2022 Conference
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PACDC’s first in-person conference since 2019 was incredible! The 7th Annual Forward Equitable Development Conference brought together community development practitioners, allied organizations, city agencies, academics, and others. Attendees participated in a poetry workshop, learned about urban planning, mission driven financing, and supported one another during trauma-informed healing. We are looking forward to next year’s conference and hope to see you there!
Below are photos from the conference by Dominique Nichole Photography (Instagram @dominique_nichole_ LinkedIn @dominique-nichole) with a few by PACDC staff.
Attendees participate in the Creative Healing Spaces workshop, with Nia Eubanks-Dixon of Creative Praxis Mission Driven Financing Panel Trauma-Focused Healing: From the Individual to the Community with Dr. Clara Whaley Perkins & Alyssa Shantz
Jos Duncan Asé and Rafik Abdellah of Indie-Life Media Trauma-Focused Healing: From the Individual to the Community with Dr. Clara Whaley Perkins & Alyssa Shantz (LATO) Breakfast with PACDC Jenga! Conference attendees built bouquets with Botanic Village
For an idea of what to expect in the future, below are our 2022 conference program and sponsors:
2022 Conference Program
DAY 1 – Wednesday, October 5th
Time: | Sessions: |
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8:00-9:00am | Registration Opens Catered Breakfast & Community Catch-Ups |
Full Day |
UrbanPlan for Communities Workshop Urban Land Institute |
9:00-9:30am | Welcome & Group Reconnecting/Grounding |
9:45-11:15am | SESSION A:
Creative Healing Spaces Nia Eubanks-Dixon, Creative Praxis SESSION B: Trauma-Focused Healing: From the Individual to the Community Life After Trauma Organization |
11:30am-12:30pm | PANEL:
Mission-Driven Financing for Community-Driven Vision -Michael Alles, Nonprofit Finance Fund -James R. Burnett, VestedIn -Jill C. Fink, The Merchants Fund -Rishika Ghosh, Philadelphia Green Capital Corp. -Peter Winslow, Philadelphia Public Bank Coalition, board candidate for Philadelphia Public Financial Authority |
12:30-2:00pm | Catered Lunch Affinity Group Round Tables |
3:15-4:45pm |
Creating Community Hubs: Sullivan Center Case Study & “Art As Prayer” Workshop Sullivan Community Impact Center Project Team & Alice and Daisy’s Kin |
4:45-5:15pm | Final Reflections & Day 1 Wrap-up |
DAY 2 – Thursday, October 6th
Time | Sessions: |
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8:30-9:15am | Registration Opens Catered Breakfast & Community Catch-Ups |
9:15-9:45am | Welcome Back |
9:45-10:15am | Keynote: Guided Meditation & Reading from Emergent Strategy adrienne maree brown |
10:30am-12:00pm | SESSION A:
The Poetry of Healing, Joy, and Wellness: Interactive Poetry Writing Workshop & Performance Trapeta Mayson, accompanied by: Diane Monroe, Mary Francis, and Jan Jeffries SESSION B: Trauma-Informed Community Development Training New Kensington Community Development Corporation |
12:00-1:30pm | Catered Lunch PACDC Iron Sharpens Iron Podcast – Live Recording |
1:45-2:45pm |
The DIY Clearing: Making Space for Grace in Your Life and Work Rev. Naomi Washington-Leapheart |
3:00-4:00pm |
Organizational Wellness and Its Relationship to Talent Development Alia Sutton-Bey |
3:00-4:30pm |
PANEL: “Staking Claim to Our Land”
– James Johnson-Piett, Urbane – Melvin Powell, Creative Peacekeepers & Artists – Chris “TAMEArtz” Rodriguez – Harry Tapia, HACE – Jasmin Velez, Kensington Corridor Trust, Raíces Consulting, & Neighborhood Gardens Trust |
4:30-5:00pm | Final Reflections & Day 2 Wrap-Up |
5:00-6:30pm | Equity Celebration! Live entertainment Poetry reading by Pam Bridgeforth |
Thank you to our 30th Anniversary Signature Event Series Sponsors:
Convener
Advocates
Organizers
Trainers
Placemakers
Stakeholders
AARP ・ Associación Puertorriqueños en Marcha ・ Asian Bank ・ Berkadia ・ Cecil Baker + Partners Architects ・ Cescaphe ・ Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia ・ Cinnaire ・ Cohn Reznick ・ Community Ventures ・ Cozen O’Connor ・ Diamond & Associates ・ Domus ・ Donovan Architects ・ Drexel University ・ Esperanza ・ Eustace Engineering ・ Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh ・ Holstein White Engineers ・ Inglis ・ Jefferson University ・ JKRP Architects ・ Kitchen and Associates ・ Kramer + Marks Architects ・ McDonald Building Co. ・ New Courtland ・ New Kensington CDC ・ North10 Philadelphia ・ Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency ・ PIDC ・ Project HOME ・ Regional Housing Legal Services ・ Reinvestment Fund ・ Richman Group ・ Saul Ewing Ernstein & Lehr ・ Stone Sherick ・ TN Ward ・ Turner Law ・ Withium
PACDC regrets that the first day of the conference falls on Yom Kippur.