Please join the Citizen’s Club for a special virtual evening policy forum:
Confronting Inequities in Springfield: Housing Challenges
Wednesday, October 6, 2021, 5:30 – 7 pm
Moderator: MARCELLA BAIETTO, Evening Anchor at FOX 55/27 Illinois
Panel
VALERIA CUETO
Springfield Immigrant Advocacy Network (SIAN), Vice President of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion for Memorial Health System
TY DOOLEY
Interim Director for the School of Public Management and Policy at the University of Illinois Springfield
JACKIE L. NEWMAN
Executive Director of the Springfield Housing Authority and Chief Executive Officer of the Peoria Housing Authority
POLLY POSKIN
President of Harvard Park Neighborhood Association
This program is the third program in the Confronting Inequities in Springfield series, sponsored by the Citizens Club of Springfield in partnership with the University of Illinois Springfield. The goal of the series is to increase the public’s awareness of disparities that exist in our own backyard and to encourage discussion and action to create a more just and equitable community.
This program will focus on strides made and continuing challenges in securing and maintaining affordable and safe housing for all residents of our community. The panelists will address the issues low-income and immigrant residents face securing affordable and safe housing, the aging housing stock including the need for revitalization, the need for quality housing throughout our community, policy discussions/advocacy efforts, and the status of current and future plans.
The Steering Committee for the series includes Willis Logan, Dominic Watson, John Allen, Maria Crain, Sheila Stocks-Smith, Lisa Stone, John Stremsterfer, Lakeisha Purchase, Richard Bowen, and Beverly Bunch.
Ways to Watch:
The event will also be streamed live on Citizens Club of Springfield Facebook Page. No registration required.
https://www.facebook.com/citizensclubspringfield