Speaker Series: Collaborative and Creative Community Building

Join us for a lively panel discussion and networking event that will address how individuals, organizations and movements can play distinctive and critical roles in revitalizing communities as well as placekeeping. A concept beyond placemaking, placekeeping includes the preservation of local identity through strengthening social bonds, celebrating neighborhood history, and developing strategies for enhancing and energizing neighborhoods.

- How do we maintain authenticity while reinvigorating the social and economic well-being of a given community?
- What are creative opportunities for adaptive reuse of buildings or vacant lots to enrich communities?
- How can we promote local entrepreneurship and build local capacity for economic development?
- How can we make sure every person in the community has a seat at the table to foster equitable contribution?

Panelists include:

Sabrina Dorsainvil, Mayor's Office of New Urban Mechanics
Gustavo Quiroga, Graffito SP
Aneleise Ruggles, Mosesian Center for the Arts
Al Wilson, Beyond Walls
Marija Draskic, Sasaki (Moderator)

5:15-5:30pm: Registration
5:30-5:45pm: Panel presentations
5:45-6:30pm: Panel discussion
6:30-6:40pm: Audience Q&A
6:40-7:00pm: Networking

Light refreshments will be served. Parking is available close by.

Want to sponsor a speaker series program? Reach out to Alicia Deluga, Program & Marketing Manager for the Sasaki Foundation.