Planners Network 2007 Conference | University of New Orleans | May 30 - June 2

Race, Class and Community Recovery:
From the Neighborhood to the Nation and Beyond

 
 
The Planners Network 2007 Conference took place in New Orleans, Louisiana, from May 30 to June 2. This website is an archive of the conference website, and is for reference only.

Plenary Panels - Thursday, May 31
 

The plenary panel sessions will explore key issues related to race, class and community recovery in the context of Katrina.


Panel One:  The Advocacy Role of Planners and Scholars Post-Katrina

Moderator

John Forester, Professor, Cornell University

Panelists:

Rebekah Green, Postdoctoral Fellow, the Earth Institute of Columbia University

Leigh Graham, Doctoral Student, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mtangulizi Sanyika, Project Director, African American Leadership Project (AALP)

Traci Washington, NAACP Gulf Coast Advocacy Center

 


Panel Two:  From Planning to Implementation

Moderator

Chester Hartman, Poverty & Race Research Action Council (PRRAC)

Panelists:

Richard Hayes, Director of Special Projects, ACORN Housing Corporation

Dominique Duval-Diop, Louisiana Senior Associate, PolicyLink

 


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