Sustainable Pittsburgh

Networking Reception & Post-Election Analysis Panel
2016-11-10 16:30 - 18:45 (America/New_York) | Chatham University Shadyside Campus, Mellon Building, 1 Woodland Rd, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Join Pennsylvania Center for Women & Politics in kicking off Thinking Bigger by getting to know center directors, Chatham faculty, speakers, and fellow attendees at the reception to set the tone for Thinking Bigger, followed by a Post-Election Analysis panel, featuring Abby Phillip of the Washington Post, Chris Potter of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and Christine Toretti of the Republican National Committee.

Inclusive Innovation Live
2016-11-10 14:00 - 16:00 | Point Park University Center, 414 Wood Street, Pittsburgh, United States
Join Mayor William Peduto, the City of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership on Thursday, November 10th from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm for Inclusive Innovation Live. Celebrate PGH Lab, BetaBurgh and the 60+ Roadmap for Inclusive Innovation partners working towards making Pittsburgh a hub for technology and inclusive innovation.

Housing Summit
2016-11-10 11:00 - 2016-11-12 15:30 | University of Pittsburgh, 4200 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh’s economic re-development has earned it the reputation as a “most livable city.” But growing numbers of residents ask, “livable for whom?” It is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore the reality of a growing divide between two Pittsburghs—one affluent, professional, and largely white, and the other low-income people with long-term roots in the region, largely people of color. Such patterns of growth, rising inequality, increased economic and racial segregation, and displacement of poor minority residents is the direct result of global level development processes. Globalized imperatives to promote markets and economic growth has exacerbated inequalities and divisions in cities around the world between elites and the people for whom the city is primarily a place to live and work. And around the world people are coming together to resist their displacement from their homes and communities.
The Global Studies Center at the University of Pittsburgh is helping convene the Housing Summit as a space for residents to come together with organizers and experts from around the world to learn about and discuss the global and local forces affecting people’s access to affordable housing and the efforts to address them. A series of public lectures, panels, workshops, and cultural events will facilitate learning and networking aimed at highlighting this issue on the public and policy agenda while advancing new thinking and community organization that can help Pittsburgh residents realize their human right to housing.
Summit takes place at multiple locations at the University of Pittsburgh.

Housing Summit Luncheon Discussion with Dr. Mindy Thompson Fullilove
2016-11-10 11:00 - 12:30 | University of Pittsburgh, Cathedral of Learning, Room 2017, 4200 Fifth Avenue
Dr. Fullilove’s book Root Shock vividly describes the traumatic emotional reaction experienced by residents whose lives are disrupted by environmental devastation and urban development in their neighborhoods. Dr. Fullilove has conducted research in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, particularly on the impact of urban renewal on residents, including the bulldozing of the lower hill to build the Civic Arena. A new edition of Root Shock has been released.
Join the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work, as part of Pitt Global Housing Summit, for a lively discussion with Dr. Fullilove and the following community and interdisciplinary panel:
Terri Baltimore: Vice President, Neighborhood Development, Hill House Association
Eva Simms: Professor, Psychology, Duquesne University
University of Pittsburgh Professors
Mrinalini Rajagopalan: Assistant Professor, History of Art and Architecture
Michael Glass: Urban Studies
Mary Ohmer: Associate Professor, School of Social Work
For more information on the Pitt Global Housing Summit, please see: housingsummitpgh.org. The luncheon and the summit are free of charge.

Race and Gender in the Police: Beyond the Blue Uniform
2016-11-08 11:00 - 12:30 | University of Pittsburgh, Cathedral of Learning, Room 2017, 4200 Fifth Avenue
Please save the date, November 8, 2016, for the third speaker in the CRSP Fall Speaker Series. CRSP is pleased to welcome Allegheny County Police Department Assistant Superintendent Maurita Bryant, as she presents “Race and Gender in the Police: Beyond the Blue Uniform.” A Q&A will follow the lecture.
Despite the challenges of starting on the force as a female African American police officer in 1970s Pittsburgh, Bryant has persistently worked to improve race and gender relations in policing for nearly four decades, while building meaningful relationships in the communities she patrolled.
Join us on November 8 as Maurita Bryant discusses encountering bias towards gender and race in policing, and the strategies she has used to confront prejudice and racism while building trust and respect.
