This is a two-day free, hybrid event hosted online (Zoom) and in-person (Hartford Public Library). Day 1 will be hybrid and Day 2 will be fully virtual. Participants will have the opportunity to share their attendance preference (virtual or in-person) for Day 1 via the registration link. In-person spaces are limited, so RSVP today: https://bit.ly/3Kt50HW

 

 

Overview and agenda:

 

Dwight "Kip" Holley, of Ohio State University's Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity, will present a Keynote Address. In this interactive address, Kip Holley will discuss the importance of equitable and inclusive civic engagement strategies within our changing communities. He will also discuss how organizations and community leaders can develop more inclusive and equitable relationships with diverse community members by beginning their approach upon bedrock principles aimed at addressing systemic inequities and expanding the space for engagement on the level of processes, norms, and outcomes. The address will contain several group learning activities: Barriers to Equitable Engagement, The Principles of Equitable Civic Engagement, and Working with the Principles. The first day will end with a swearing in of the Civic Ambassadors.

 

A panel of Civic Ambassadors and others will engage on topics related to the keynote address. Participants will then break off into small discussion groups to address what they learned from the panel. A plenary session will follow and then the Summit will wrap up with closing remarks.

For more information, view our tentative agenda: https://bit.ly/3MR4buT

Register here by 5 PM EST on Tuesday, April 26th: https://bit.ly/3Kt50HW

 

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Funding for the 2022 CT Civic Ambassadors Summit was made possible by the State of Connecticut and the National Endowment for the Humanities, both of which provide significant support to Connecticut Humanities.