Each day, many people struggle to make ends meet, yet there are promising strategies and tools that can help fight this trend, that have been proven to  reduce poverty and build prosperity.

At Opportunity & Equity 2014 guests will explore successful and promising models and concepts in  public policy, education, asset building, healthcare and more.

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AGENDA

8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.              Registration & Continental Breakfast

9:30 a.m. – 9:40 a.m.             Welcome

                                                Gilda Jacobs, CEO, Michigan League for Public Policy (MLPP)

9:40 a.m. – 10 a.m.                Matrix Theater Company

Matrix Theatre Company uses the transformative power of theatre to change lives, build community, and foster social justice. It creates opportunities for children, youth, adults and elders, especially those in isolated or challenged communities, to become creators, producers, and audience of original and heritage theatre.             

10a.m. – 11:20 a.m.               Race for Results in Michigan: Panel Discussion

Michigan’s future prosperity is linked to how well we prepare the state’s current generation of children for the jobs of the 21st century. A recent KIDS COUNT® report shows that Michigan has a long way to go to eliminate barriers for children, particularly African American kids, to accomplish that goal. Panelists will discuss ways to improve the life chances of all children in meeting important milestones that are critical to their long-term success.

§  Jane Zehnder-Merrell, Kids Count Director, MLPP

§  Charles Ballard, Economist, Michigan State University

§  Amber Arellano, President & CEO, Education Trust Midwest                                            

11:30 a.m. – 12:40 p.m.                                Breakout Session 1  

Advocacy 101

Renell Weathers, Michigan League for Public Policy

Asset Building: Helping Working Families Achieve Prosperity

Ross Yednock, CEDAM

MI Budget Basics and Michigan’s Minimum Wage

Shannon Nobles,  Michigan League for Public Policy

Danielle Atkinson, Raise Michigan                                               

12:50p.m. – 2:30 p.m.            Lunch

                  (1:10 p.m.)            Keynote Speaker: Pedro Noguera, NYU Professor and Sociologist

2:40 pm – 3:50 pm                 Breakout Session 2  

Advocacy 101

Renell Weathers, Michigan League for Public Policy

Increasing Opportunity Through Entrepreneurship and Workforce Development (Panel)

Storytelling For Your Cause

Dessa Cosma, Center for Progressive Leadership

MI Budget Basics and Michigan’s Minimum Wage

Shannon Nobles,  Michigan League for Public Policy

Danielle Atkinson, Raise Michigan

Posted by MCCD on Monday, April 7th, 2014 @ 1:48PM
Categories: Michigan Council on Crime and Delinquency, In the News