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Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiative (LANI) Eighth Annual Community Forum
Father Greg Boyle and Arthur T. Leahy will speak
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Don't miss this
FREE event!		   Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiative (LANI) Eighth Annual Community Forum
Don't miss this opportunity to see Father Greg Boyle and Arthur T. Leahy speak in person!

This special day-long FREE event will be held Thursday, May 13th, 2010 - 8 am to 2:30 pm - at the USC Davidson Conference Center

EDITOR'S NOTE: Since LANI's inception, LA Community Policing has participated in and / or promoted these annual forums. We urge our followers to make an attempt to attend the event. This informative and educational forum is FREE OF CHARGE!

 Learn how to register for the LANI Eight Annual Community Forum below ..

FORUM OVERVIEW

LANI’s Eighth Annual Community Forum promises to be an exciting and educational event! During these challenging times, neighborhood participation and empowerment are critical. The Forum gathers and informs neighborhood leaders and community stakeholders from the public, private and nonprofit sectors working to build a better Los Angeles. Come and celebrate the inspiring work taking place in our communities and learn how to revitalize your own neighborhood from industry experts at this unique event.

 

LANI OVERVIEW

LANI is a catalytic program dedicated to jump-starting community-driven neighborhood revitalization and improving transit access in challenged Los Angeles communities. Utilizing its nationally recognized community engagement process, LANI achieves this with:

COMMUNITY CONSENSUS BUILDING

TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENTS

BUSINESS DISTRICT REVITALIZATION

URBAN GREENING

ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING AND SUPPORT

WELCOME ADDRESS: Arthur T. Leahy - Chief Executive Officer; LACMTA
Mr. Leahy, one of the nation’s leading transportation executives who started out as a bus driver in Los Angeles 38 years ago, is the CEO of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro). As the lead transportation planning and programming agency for the county, Metro funds the construction of numerous street, highway and transit improvements running the gamut from bike and pedestrian improvements to new busways and rail lines to freeway carpool lanes and sound walls.

Before joining Metro, Leahy headed the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) where he oversaw the planning, financing and coordination of Orange County’s freeway, street and transit development as well as managed the 12th busiest bus system in the country.

Under his leadership, transportation agencies, as well as Leahy himself, have garnered top national transit industry honors.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Father Greg Boyle - Founder and Chief Executive Officer; Homeboy Industries
Homeboy Industries traces its roots to “Jobs For A Future”, a program created in 1988 by Fr. Greg Boyle at Dolores Mission. In 1992 Fr. Boyle launched the first business, Homeboy Bakery, with a mission to create an environment that provided training, work experience, and the opportunity for rival gang members to work side by side. Today Homeboy Industries’ nonprofit economic development enterprises include Homeboy Bakery, Homeboy Silkscreen, Homeboy Maintenance, Homeboy/Homegirl Merchandise, and Homegirl Café.

As Founding Chief Executive Director of Homeboy Industries and an acknowledged expert on gangs and intervention approaches, Fr. Boyle is a nationally renowned speaker. He has given commencement addresses at numerous universities, as well as spoken at conferences for teachers, social workers, criminal justice workers and others about the importance of adult attention, guidance and unconditional love in preventing youth from joining gangs.

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2010 COMMUNITY FORUM WORKSHOPS

Session I • 10:30 am to 12 noon..........
............Session II • 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
THE BEAT ON YOUR STREET:
Community Policing in Action

Hear about the successes and challenges of the community
policing program in Los Angeles’ West Adams district that are
directly enhancing the quality of life in this historic neighborhood.
Jan de Andrade, Office of the Los Angeles City Attorney
Tracy Hauter, Los Angeles Police Department
Raffi Sayabalian, Chevron
Moderator: Mark Vella, Office of Councilmember
Herb Wesson
COMMUNITY WALKING GROUPS:
Walking Your Way to Better Health

Join the founder of the Sun Valley program,
“Walking in Community-Caminando en
Comunidad”, as he explains how to start a
walking group in your own neighborhood
to improve physical health and build a
stronger community!
Dr. Glenn Lopez, UCLA
POTATO CHIPS TO PRODUCE:
Bringing Healthy Food to the Corner Market

Learn how convenience store conversion programs can
bring positive change to the food deserts of the inner city by
offering healthy and fresh produce options at corner markets.

Jenna Gulager, CRA/LA
Aurora Flores, Healthy Eating, Active Communities
Mike Blockstein, Public Matters
Moderator: Marie Rumsey,
Office of Councilmember Jan Perry
GRIDLOCKED:
Mitigating L.A.’s Notorious Traffic Congestion

What is being done to relieve some of the
nation’s worst traffic problems? Plenty!
Hear about short term mitigation measures
and the 30/10 Plan, designed to dramatically
accelerate L.A.’s public transit infrastructure.

Hilary Norton, FAST
Marlene Grossman, Move LA
Moderator: Bronwen Trice, Metro
PROMOTORES:*
Vecinos Compartiendo Información y Logrando Cambio

Descubra cómo el modelo del promotor se utiliza para diseminar
con eficacia la información y maneras en cual usted puede
participar y trabajar colectivamente para inspirar el cambio local.
Neighbors Sharing Information and Creating Change
Discover how the promotora model of community outreach is
used to effectively disseminate information and how you can
participate and work collectively to inspire local change.

Gloria Lazalde, Youth Policy Institute
Olga Rivera-Abarca, South Central Family Health Center
Melinda Cordero-Bárzaga, Vision y Compromiso
Moderator: Irene Peña, Proyecto Jardin
* This workshop will be presented in Spanish only.
L.A.’S UNTAPPED MARKETS:
Catalyzing Investment in Inner-City Neighborhoods

Come hear market research experts from
Social Compact, a Washington D.C. based
non-profit, share the results of the Los Angeles
Neighborhood Market DrillDown report, an
in–depth examination of the unrealized
buying power of Central, South and
Southeast Los Angeles.

Carolina Valencia, Social Compact
SOME LIKE IT HOT:
Reshaping Our Highways with High-Occupancy Toll Lanes

Find out how Metro’s exciting ExpressLanes demonstration
project aims to reduce congestion, travel time and greenhouse
gases by converting High-Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes to
High-Occupancy Toll (HOT) lanes on the I-110 and I-10 freeways.

Stephanie Wiggins, Metro
Conan Cheung, Metro
SOUTH L.A. UPDATE:
Planning for the Renaissance

Long awaited light rail, housing and commercial
investment are combining to breathe new life
into South Los Angeles’ historically and culturally
rich neighborhoods. Don’t miss this opportunity
to learn about the many different efforts currently
underway in South L.A.

Commissioner Valerie Shaw,
Los Angeles Board of Public Works
Carolyn Hull, CRA/LA
Moderator: Dan Rosenfeld,
Office of Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas
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The LANI event is FREE and will be held Thursday, May 13th, 2010 - 8 am to 2:30 pm

USC Davidson Confeence Center
3415 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90089 • 213-740-5956

DIRECTIONS: USC Davidson Conference Center is located on the southwest corner of Jefferson and Figueroa. From the (110) Freeway exit at Exposition and follow the signs to Figueroa. Turn right onto Figueroa, and right into the Radisson Hotel lot. Make a right around the front of the hotel to enter Structure Two.

$5.00 PARKING in Structure Two: 3533 Flower Street. Take elevator to the ground floor and walk towards the Radisson Hotel. Cross Figueroa and make a right. The Davidson Conference Center is on the corner of Figueroa and Jefferson. Estimated walk time is 5 minutes.

PUBLIC TRANSIT OPTIONS: Metro Red Line to 7th St. station, then take the F Dash bus on Flower Street. For more options visit the online trip planner at: www.metro.net and www.ladottransit.com


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Register HERE !!

Thanks to the generous donations of our sponsors, LANI’s EIGHTH ANNUAL COMMUNITY FORUM is offered free of charge. Pre-registration is encouraged, however on-site registration will be available.

REGISTER ONE OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS:

Online at www.lani.org

Mail or fax completed Registration Form (pdf) to:

LANI
900 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1128
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Fax: 213-627-1821

Phone or email all information on registration form to:
213-627-1822 ext. 10 or email monica@lani.org