The Greater Austin Forum on Diversity & Inclusion Monthly Meeting

We are please to announce the Greater Austin Forum on Diversity and Inclusion monthly meeting. The meeting will highlight sustainable green practices and their impact on diverse communities.

Date and Time: Tuesday, June 16, 2009, 11:30 am – 1.00 pm

Food and Drink: Please bring your own lunch, as dessert and drinks will be provided.

Location: Sr. Victorine Fitzgerald Conference Room, Ste. 301, SAO Building, Seton Family of Hospitals, 1345 Philomena St., Austin, TX 78723

Driving Directions: From North or South on IH-35, exit 51st St; drive east on 51st St.; turn right on Mueller Blvd.; turn right on Philomena St.

Parking:
Free visitor parking is available in the garage south of the Seton Administration Offices on ground level

Topic:

How will The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 affect the diverse Central Texas population?

This measure could transition America into a clean energy economy. We will be asking a panel of local experts to share how diverse populations in Central Texas will be impacted by new “green for all” initiatives?

Some of the questions to be asked include:

– Which populations are going to fill “green collar jobs?”
– Are green jobs gender inclusive?
– Who’s buying “organic food” – the well-to-to yummy mummy set, or lower-income brackets?
– What kinds of activities are going on in Austin to bridge the “green divide?”

Panel Speakers:

Susain Leibrock, Community Relations Director
Sustainable Food Center

Sunshine Mathon, Design and Development Director
Foundation Communities

Hector Aguilar, Professor and Chairman of Electronics & Advanced Technologies
Austin Community College

There is no charge to attend. For registration and/or further information, please contact Catherine Crago at catherine.crago@gmail.com