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SUMMARY:Building Connecticut’s Housing Future through the Practice of Democracy
DESCRIPTION:Building Connecticut’s Housing Future through the Practice of Democracy\nMonday\, May 22nd\, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm\nArt Gallery & GenRe Forum\nEast Campus at Norwalk Community College\nGuests are invited to join us at 5 pm to view the exhibition in the Art Gallery and enjoy light hors d’oeuvres and refreshments. The keynote presentation and panel discussion will begin at 5:30pm in the GenRe Forum. \nFairfield County’s Community Foundation\, in partnership with Norwalk Community College\, presents Building CT’s Housing Future through the Practice of Democracy\, a panel discussion that will grapple with the question\, “How do we create just and inclusive built environments?” held in conjunction with the exhibition The Practice of Democracy: A View from Connecticut. \nView the exhibition and then join us for a short overview of the history of redlining in Connecticut and how this history manifests itself today in our Fairfield County cities and towns\, followed by a panel discussion about the ways citizens can get involved in our democracy to create systems change and a more equitable Fairfield County. \n Keynote Speaker & Panelist\nApril De Simone\, Transdisciplinary Design Practitioner; Curator of The Practice of Democracy exhibition \nModerator:\nMendi Blue Paca\, President & CEO\, Fairfield County’s Community Foundation \nPanelists: \n\nPete Harrison\, Director\, Desegregate CT & Regional Plan Association\nLaToya Fernandez\, Chief Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion Officer\, City of Norwalk\nAdam Bovilsky\, Executive Director at Housing Authority of the City of Norwalk\n\nRSVP Now\n\nABOUT THE EXHIBITION\, THE PRACTICE OF DEMOCRACY: A VIEW FROM CONNECTICUT\n \nApril 24 – June 2\nArt Gallery\, East Campus at Norwalk Community College\n188 Richards Ave. Norwalk\, CT \nThe exhibition\, The Practice of Democracy: A View from Connecticut examines how justice\, equality\, and power appear in our built environment — our cities and neighborhoods\, the places we call home. \nThe interactive exhibit was created in partnership with Connecticut State Colleges and Universities\, The Housing Collective\, and Regional Plan Association\, which explores how — and for whom ­— Connecticut’s communities were designed. \nLearn more.
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LOCATION:Art Gallery\, Norwalk Community College\, 188 Richards Ave\, Norwalk\, CT\, United States
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