Engaging Communities for Change | The New School Changemakers

TNS CHANGEMAKERS | blogs.newschool.edu Social Innovation Speaker Series: Engaging Communities for Change We all want to see change, but how can we do it? Learn how these changemakers engage communities locally and globally to achieve goals such as social justice, sustainability, and economic development. All share a common commitment to designing solutions with and empowering communities. Four innovative leaders, will discuss how they engage communities locally and globally in their work. Their focus is diverse including local currency, economic development, social justice, and international development, but they share a common commitment to designing solutions with and empowering communities. Moderated by David Scobey, Executive Dean of The New School for Public Engagement, the speakers include: &bull; Ana Maria Archila -- co-executive Director, Make the Road New York &bull; Edgar Cahn -- founder, TimeBanks USA and Ashoka Fellow &bull; Miguel Robles-Duran -- organizer, Nomadic University; Co-founder, Cohabitation Strategies director Design and Urban Ecologies, Parsons The New School for Design &bull; Greg Van Kirk -- founder, Community Enterprise Solutions and Ashoka Fellow Sponsored by TNSchangemakers, the Social Innovation Initiative at The New School, and the Committee for Civic Engagement at The New School. TNSchangemaker | blogs.newschool.edu THE NEW SCHOOL | www.newschool.edu * Location Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, Arnhold Hall, 55 West 13th Street, 2nd floor, Monday <b>...</b>