The HEALU Network Presents: Ensuring Equity in Infrastructure Investments

Please join the Healthy, Equitable, Active Land Use (HEALU) Network for Part 1 of our four-part summit series, Equity as a Through Line: Social Movements, Public Finance, and Infrastructure Investments for Healthy Communities. Part 1 will explore practical lessons about advancing health equity and racial justice through public finance and infrastructure investments, drawing upon successes and challenges from statewide efforts and Los Angeles County Measure A (parks and open space), Measure M (transportation), and Measure W (stormwater).

When: May 2, 2019, 8:30am – 1:00pm

Where: Casa Italiana, 1051 North Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Event link: Ensuring Equity in Infrastructure Investments  

Registration:

• Early Bird Registration: $25
• Student/Low Income rates available (must request code)
• After March 31st: $40

Speakers:

• The Honorable Kevin de León, California Senate President pro Tempore Emeritus – Keynote  
• Elva Yanez, Prevention Institute
• Francisco Romero, Promesa Boyle Heights
• Jenna Hornstock, LA Metro
• Jessica Meaney, Investing in Place
• Katy Yaroslavsky, Office of LA County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl
• KeAndra Cylear Dodds, Community Development Commission of LA County
• Manal J. Aboelata, Prevention Institute
• Norma Garcia, LA County Department of Parks and Recreation
• Roxana Tynan, Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy (LAANE)
• Thomas Yee, LA THRIVES

Agenda:

8:30-9:00am – Registration and Complimentary Breakfast

9:00am – Welcome and Keynote

10:00am – Opening Presentation and Panel 1: Reflections from the Non-profit Sector

11:15am – Break

11:30am – Panel 2: Reflections from the Government Sector

12:30pm – Closing Comments, Q&A, and Call to Action

1:00pm – Adjourn

Equity as a Through Line: A Four-Part Summit Series on Social Movements, Public Finance, and Infrastructure Investments for Healthy Communities

• Part 1 - Ensuring Equity in Infrastructure Investments (May 2, 2019)
• Part 2 - Building Capacity in Under-Resourced Communities (June 13, 2019)
• Part 3 - Enhancing Community Engagement Practices (September 9, 2019)
• Part 4 - Measuring Need and Success: Metrics for Healthy, Equitable Land Use (November 2019)

For more information, please contact Vanessa Shih at vanessa@preventioninstitute.org or 323-294-4527.
 

Go Metro and take the Gold Line to Chinatown Station. Casa Italiana is less than a ten minute walk from there. Plan your trip below.

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