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DESCRIPTION:2010 Community Congress: be part of San Francisco history!\nPosted on 
 August 13, 2010 by sfcommunitycongress\n\nSaturday, August 14, 9am – 5pm, 
 and Sunday, August 15, 9am – 1pm\nUniversity of San Francisco, Fromm Hall 
 (please note change of location), at Parker and McAllister, directly behind 
 St. Ignatius Church (Muni lines 5, 21, 31, and 33). See USF map at 
 http://www.usfca.edu/campusmap/. This event is wheelchair accessible. Light 
 lunch will be provided. Thanks to a grant from the USF Jesuit Foundation 
 for support.\n\nThe Community Congress will bring together community 
 activists, residents, workers, artists and thinkers seeking to create a 
 progressive vision for the future of San Francisco. The impetus behind the 
 convening of the Congress is to bring people together in a way that moves 
 us beyond our particular “silos” and areas of specific concern to 
 create a more unifying policy framework and shape the agenda of elected 
 officials. The Congress will convene in two sessions. On Saturday we will 
 break into groups to discuss, debate, augment, and amend area-specific 
 policy recommendations. People with interests in more then one area are 
 encouraged to move between groups. On Sunday, the entire Congress will 
 reconvene for further amendment and eventual adoption of proposals. The 
 four area-specific  breakout groups are:\n\n   1. Health and Human 
 Services\n   2. Public Transportation / Muni\n   3. Affordable Housing & 
 Tenant Rights\n   4. Community-based Economic Development\n\nIncluded below 
 are some of the preliminary recommendations developed by the San Francisco 
 Human Services Network (human services), Council of Community Housing 
 Organizations (housing), SaveMuni (public transportation), and an informal 
 working group that has convened discussion over the last six months on 
 economic development. These proposals are offered as a starting point for 
 further discussion, as well as inviting new/additional proposals. On Sunday 
 we will reconvene in common to finalize and hopefully adopt a set of 
 concrete policy recommendations, as well as ideas regarding continuation of 
 this collective process. The final Congress document will be published in 
 local Bay Area publications and media.\n\nBeyond this weekend’s Congress, 
 we hope to continue a process of broad-based dialogue that continues to 
 link various area and concerns. Some ideas that have been suggested so far 
 include: reconvening in March of 2011 in preparation for the Mayor’s 
 race; an ongoing forum for ongoing discussion and generation of new ideas; 
 and a list and web site to keep people updated and informed through brief 
 monthly communiqués.\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/08/13/18656054.php
SUMMARY:2010 Community Congress: Develop a Progressive Agenda for San Francisco
LOCATION:University of San Francisco\nFromm Hall\nParker and McAllister Sts.
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/08/13/18656054.php
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