre Dame 
LaSalle Park Neighborhood Association                                                   
League of Women Voters of the South Bend Area                        
League of Latin American Citizens                                                   
Lincoln Way West Gateway Association                                       
Masters in Liberal Studies Program, IU South Bend                                     
Michiana Community Currency                                                    
Michiana Group of the Sierra Club Hoosier Chapter
Michiana Quality of Life
Michiana Social Forum
Minority Health Coalition, St. Joseph County
Neighborhood Resources Corporation
North Central Indiana Central Labor Council, AFL CIO
Northeast Neighborhood Council, Inc.
Office of Campus Diversity, IU South Bend
Project Impact – South Bend Inc.
REIA  (Real Estate Investors Association)
South Bend NAACP
St. Joe Valley Greens
St. Joseph Valley Building and Construction Trades Council
St. Joseph Valley Project
Summers Group, LLC
Teamsters Local 364
United Religious Community
West Side Market

No registration fee.
Box lunch will be available for $6.

To Register: Contact sjc.cfed@gmail.com
    or leave a message for the Community Forum at 287-3834.

Flier about the forum (color): Download 2008Flyer_Color_CFED.pdf

Flier about the forum (black and white): Download 2008flyer_bw_cfed.pdf