6th Annual Neighborhood Summit: Clean, Green and SereneSubmit a review for this event
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Number of Reviews: 22
The Summit is a combination pep rally and information session focused on the success of Cincinnati's 52 neighborhoods and the potential for their continued improvement
| Date: | Saturday, February 16, 2008 |
| Time: | 8:30 am- 3:00 pm |
| Instructor: | Various |
| Host: | Invest in Neighborhoods, Inc. & Community Building Institute & Department of Community Development and Planning, City of Cincinnati |
| Location: | Xavier University Schiff Family (Cintas) Conference Center Xavier University Campus 1624 Herald Avenue Cincinnati, OH 45207 |
| Cost: | free |
| To Register: | Online at: http://www.investinneighborhoods.com/register.html |
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Move it around,
In some ways better, nevertheless, speakers don't have the fire in the belly to advocate for the kind of change we need to turn this failing city around, yet the community councils are best positioned to grass root us to a hopeful future. Let's move it around, trying the convention center next, and see if that helps.
In some ways better, nevertheless, speakers don't have the fire in the belly to advocate for the kind of change we need to turn this failing city around, yet the community councils are best positioned to grass root us to a hopeful future. Let's move it around, trying the convention center next, and see if that helps.
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A Valuable Tool,
The sessions I attended were instructive, how to, both from the presenters as well as informed people from the audience, all willing to share their knowledge and experiences with the rest of the group. This was a wonderful day of people helping people. Networking that will continue beyond the one day.
The sessions I attended were instructive, how to, both from the presenters as well as informed people from the audience, all willing to share their knowledge and experiences with the rest of the group. This was a wonderful day of people helping people. Networking that will continue beyond the one day.
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Pickett is My Hero,
The session on Schools in the Community, by Pickett Slater Harrington, was excellent. He really hits the nail on the head with his ideas about building community. The discussion was great, and it was amazing to see so many engaged citizens with good ideas and so much passion. My only compaint would be that the session was too short. I STRONGLY recommend making this a long panel discussion; I would attend a day-long workshop on this for everyone in the room to get their ideas heard and learn from each other, and to come away with some solid plans for improving our schools and communities. This was the one redeeming workshop of the day, and I really hope it returns next year. Actually, I hope we can organize a community discussion about this subject much sooner.
The session on Schools in the Community, by Pickett Slater Harrington, was excellent. He really hits the nail on the head with his ideas about building community. The discussion was great, and it was amazing to see so many engaged citizens with good ideas and so much passion. My only compaint would be that the session was too short. I STRONGLY recommend making this a long panel discussion; I would attend a day-long workshop on this for everyone in the room to get their ideas heard and learn from each other, and to come away with some solid plans for improving our schools and communities. This was the one redeeming workshop of the day, and I really hope it returns next year. Actually, I hope we can organize a community discussion about this subject much sooner.
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Engaging The Others,
The session on engaging new groups in the community was extremely disrespectful. The first presentation discussed the Latino population, but the presenter kept interchanging the terms "Hispanic" and "Spanish," and kept referring to these people as "They" and "Them." He had absolutely no cultural competence, and it was infuriating. He assumed that no one in the audience was Latino, nor knew anyone who was. The suggestions for including "Them" were incredibly patronizing, such as "Give them a job to do so they feel part of the community." Are you kidding me? That's like a suggestion for parents raising young children. This person had no idea what it means to be inclusive. I was sorely disappointed with this presentation, and left it very angry that this is the type of leadership we have in Cincinnati.
The session on engaging new groups in the community was extremely disrespectful. The first presentation discussed the Latino population, but the presenter kept interchanging the terms "Hispanic" and "Spanish," and kept referring to these people as "They" and "Them." He had absolutely no cultural competence, and it was infuriating. He assumed that no one in the audience was Latino, nor knew anyone who was. The suggestions for including "Them" were incredibly patronizing, such as "Give them a job to do so they feel part of the community." Are you kidding me? That's like a suggestion for parents raising young children. This person had no idea what it means to be inclusive. I was sorely disappointed with this presentation, and left it very angry that this is the type of leadership we have in Cincinnati.
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Missed Opportunity,
The session on Changing the Environment to Prevent Crime was a supreme disappointment. I thought from the title that we would discuss either changing the physical environment, as in adding green space or clean-up, or renting out abandoned buildings; or, changing the non-physical environment to create an atmosphere that enforces positive change in the community in order to deter crime. Instead we got a powerpoint presentation on how to lock your doors and put up a fence. Not only does that create a more hostile environment, but it simply encourages criminals to move on to another house. Why not look at the root cause of crime in the community, and change that? There were so many intelligent, engaged citizens in that room that we could have had a productive discussion about crime in our community. Instead, we talked about where to put lights up around the house. Ridiculous.
The session on Changing the Environment to Prevent Crime was a supreme disappointment. I thought from the title that we would discuss either changing the physical environment, as in adding green space or clean-up, or renting out abandoned buildings; or, changing the non-physical environment to create an atmosphere that enforces positive change in the community in order to deter crime. Instead we got a powerpoint presentation on how to lock your doors and put up a fence. Not only does that create a more hostile environment, but it simply encourages criminals to move on to another house. Why not look at the root cause of crime in the community, and change that? There were so many intelligent, engaged citizens in that room that we could have had a productive discussion about crime in our community. Instead, we talked about where to put lights up around the house. Ridiculous.
