THE 5th EDITION OF THE GUYASUTA FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

CLEAN ENERGY, GREEN JOBS, COMMUNITY RECOVERY

WHEN?

SESSION 18:

The Rubber Hits the Road - Creating the Guyasuta Policy Recommendations

Thursday, July 22, 6:30 - 8:30pm,

Location: AVA/Shadow Lounge, Baum & Highland, East Liberty, PGH, PA

We’ll conduct the fourth planning session that will prepare the ideas, priorities and policy recommendations that the Guyasuta Fellows will present to Pittsburgh City Council. The public is invited to join us.

As a part of our preparation, please review the outcomes of five challenge questions from our first two planning sessions:

• Question 1 - WHAT’S YOUR RANT?
• Question 2 - WHAT’S YOUR GOAL?
• Question 3 - WHAT ARE SOME BEST PRACTICES?
• Question 4 - HOW DO WE CREATE GREEN JOBS?
• Question 5 - WHAT CAN THE CITY DO?
• Outcomes Summary

Special thanks to our participating guests for Session 12 - 10 Years After - The Lessons of Fifth Forbes including Rob Stephany (Executive Director, Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh), Bernie Lynch and Pat Clark (Fifth/Forbes community activists), moderated by Chris Potter (Editor, Pittsburgh City Paper).

Thanks as well to John Paul Jones, Director of the Governor’s Southwest Office for his assistance in finding us a swell location within the Fifth/Forbes footprint - right at Ground Zero, as it were. Here are a few resources:

• Fifth / Forbes Main Street Alternative Plan
• Fifth / Forbes - a range of opinions on the proposed development from the Post-Gazette
• Fifth / Forbes - a brief chronology
• One shopkeeper’s story: Harris Bros. Florists
• The Plan C compromise plan release

WHAT? Councilman Bill Peduto’s Guyasuta Fellowship Program, a policy forum for young people and citizens who want a voice in creating public policy, will engage experts and move policy from community needs to informed and actionable recommendations that link the green economy to neighborhood priorities. This year’s Fellowship specifically addresses the green economy for Pittsburgh’s disadvantaged and underserved communities. WHY? We are at a clear point of opportunity for leveraging the success of the Recovery Act to grow a green economy and better meet community and regional needs. We can only create inclusive and sustainable communities by demanding equity, green jobs, and government accountability that make best possible outcomes for Recovery Act funding. WHO? The Fellowship requests young and committed residents of Western PA who are determined to live in the region for at least the next two years to five years to join in. Thanks to our Session 10 presenters, Tom Hoffman of Clean Water Action and Rachel Canning of Pittsburgh UNITED. Also, special thanks to all our volunteers and partners who participated in our Larimer Community Civic Census on Saturday March 13. Our street team knocked on almost 200 doors and compiled 60 community responses. Check out our initial survey outcomes at this link and streetlists Set 1, Set 2, Set 3, Set 4, Set 5, Set 6, Set 7 and Set 8.

Join us - this is an open call for this year’s fellows, and YOU ARE WELCOME to attend! To attend a future session: Sign up on-line or contact us by e-mail at Guyasuta Fellowship. Send your

• Name
• Address
• Phone

The Guyasuta Fellowship is managed by Jackson/Clark Partners and is a project of Pennsylvania VOICE and State Voices, a Michigan based 501c3 nonprofit. 2009 partners include the Regional Equity Monitoring Project (REMP - a project of B-PEP and the Hill House Association), PennFuture, Keystone Progress Education Fund, PennEnvironment, the Kingsley Association, GLUE, Sustainable Pittsburgh and GTECH. Additional partner opportunities are available - e-mail us at Guyasuta Fellowship for more information. The Guyasuta Fellowship Program is made possible through a grant from the Heinz Endowments. This is the fifth edition of the Fellowship Program. Check out the published reports from our previous years’ Programs at Councilman Bill Peduto’s Pittsburgh City Council District 8 website for 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2006.

Posted on September 4th, 2009 by Pat
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