Urban Conversations:
Strengthening the Middle Class

National and Local Leaders Share Strategies to Put
Urban Economic Development on the National Agenda

Rep. Jerrold Nadler (NY), Rep. Anthony Weiner (NY),
Mayor Byron Brown (Buffalo), Mayor Manny Diaz (Miami),
Mayor Mufi Hannemann (Honolulu)

NOTE:


WHAT:

The New School's Public Programs can be seen via webcast on FORA.tv. To watch this program, visit http://fora.tv/2008/01/25/Strengthening_the_Middle_Class_Pt__1.

Elected officials, policymakers, and leaders from around the country will participate in a major forum on the urban middle class in America, sharing strategies to create community-friendly development, a stronger workforce and solid middle-class jobs. Panelists will share strategies on how to ensure these critical urban issues are included in the national pubic debate and the presidential campaign. Media availability will follow the forum.

 

WHO:

5:00 p.m. Fred P. Hochberg, Dean, Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy (Welcome)

5:05 p.m. Hon. Jerrold Nadler (D-New York) (Opening Remarks)

5:15 p.m. Robert Kuttner, Co-editor, The American Prospect and author, The Squandering of America: How the Failure of Our Politics Undermines Our Prosperity (Opening Remarks)

5:50 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. Panel Discussion: Strong Economies for America’s Cities

Moderator: Jonathan Capehart, Editorial Board Member, The Washington Post

Panelists:
Hon. Anthony D. Weiner, U.S. Representative (D-New York)
Hon. Byron Brown, Mayor of Buffalo, New York
Hon. Manny Diaz, Mayor of Miami, Florida
Hon. Mufi Hannemann, Mayor of Honolulu, Hawaii
Lisa Servon, Associate Professor and Director, Community Development Finance Project at Milano

 

WHEN:

January 25, 5:00pm – 7:15pm

WHERE:

The New School, 55 West 13th Street, Second Floor (Near Sixth Avenue), New York, NY

ABOUT THE URBAN CONVERSATIONS SERIES AT THE NEW SCHOOL
The January 25 symposium is the final forum in the series Urban Conversations on Strengthening the Middle Class, a joint project of Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy and the Center for New York City Affairs at The New School. Elected officials and policy analysts from different locales are invited to offer fresh perspectives on the major challenges American cities face and to discuss strategies for helping working people gain a firmer foothold in the middle class. The Urban Conversations series has been made possible with the generous support of Altria Group, Inc., the Rockefeller Foundation, Fannie Mae, Bill and Sheila Lambert, The Philip D. and Tammy S. Murphy Foundation, Booz Allen Hamilton and the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco.