Equity Summit 2011: Healthy Communities, Strong Regions, Prosperous America

Equity Summit 2011 is the fourth national PolicyLink Summit, bringing together the nation’s equity movement—your fellow advocates, activists, policymakers, foundation officials, and equity leaders—to advance a truly inclusive policy agenda.  More information about PolicyLink's equity agenda can be found on their EquityBlog.

Nine NNIP Partners were in attendance, and four NNIP Partners presented at the summit. Kurt Metzger of Data Driven Detroit presented in a workshop about the future of Detroit. Tim Bray of the Intitute for Urban Policy Reseraach and Junious Williams of Urban Strategies Councils presented in a workshop called "You are Here: Mapping for Advocacy and Community Change," and Marc Draison of the Metropolitan Area Planning Council presented in a workshop called "New Research to Inform and Guide Equitable Policy Change."