Pratt PSPD ReConstruction: Rebuilding Dialogues Symposium

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Lacey Tauber

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Apr 4, 2011, 3:42:14 PM4/4/11

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Hi Friends!

Thought you might be interested in this exciting event coming up at Pratt on April 16! Please help spread the word!

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Lacey

Pratt Programs for Sustainable Planning and Development invites you to: ReConstruction: Rebuilding Dialogues – a symposium on diversity!

Saturday April 16, 11am-6pm, Higgins Hall, 61 St. James Place.

Featuring:

Keynote Speaker Debbie Almontaser, founding and former principal, Khalil Gibran International Academy

Workshop and Performance by Urban Bush Women

Workshop by Audre Lorde Project

And participation by the following organizations:

Bed Stuy Farms

Center for Social Inclusion

Center for Urban Pedagogy

La Familia Verde Garden Coalition

NYC Environmental Justice Alliance

Pratt Center for Community Development

Pearls of Wisdom

Super Interesting!

Part of the mission of Pratt’s Programs for Sustainable Planning & Development is working with diverse communities. This symposium aims to start a conversation about how equity issues are, or are not, being addressed as a part of academic and political institutions. Through interactive workshops, presentations by community leaders, and performances, this event will help workshop participants see past their own perspectives and truly understand how to see others’ points of view.

FREE! Breakfast and Lunch provided. RSVP to pratt.reco...@gmail.com

www.pratt.edu/pspd