FORUM: "DIALOGUE ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT"
Mark Your Calendar!!
March 26, 2002 -- 3:00 to 7:00 PM
The George Washington University (GWU) MARVIN CENTER
THE KAYSER ROOM (#307)
800 21st Street, NW, Washington, DC
Sustainable DC (SDC), in partnership with the GWU Environmental &
Social
Sustainability Initiative (ESSI), the Metropolitan Washington
Environmental Professionals (MWEP), and the National Park Service (NPS)
National Capital Region, INVITES YOU to a "DIALOGUE ON SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT" Forum on March 26, 2002 from 3:00 to 7:00 PM at the
George
Washington University Marvin Center (the Kayser Room #307). This will
be the first in a series of forums to be held over the next six months.
Refreshments will be served.
These public forums will provide opportunities for a serious discussion
by all interested people to explore and seek agreement on actions that
lead to heightened community involvement and effectiveness toward
sustainability in the District of Columbia. People expected to
participate in these unique dialogue settings include community
development organization representatives, environmental scientists,
architecture and design specialists, conservationists, builders, business
developers, planners, educators, bankers, human service providers,
government policy-makers, community residents, workforce trainers, social
justice advocates, and representatives of faith-based organizations.
The group of organizations sponsoring the March 26th Forum has as its
goal to enhance networks and encourage partnering so we may further
the
ability of all participants to become engaged in the search for common
understanding concerning the best pathways to sustainable community
development in the DC area. This series of forums is intended to put
us
on the path for making DC the sustainability showplace of the Nation
--
a place where the best practices from other settings can be applied
so
the sum total of sustainable practices is greater than anywhere else.
By bringing together many different groups, the forum sponsors believe
positive change will occur in the arena of public dialogue in a manner
that links critical economic, environmental, and social justice issues
for our region.
The "Dialogue on Sustainable Development" Forum agenda will
include the
following:
- "Reasons for Considering Sustainable Development" --
Lester Brown
has been invited to present a brief overview on this topic. - "Setting the Sustainable Development Context" -- by the
Forum
sponsors that would delve into the principles and specifics of
sustainability from the individual's point of view. - Roundtable Dialogue engaging forum participants on WHAT
SUSTAINABILITY MEANS TO ME. Report back to whole forum on key
points for describing sustainability.
BREAK -- Refreshments
Roundtable Dialogue engaging forum participants on IDENTIFYING
SUSTAINABILITY EXAMPLES in the District, describing key economic,
social, & environmental characteristics that make these examples
sustainable. Report back to whole forum on key examples.
Forum summation: What's Next, Participant Commitments, and Closing.
TO ATTEND:
ATTENDANCE WILL BE LIMITED FOR THIS FORUM. PLEASE RSVP as soon
as
possible by e-mailing your indication of attendance (with all appropriate
contact information) to sustainabledc@earthlink.net.
OR call (202) 488-
2707 to RSVP.
PLEASE RESPOND NO LATER THAN MARCH 22, 2002.
Join SDC and our collaborative partners in this landmark dialogue event.
Working together, we can expand discussion on the many different issues
that collectively enhance our ability to concurrently achieve higher
levels of economic, environmental, and social sustainability.
