Capitol Hill Summit

Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 8:30 AM - Friday, October 16, 2009 at 4:30 PM (ET)

Washington, United States


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Welcome to the Capitol Hill Summit Registration Online!

The Capitol Hill Summit on Sustainable Communities, Environmental Justice

and the New Economy will convene on October 15-16, 2009 seizing this moment to impact the new green economy. Sustainable Community Development Group, in collaboration with the Community Revitalization Alliance seeks to ensure that federal investments, including the budget and economic recovery efforts, advance sustainability by definition incorporating equity, addressing and meeting community needs.

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS
We are pleased to announce that some of our confirmed speakers are: 

              
Honorable Lisa P. Jackson, Administrator, US EPA

Honorable Emanuel Cleaver, II, US House of Representatives

Robin Collin, Professor, College of Law, Willamette University
Ian Fisk, Director of Projects, Wall Street Without Walls 
Vandell Hampton, Jr., Executive Director, First State Community Loan Fund
John Taylor, President, National Community Reinvestment Coalition                    
Honorable Mayor Ron Davis, Mayor of Prichard AL
Honorable Helenor Bell, Mayor of Hayneville, AL
Honorable Heather Hudson, Mayor of Greenville, MS
Lisa Heinzerling, Associate Administrator, Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation
Peter Silva, Assistant Administrator, Office of Water
Mathy Stanislaus, Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Sacoby Wilson, PhD, University of South Carolina
Reverend Kendall Granger, Pastor, New Life Community Church, East St. Louis
Stephen McCullough, Executive Director, Bethel New Life
Peggy Shepard, Executive Director, WeAct 

Maya Wiley, Esq, Executive Director, Center for Social Inclusion

Rebecca Morley, Executive Director, National Center for Healthy Housing 

Honorable James Young, Mayor of Philadelphia, MS

Honorable Eleanor Holmes-Norton, US House of Representatives
Dr. Georges C. Benjamin, Executive Director, American Public Health Association
Sheila Crowley, President, National Low Income Housing Coalition
Donele Wilkins, Executive Director, Detroiters Wor king for Environmental Justice
Honorable James Perkins, Jr., Mayor of Selma, AL (2000-2008)
Hon. Parris Glendening, President, Smart Growth Leadership Institute, Smart Growth America 

Shelia Webb, RN, MS, PhD, Exelth
Savi Horne, Executive Director, Land Loss Prevention Project
David Lloyd, Director, Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization, US EPA, OSWER
Scott Sklar, The Stella Group
Howard Frumkin, MD, MPH, DrPH, Director, ATSDR, National Center for
Environmental Health, CDC
Don Brown, Director, Collaborative Program on Ethical Dimensions of Climate Change,
Penn State University
Elizabeth Yeampierre, Esq., Executive Director, Uprose 
                                David Doniger, Policy Director, Climate Center, Natural Resources Defense Council               
                           

 WE WILL SHARE ADDITIONAL CONFIRMED SPEAKERS IN OUR NEXT E-BLAST!

CONFERENCE AGENDA TOPICS

Continental Breakfast And Luncheon Will Be Served Daily.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2009

Morning

SUSTAINABILITY AND SHARED PROSPERITY:  INCLUSION IN THE GREEN ECONOMY

Ø       Achieving Sustainable Communities:  Equity and Public Policy

Ø       Enterprise and Employment for the 21st Century

Ø       Wall Street, Credit, Green Jobs and Entrepreneurship

Ø       Mayors Roundtable:  Localizing the Green Economy

  Afternoon

SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES, FEDERAL COLLABORATION AND THE GREEN ECONOMY

Ø       Community Revitalization, Building Local Capacity and Promoting Engagement

Ø       Renewing the Built Environment:  National Livability Strategy

Ø       The Federal Inter-Agency Workgroup on Sustainability:  Linking US HUD, US DOT and US EPA       

Ø       Environmental Roundtable:  Eco-Leadership in the Green Economy

Ø       Achieving Community Vitality:  Environmental Justice in the Green Economy

Ø       Networking Reception

 

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2009

Morning

HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOODS, COMMUNITY

WELL-BEING AND THE GREEN ECONOMY  

Ø       Healthy Communities

Ø       Equitable Development and the Color of Green

Ø       Transportation, Smart Growth and the New Energy Future

Ø       Climate Change:  Moving Towards a National Policy

Afternoon

HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOODS, COMMUNITY

WELL-BEING AND THE  GREEN ECONOMY  

Ø       Climate Change, Public Health and Sustainability

Ø       Achieving Climate Justice:  Protecting Vulnerable Communities

Ø       Climate Change Roundtable


Thank you for your interest and we look forward to seeing you at the Summit!

 

When

Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 8:30 AM
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Friday, October 16, 2009 at 4:30 PM (ET)

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Where

Omni Shoreham Hotel
Regency Ballroom
2500 Calvert Street
Washington 20008




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