The Greater New Orleans Community Data Center and the University of New Orleans will host a forum to introduce the new book Resilience and Opportunity: Lessons from the U.S. Gulf Coast after Katrina and Rita from the Brookings Institution Press and discuss its implications. The event will be held Monday, August 29 from 1:30-4:30 p.m. in the Lindy Boggs International Conference Center, 2045 Lakeshore Drive, in room 256. A reception will follow from 4:30-5:30 p.m. It is free and open to the public but space is limited and pre-registration is required. To register visit http://gnocommunitydatacenter.eventbrite.com/.
Resilience and Opportunity presents the complex lessons of the 2005 storms and their aftermath. It offers the first comprehensive look at how the Gulf Coast communities are reemerging from the disasters with resilience and determination. Resilience and Opportunity, featuring many New Orleans researchers, documents the unprecedented civic revival that has breathed energy and accountability into reforms and has the potential to make the region more resilient to future catastrophes.
The list of speakers and panelists is as follows:
Welcome: Susan Krantz, UNO Dean of the College of Liberal Arts
Introduction: Amy Liu, The Brookings Institution
New Orleans Index at Six: Allison Plyer, Deputy Director, GNOCDC
Panel Discussion: State and Future of Policy Reforms
Moderator: Andre Perry, Loyola University
John Renne, The University of New Orleans
Karen DeSalvo, City of New Orleans
Luceia LeDoux, Baptist Community Ministries
David Marcello, Tulane University
Panel Discussion: State and Future of Civil Society and Community Engagement
Moderator: Roland Anglin, Rutgers University
Richard Mizelle, Florida State University
Linetta Gilbert, Ford Foundation and The Declaration Initiative
Silas Lee, Xavier University
Reilly Morse, Mississippi Center for Justice
Rich McCline, Southern University