WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2017

8:00am – 5:00pm REGISTRATION FOR CITY LEAD INSTITUTE AND YOUNG LEADER INSTITUTES Crystal Lake

8:00am -9:00am BREAKFAST Ballroom 3 & 4

8:00am – 5:00pm RESOURCE AREA Atrium

1:00pm – 4:00pm SITE VISITS Atrium

• Brooklyn Park

• Little Earth

• Urban Ventures

• Youth Link

5:00pm – 5:30pm WELCOME Ballroom 1 & 2 Speakers:

• Anthony Smith, Cities United

• Mayor Betsy Hodges, City of Minneapolis

5:30pm – 7:30pm CANDID CONVERSATION WITH MAYORS Ballroom 1 & 2

Moderator: Michael A. Nutter, former Mayor of the City of Philadelphia Speakers:

• Mayor Betsy Hodges, City of Minneapolis

• Mayor Greg Fischer, City of Louisville

• Jacqueline Goodall, former Mayor of Fairmont Heights, Maryland

• Andre Canty, City of Knoxville

• Luz Maria Frias, YWCA Minneapolis

• Isaiah Hudson, City of Minneapolis

• Anthony Smith, Cities United

THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 2017

7:30am – 5:00pm REGISTRATION Crystal Lake

7:30am – 6:00pm RESOURCE AREA Atrium

7:00am – 8:00am BREAKFAST Ballroom 3 & 4

8:00am – 8:30am OPENING Ballroom 1 & 2 Speakers:

• Anthony Smith, Cities United

• Mayor Betsy Hodges, City of Minneapolis

• Mayor Madeline Rogero, City of Knoxville

8:30am – 10:00am VOICES OF THE AFFECTED PLENARY Ballroom 1 & 2

This session will provide an opportunity to hear directly from our youth, their families

and those focused on promoting their success to identify solutions and supports to

address challenges faced by African American males in our cities.

Moderator: Pastor Mike McBride, Live Free

Speakers:

• Dr. Eddie Woods, Pivot to Peace, No More Red Dots

• Brenda March, City of Orlando

• Ferome Brown, City of Minneapolis

• Youth Voices

10:00am – 10:15am BREAK

THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 2017

10:15am – 11:45am CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Deer Lake THE ROADMAP TO SAFE, HEALTHY AND HOPEFUL COMMUNITIES In this session, you will learn about the Cities United planning tool to help cities develop, implement and evaluate their comprehensive action plans to create safe, hopeful and healthy communities. You will leave with clear steps and guidance to move through all stages of the process.

Speakers:

• Ebony O’Rea, Cities United

• Rashaad Abdur-Rahman, City of Louisville

• Josiah Gilliam, City of Pittsburgh

10:45am – 11:45am YOUTH UNITED: THE ROLE OF PERSONAL NARRATIVE IN INFLUENCING CHANGE Pine/Cedar Lake (All young leaders welcome. Please note start time.)

Speakers:

• Brandyn Bailey, City of Louisville

• Aaron Kirkland, City of Philadelphia

• Bilen Mesfin, Wonder Strategies for Good

• Richard Taylor, City of Seattle

Wayzata Bay CREATING AN INCLUSIVE ECONOMY

This session will promote a discussion focused on traditional and non-traditional

strategies that support young men and their families to participate in all levels of our

economy. The discussion will show the linkages to education, community development,

and other supports that promote job readiness, employment and entrepreneurship.

Moderator: Kisha Bird, CLASP

Speakers:

• Kisha Bird, CLASP

• Tatia Harris, City of Knoxville

• Allen Woods, Mortar

THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 2017

Excelsior Bay 21st CENTURY PUBLIC SAFETY This session will provide an opportunity to learn about building a shared approach to public safety that engages the community as a partner with law enforcement and other public safety resources, and views African American men and boys as an integral and valued part of the community.

Moderator: Amber Goodwin, Community Justice Reform Coalition Speakers:

• Paul John, Mayors Against Illegal Guns

• Melron Kelly, City of Columbia; National Organization for Black Law Enforcement Executives

• Samuel Sinyangwe, Campaign Zero

Lafayette Bay TRAUMA INFORMED CARE In this session, learn some of the basics of trauma informed care (what trauma is, where it comes from, what it looks like, how it impacts how we behave and react to situations, how we heal, etc.), and how to integrate a trauma lens into designing strategies to reduce violence.

Moderator: Resmaa Menakem Speakers:

• Matt Burton, Healthy Minds Group

• Jeron Gates, City of Seattle • Sam Simmons, City of Minneapolis

Gray’s Bay COLLABORATIVE CHANGE

This session is an opportunity to learn about and share key strategies to build effective partnerships to further a change process and discuss how to sustain collaborative relationships when moving through change becomes challenging.

Moderator: Erwin McEwen, Casey Family Programs Speakers:

• Iric Headly, City of Ft. Wayne

• Christopher Rutherford, Campaign for Black Male Achievement

• Judy Touzin, The ExceptionAL Project

11:45am – 12:00pm BREAK

12:00pm – 1:30pm LUNCHEON PLENARY: PARTNER CITY HIGHLIGHTS Ballroom 1 & 2

Moderator: Erica Atwood Speakers:

• Nicole Archbold, City of Minneapolis

• Ebony O’Rea, Cities United

• Rashaad Abdur-Rahman, City of Louisville

• Chris Ford, City of Lexington

• Tommy McClam, City of Buffalo

• Daniel Robertson, City of Buffalo

• Tiffany Thompson, Echoing Green

• Mark Highbaugh, Marlimar Mobile Strategies – Convening

Sponsor

1:45pm – 3:15pm CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Deer Lake THE ROADMAP TO SAFE, HEALTHY AND HOPEFUL COMMUNITIES In this session, you will learn about the Cities United planning tool to help cities develop, implement and evaluate their comprehensive action plans to create safe, hopeful and healthy communities. You will leave with clear steps and guidance to move through all stages of the process.

Speakers:

• Ebony O’Rea, Cities United

• Marcus Ellis, Washington, D.C.

• Antonio Smith, City of Brooklyn Park

THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 2017

Pine/Cedar Lake YOUTH UNITED: NETWORKING & NAVIGATING EXISTING STRUCTURES: WORKING WITH PEERS, LOCAL LEADERS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS & MORE (All young leaders welcome)

Speaker: Jamira Burley, GenYNot

Wayzata Bay THE 4 PROVEN WAYS: GROUP VIOLENCE INTERVETION STRATEGIES This session will support deepening your knowledge of the Ceasefire approach to a coordinated response to gun violence that partners law enforcement, social services, and the community to focus on reducing homicides and shootings.

Speakers:

• Amy Cross, National Network for Safe Communities

• Dr. Jarralyne Agee, City of Birmingham

• Sasha Cotton, City of Minneapolis

Excelsior Bay THE 4 PROVEN WAYS: CURE VIOLENCE This session will deepen your knowledge of the Cure Violence model and how it has been implemented in cities to reduce violence engaging all parts of a community.

Moderator: Shannon Cosgrove, Cure Violence Speakers:

• Shannon Cosgrove, Cure Violence

• Mel Downey Piper, City of Durham

Lafayette Bay THE 4 PROVEN WAYS: HOSPITAL BASED INTERVENTIONS This session will provide an opportunity to learn about hospital based interventions that have made an impact in reducing violence – how they are designed, how they are implemented, who are key staff, how clients are engaged, what the work looks like, how success is defined.

Moderator: Rashaad Abdur-Rahman, City of Louisville Speakers:

• Anne Marks, YouthAlive

• Dr. Eddie Woods, City of Louisville

THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 2017

3:15pm – 3:30pm BREAK

3:30pm – 4:15pm LIFECOURSE FRAMEWORK: THE INTERSECTIONS BETWEEN NATIVE AMERICAN Ballroom 1 & 2 AND AFRICAN AMERICAN YOUTH

Speakers:

• Arnold Chandler, Forward Change Consulting

• Erik Stegman, Center for Native American Youth

4:15pm – 5:30pm FISHBOWL CONVERSATION Ballroom 1 & 2

Moderator: Jamira Burley GenYNot Speakers:

• Chief Medaria Arradondo, City of Minneapolis

• Michael Birchard, North Hennepin Community College

• Jamira Burley, City of New York

• Frank Downwind, Little Earth

• Mayor Paul Soglin, City of Madison

• African American Youth Voices

• Native American Youth Voices

5:30pm DINNER ON YOUR OWN

FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 2017

8:00am – 11:00am RESOURCE AREA Atrium

8:00am BREAKFAST OPENS Ballroom 3 & 4

8:30am – 10:30am UNITED FOR CHANGE CLOSING CEREMONY Ballroom 1 & 2

Speakers:

• Anthony Smith, Cities United

• Youth Voices

• Shawn Dove, Campaign for Black Male Achievement

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CITIES UNITED NATIONAL PARTNERS

CITIES UNITED NATIONAL PARTNERS

CITIES UNITED 2017 CONVENING SPONSORS

Cities United is deeply grateful for the generous support of our convening sponsors!