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| WHAT: |
While knowing, understanding, engaging and empowering communities are critical elements of social innovation, too often socially oriented initiatives employ a top-down process where outsiders enter communities to "fix" problems the way they see fit. The New School welcomes five social innovators whose work illustrates how giving voice and empowering communities can lead to community-based, sustainable solutions. Our panelists' diverse work addresses social justice, economic opportunity, sustainability and education. Whether their intent is to change cultural norms, policies, politics, livelihoods, or economies, these changemakers show us new ways to affect systems change through community engagement, participation and action. |
| WHO: |
Ana Maria Archila, Co-Executive Director, Make the Road New York
Edgar Chan, Founder, TimeBanks USA and Ashoka Fellow
Sara Gould, Former President and CEO, Ms. Foundation for Women
Miguel Robles-Duran, Organizer, Nomadic University; Co-Founder, Cohabitation Strategies; Director, Design and Urban Ecologies, Parsons The New School of Design
Gregory Van Kirk, Founder, Community Enterprise Solutions and Ashoka Fellow
David Scobey, Executive Dean, The New School for Public Engagement (Moderator) |
| WHEN: |
6:30 - 8:30 P.M., Monday, November 7, 2011 |
| WHERE: |
Theresa Lang Community Center at The New School, 55 W. 13th Street, New York, NY |
| TICKETS: |
Free. Click here to RSVP |
About The New School
Located in the heart of New York's Greenwich Village, The New School is a center of academic excellence where intellectual and artistic freedoms thrive. More than 10,200 matriculated students and 6,400 continuing education students enjoy a disciplined education supported by small class sizes, superior resources, and renowned working faculty members who practice what they teach. The New School is comprised of The New School for Public Engagement, The New School for Social Research, Parsons The New School for Design, Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts, Mannes College The New School for Music, The New School for Drama, and The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music. For more information, please visit http://www.newschool.edu.
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