APA Diversity Accomplishments

1. American Planning Association Making Great Communities Happen APA Diversity Accomplishments Diversity Summit II Monday, March 21, 2005 1:30 – 2:45 p.m. Moscone West Convention Center, San Francisco

2. 2004 Diversity Accomplishments This presentation shows some of the work APA has done in the past year to: • Elevate the work of minorities; • Focus on issues of relevance to minority populations; • Recruit, retain, and better serve minority members.

3. 2004 Diversity Accomplishments Membership and Recruitment: • Appointment of a Diversity Task Force to plan Diversity Summit II, and make recommendations on minority recruitment. • AICP Minority Pass Rate study with the help of the Educational Testing Service (ETS).

4. 2004 Diversity Accomplishments Membership and Recruitment: • Creation of Diversity Internship – a new opportunity for talented student to tackle significant projects to advance our efforts. • Formation of the Indigenous Planning Division. • New Diversity listserv - an active tool for communications among members.

5. 2004 Diversity Accomplishments Components of APA: • PBCD – Scholarship event at conference • PBCD – APA listserv active • SRC – diverse current leadership

6. 2004 Diversity Accomplishments Publications - Web: • Online reader on Affordable Housing • Diversity web portal under construction: “The New Face of Planning” available Summer 2005.

7. 2004 Diversity Accomplishments Publications - Planning Magazine: • “Racing Toward Diversity” – February 2005. Steve Chambers tells the story of two New Jersey towns where racial balance is a mission. • “Up Close: Ted Jojola” – February 2005. APA's newest division chair, of the Indigenous Planning Division.

8. 2004 Diversity Accomplishments Publications - Planning Magazine: • “Affordable Housing in an Unaffordable Region” – January 2005. How local nonprofits are helping Bay Area residents cope with a shortage. • “When Loans Become a Lifeline” – December 2004. As federal funding for community development slows to a trickle, a Minneapolis organization, the Community Reinvestment Fund, steps in to fill the gap

9. 2004 Diversity Accomplishments Publications - Planning Magazine: • “Putting the Force in Workforce Housing” – November 2004. Good projects around the country • “The Right Mix” – October 2004. Cities rise to the challenge of finding — and keeping — minority planners.

10. 2004 Diversity Accomplishments Publications - Planning Magazine: • “From Blight to All Right” - August/September 2004. A project shows the many benefits — and complications — of brownfield redevelopment. • “Planners Library” – July 2004. Review of The Dignity of Resistance: Women Residents' Activism in Chicago Public Housing.

11. 2004 Diversity Accomplishments Publications - Planning Magazine: • “Back from the Brink” - June 2004. Communities are using housing receiverships to save neglected properties. • “2004 National Social Advocacy Award” – April 2004. Awarded to the Lapham Park Venture, Milwaukee. The city's most vulnerable residents gain access to a full range of health care and other services

12. 2004 Diversity Accomplishments 2005 National Planning Conference: • Workshop: “Asset-Based Community Development”

13. 2004 Diversity Accomplishments National Planning Conference Sessions: • Planning in Minority Communities • Social Justice and Neighborhood Revitalization • Regional Equity • Indigenous Planning 101 • Are Minorities an Endangered Species? • Revitalizing Communities of Color

14. 2004 Diversity Accomplishments National Planning Conference Sessions: • AICP Launches the CAP • Is There Social Equity for Planners? • Public Housing Revitalization • Happenings in Indigenous Country • Activism and Planning • Changing Demographics and Community Planning

15. 2004 Diversity Accomplishments National Planning Conference Sessions: • Getting Grocery Stores into Underserved Urban Areas • Creating the Inclusive City • Latino New Urbansim • Gay and Lesbian Safe Zones

16. Thank you, and have a great conference!