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Community Imperative: Building Resilient Communities Through Social Justice Advancing an Equality Lens amidst Civil Unrest Thursday, 28 September 2023 07.30 AM PDT / 10.30 AM EDT / 04.30 PM (FRANCE/CEST)

 

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Building Resilient Communities Through Social Justice Advancing an Equality Lens amidst Civil Unrest 🗓️ Thursday, 28 September 2023 🕘 07.30 AM PDT / 10.30 AM EDT / 04.30 PM (FRANCE/CEST)   Register   For Black and Brown communities across North America, overlapping public health and climate crises have further exposed the realities of systemic racism, the deep inequities they face and how these inequities compound the negative impacts of urban shocks and stresses. The murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, exposed these realities. As a result, member cities of the Resilient Cities Network in North America have come together through the Racial Equity Community of Practice (CoP) to help cities face these compounding challenges by offering support and encouragement by sharing best practices, tools, and experiences with a specific focus on anti-Black racism in North America. El Paso, one of the Racial Equity Community of Practice’s members, has been affected by historic racial and economic inequalities and has been working towards initiatives to address these to create healthy dialogue, embrace diversity and move towards action and change. Meanwhile, France has also been dealing with similar compounding inequities. Recognizing the historical and systemic racial disparities in urban areas, French Agence Nationale pour la Rénovation Urbaine (ANRU) or National Agency for Urban Renovation, employs strategies to support ‘priority neighborhoods', urban areas with the greatest social difficulties with affordable housing, diverse community-centric infrastructure, and participatory planning. These initiatives ensure that racial and ethnic communities are not only integrated but are actively engaged and empowered for a racially equitable and inclusive urban transformation in France.   The tenth session of the Cities on the Frontline Speaker Series 2023, with the support of the Embassy of the United States of America, France, and in collaboration with partners France Ville Durable, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the World Bank, will focus on “Building Resilient Communities through Social Justice: Advancing an Equality Lens amidst Civil Unrest.” We’re bringing together Nicole Ferrini, Chief Resilience Officer of El Paso, Texas, in the U.S. and Laila Haddag, International Cooperation Project Manager at the National Agency for Urban Renewal (ANRU) in France, and Ron Harris, former Chief Resilience Officer (CRO) of Minneapolis, co-founder and chair of the Racial Equity Community of Practice (CoP) to exchange lessons learned and reflect on the realities and experiences in their journeys to dismantling systemic racism both at a local and a national level. French simultaneous interpretation will be available for this session.         Register   Access previous sessions     Cities on the Frontline is a virtual thought leadership speaker series. The series, which began in 2020 co-organized by the Resilient Cities Network and the World Bank Group’s City Resilience Program, provides city practitioners and the industries and residents that they support, an understanding and means for responding to the pandemic and associated stresses, as well as solutions for planning towards a more resilient recovery.   For questions, please contact: media@resilientcitiesnetwork.org

Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference Elects New Co-Chair

 

Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference, Inc. With Vision... By Faith... Through Action

 

 

 

Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference Elects New Co-Chair

 

 

PRESS RELEASE                                                                FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                         The Board of Trustees of the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference, Inc, (SDPC) elected the Honorable Rev. Wendell Griffen to the position of Co-chair, succeeding the Rev. Dr. Frederick D. Haynes III, who was recently appointed to be the president and CEO of Rainbow/PUSH. Dr. Haynes, a co-founder of SDPC, served as a co-chair of the organization from its inception 20 years ago. Griffen, a retired Arkansas jurist with a quarter century of experience as a state court appellate and trial judge, is also the pastor of New Millennium Church of Little Rock, Arkansas, and the CEO of Griffen Strategic Consulting, PLLC. He has been a member of the SDPC Board of Trustees since 2014. A native Arkansan reared near the rural southwest Arkansas community of Delight (Pike County), Griffen attended racially segregated public schools until the fall of 1965. After graduating from Delight High School in 1968, he attended the University of Arkansas, graduating in 1973 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and a Distinguished Military Graduate Distinction. He graduated in 1979 from the University of Arkansas School of Law, where he was associate editor of the Arkansas Law Review. He was a partner in the law firm of Wright, Lindsey, and Jennings, and was appointed to be Chairman of the Arkansas Worker’s Compensation Commission in 1985 by then-governor Bill Clinton. He was later appointed to the Arkansas Court of Appeals by Governor Jim Guy Tucker, a position he held until 2008. A prolific writer, he is the author of three online blogs and a book, The Fierce Urgency of Prophetic Hope, published by Judson Press (2017). A new book, Politics, Parables, and Prophetic Faith, published by Good Faith Media and co-authored with South African Liberation theologian Allan Boesak is due to be released in late 2023. Rev. Dr. Iva Carruthers, general secretary of SDPC, said, “We are blessed to have Judge Griffen as our new co-chair. He has been a stellar member of the board, coming with ideas and strategies to help us move forward, especially during this post-Covid pandemic phase of our existence when many non-profits are having to plot new courses of action to deal with a changing landscape. He is more than qualified to handle the new and emerging challenges of these times.” Dr. Haynes, who will remain on the board, also voiced his support. “This job is not easy, but I believe the Board made a wise choice in electing Judge Griffen to this position. He has a love for social justice and the tenacity to do the difficult things that are often needed to make a stubborn system listen. SDPC, with Judge Griffen and co-chair Bishop Leah Daughtry, is in good hands.” Bishop Leah Daughtry, who has served as co-chair with Haynes since 2020 agreed that Griffen brings a lot to the table to do the work SDPC is charged to do. “We are blessed to have him,” she said. “I look forward to working with him as we all work to maintain and increase the contributions and the impact SDPC makes upon faith leaders and congregations across the country in the quest for justice.” Griffen’s tenure as Co-chair begins immediately. # # #   For information, call, Rev. Dr. Susan K. Smith (614) 216-8725

$575 million Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Climate Resilience Regional Challenge.

 NOAA CLIMATE RESILIENCE REGIONAL CHALLENGE

NOAA Climate Resilience Regional Challenge

A Competitive Funding Opportunity

Approximately $575 million is available for projects that build the resilience of coastal communities to extreme weather (e.g., hurricanes and storm surge) and other impacts of climate change, including sea level rise and drought.

Funding was made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act, a historic, federal government-wide investment that is advancing NOAA’s efforts to build Climate-Ready Coasts. This page is focused on the Climate Resilience Regional Challenge, which is administered by NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management. (For information on NOAA’s other Inflation Reduction Act investments, visit this webpage.)

• The focus of this grant program is on collaborative approaches to achieving resilience in coastal regions. Proposed projects should address risk reduction, regional collaboration, and equity, and build enduring capacity for adaptation. Use this information resource, and view the video below, to learn more.

• NOAA technical assistance is available for organizations applying for and receiving a grant. Many technical assistance options are available, including data, tools, training, and access to NOAA expertise. Visit the technical assistance page to learn more. 

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Check on Your Buddy. First-ever Buddy Check Week, Oct. 16-20 Get Involved!

 

First-ever Buddy Check Week, Oct. 16-20 Get Involved! Check in on your fellow Veterans during Buddy Check Week Oct. 16 to 20. Take time during this week to help organize and facilitate Veteran connections, outreach and education around peer wellness, crisis prevention and community. LEARN MORE