July 2020. Global Resilient Cities Network & the World Bank, which will focus on 'Metropolitan Resilience: How metropolitan areas have responded to the Covid19 crisis'

Dear Colleagues,

Please join us for the 17th Session of Cities on the Frontline, jointly organized by Global Resilient Cities Network & the World Bank, which will focus on 'Metropolitan Resilience: How metropolitan areas have responded to the Covid19 crisis'. We will be joined by Mario Silva, Executive Director of the Metropolitan Planning Institute of Guadalajara, Xavier Tiana, Director of International Affairs at the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona and Octavi de la Varga, Secretary-General of Metropolis.

The session will take place on Thursday, 2 July 2020, at 9.30 AM EST / 1.30 PM GMT / 09.30 PM Singapore Time. Please register here: https://bit.ly/metropolitanresilience

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing log-in info and a calendar detail that can be added to your system.

Missed a session? For access to the previous sessions' materials, visit our Speaker Series webpage for full access to the presentations & recordings: https://bit.ly/citiesonthefrontline

For questions about the Speaker's Series or additional registration requests, please send an email to our team at media@resilientcitiesnetwork.org

Lauren N. Sorkin 

Acting Executive Director 

Global Resilient Cities Network, pioneered by The Rockefeller Foundation 

London | Mexico City | New York | Singapore  

T: +1 732 718 5650   M: +65 9727 1371   Skype: lauren.irg   T: @LaurenSorkin18 

GLOBAL   RESILIENT   CITIES   NETWORK  Important: Please note my new email and update your address book accordingly: lsorkin@resilientcitiesnetwork.org

Washington, D.C. ACC Connecting the Community. June 30, 2020 11:30 am

ACC's June Meeting Meeting

June 30, 11:30 a.m. ACC's June meeting will feature Reed Tuckson, Natalie Smith, Jesse Wilensky and Mustafa Abdul-Salaam. The areas of discussion include COVID, the Global Citizen School, Solar Energy and Community Economic Development. The meeting will begin Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. via zoom (details below), see you there!

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The Anacostia Coordinating Council (ACC) invites you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: June Meeting Thursday,  June 30, 2020,  11:30 AM Join Zoom Meeting Online  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84082512607?pwd=K01wZElkMWNkbUxPOFlwR0kwc3NFdz09 Meeting ID: 840 8251 2607 Password: 2tX4eg Or Call In +13017158592,,84082512607#,,,,0#,,079267#

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AARP Exceptional Volunteers Recognition June 2020

AARP has announced a program to recognize Exceptional Volunteers. I thought you might be interested and can share with your network as volunteers in your organization are eligible for this recognition.

AARP invites the public to nominate exceptional volunteers in two categories: 1. General volunteering and 2. Coronavirus-related volunteering. The winner in each category will receive a grand prize of $1,000 along with a matching donation to the charity of their choice from Cabot Creamery, a long-time supporter of AARP’s Create the Good.  The nomination window closes on August 2. 

Please feel free to nominate people you know who are making a difference. 

To learn more and to submit a nomination please go to: Show the Love Volunteer recognition contest or

https://volunteeroutreach.aarp.org/showyourlove2020/contest/details/36334

Please share as appropriate.

American Red Cross Coronavirus Resources: https://www.redcross.org/get-help/how-to-prepare-for-emergencies/types-of-emergencies/coronavirus-safety.html

Family Farm Alliance. Monthly Briefing. June 2020

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June 2020 "Monthly Briefing" Now Available Western Water Infrastructure Bills Move in Congress  Rep. Richard Neal (D-Mass.), Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) hold a news conference to discuss the House Democrats' new infrastructure bill, "The Moving Forward Act". Photo courtesy of Drew Angerer/Getty Images Several legislative vehicles are emerging to carry a series of Western water infrastructure bills introduced in the 116th Congress, including a $1.5 trillion infrastructure and stimulus bill that will be debated on the floor of the House of Representative before the July 4 recess.  Click here to read more about these matters and other issues of importance to Western irrigated agriculture:    ·       Interior Transfers Two Utah Irrigation Projects Out of Federal Ownership ·       Reclamation Launches WaterSMART Efficiency Grant Funding Opportunity ·       Trump Administration Takes New Steps to Curb Wildfire Risks ·       Federal Government COVID Response Remains a Top Priority ·       Supreme Court Declines Review in “Takings Case” ·       Job Security? Consider Working in the Clean Water Act Litigation Industry       Please email dan@familyfarmalliance.org if you have problems downloading the “Monthly Briefing”.

A Source to Receive Reallocation\Defunding: Hip Hop Architecture (Global) as Design Justices Winners. Congratulations. June 2020

I also would like to thank everyone who participated in the competition! We received over 100 submissions from across the globe and here are the Top 10 Winners. 

Each of the Top 3 winners will join The Hip Hop Architect (@TheHipHopArchitect) for an Instagram Live discussion on Monday, followed by discussions throughout the week with the Top 10 winners. 

Please tune in and follow @HipHopArchitecture on Instagram for your first glimpse of the winning entries. 

$500

William Reynolds (1st place)

$300

Douglas Balder (2nd place tie)

Nick Gamero (2nd place tie)

$200

Kelsey Jensen (3rd place tie)

Omar Aboulezz (3rd place tie )

Submissions Part of Top Ten, in no particular order:

Austin Couch

Coleman Jordan

Hala Barakat

Judy Sanchez

Uthra Verghese 

Karrisa B

Zachery Terry

Thank you,

Michael Ford