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DESCRIPTION:Saturday, 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\n1. Health and Human Services\n2. 
 Public Transportation / Muni\n3. Affordable Housing & Tenant Rights\n4. 
 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\n640_anotehr-san-francisco_web.jpg original image ( 
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 940x198)\n\n\nhttp://sfcommunitycongress.wordpress.com/\n\nAdded to the 
 calendar on Friday Aug 13th, 2010 10:07 PM\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/08/14/18656112.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/2010/08/14/18656112.php
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