Community Development Symposium

On October 28^th, 2011, LISC hosted Milwaukee’s first Community Development Symposium titled Neighborhood Matters in Milwaukee: A Report to Stakeholders hosted by the Marquette University Law School. Emmy-award winning journalist Mike Gousha served as the master facilitator.

While many stakeholders are working to improve Milwaukee neighborhoods, the symposium provided a forum for people to reflect on the big picture and assess the sum of all our parts. Given the current and upcoming challenges facing Milwaukee, the symposium was an opportunity to take a critical look at the state of community development in our city.

The symposium brought together community leaders –at both grasstops and grassroots levels—for reports and dialog on increasing our collective impact on Milwaukee’s central city neighborhoods.

Check out these links for more information:

	New York-based consultant Paul Brophy released his report on the community development in Milwaukee (with national comparisons) Community Development in Milwaukee: An Assessment and Recommendations (PDF) Watch video
	LISC Director of Sustainable Communities, Chris Boston, presented summary of listening sessions with 119 practitioners The Voices of Community Development in Milwaukee Report Back (PDF) Watch video
	LISC Chicago Executive  Director Susana Vasquez gave the keynote address: Building the Knowledge to Act Watch video

A cross-sector response panel provided insights and feedback on presentations 
Facilitated by Marquette’s Public Policy Fellow Mike Gousha
Respondants included: 
Mayor Barrett -City of Milwaukee
Sharon Adams - Walnut Way
Gary Grunau - The Grucon Group
Nelson Soler - Multicultural Entrepreneurial Institute
Julia Taylor - Greater Milwaukee Committee
Rob Henken - The Public Policy Forum 

Watch videos...

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Part 3	Part 4