City of Minneapolis to hold first in series of
Community Summits on diversity issues
WHAT: A COMMUNITY SUMMIT: SPEAK OUT, BE HEARD, TAKE ACTION!
Focus on issues concerning people of African descent
WHO: Mayor R. T. Rybak
Minneapolis City Council
City of Minneapolis, Civil Rights Department
The Minneapolis Foundation
WHERE: Mondale Hall, University of Minnesota Law School
229 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55455
WHEN: 5 - 8 p.m., June 27, 2002
MORE: The first in a series of community summits will focus on issues
concerning people of African descent. A panel of experts including Dr.
Daniel Abebe; Ta-coumba Aiken, Saint Paul muralist; Dr. Mary K. Boyd; Dr.
Bravada Garrett-Akinsanya, President, MN Chapter of Black Psychologists;
Mohamad Jibrell, Office of the Mayor-Policy Aide; and Louis King, President,
Summit Academy OIC will lead discussion on issues surrounding
community/police relations, jobs and employment opportunities, community
building/action, health, economic development, and youth issues. Citizens
will discuss these topics in small group sessions.
Vanne Owens-Hayes, Minneapolis Civil Rights
director will introduce the summit and Mayor R. T. Rybak will receive the
recommendations and offer closing remarks.
The summit is free and open to the public
and a light meal will be served. Space is limited. Please call Lolita Moreno
at (612) 673-2582 / 673-3012 / TTY 673-2044 to reserve a seat.
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