Safer Cities
Addressing Universal Access to Safe and Inclusive Space for All
Event
New America, in partnership with UN-Habitat, the Global Urban Futures project at The New School, and Next City, will mark the occasion of the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit in New York. The broad focus is on the Sustainable Development Goals; the importance of universal access to safe public spaces in every city and for every citizen; and plans for Safer Cities campaign in the lead up to Habitat III in Quito in 2016.
Agenda:
10:00 am: Welcoming Remarks
Mary Watson
Executive Dean, The New School
10:05 am: Introduction
Dr. Aisa Kirabo Kacyira
Deputy Executive Director, UN-Habitat
10:15 am: Overview of the campaign on safe public spaces
Pamela Puchalski
Director, Resilient Communities, New America
10:20 am: Panel discussion
Parks Tau
Mayor of Johannesbug, South Africa
Leoluca Orlando
Mayor of Palermo, Italy
Khalifa Sal
Mayor of Dakar, Senegal
Pamela Puchalski
Director, Resilient Communities, New America
11:00 am: Reflections on the achievement of post-2015 SDG Goal 11, Target 7
Dr. Michael Cohen
Director, International Affairs, Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy, The New School
Sri Sofjan
Senior Program Administrator and Strategist, The Huairou Commission
David Burney
Associate Professor of Planning and Placemaking, Pratt Institute Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment
11:30 am: Towards a citizen-centered campaign for safe public space
Martha Diaz
Founding Director, Hip-Hop Education Center
Sarah Graizbord
Partner, Bennett Midland LLC
Robert Holzer
Founder and CEO, Matter Unlimited
Lana Finikin
Executive Director, Sistern Theater Collective
Tom Dallessio
President and CEO, Next City
12:05 pm: Audience Q&A
12:15 pm: Formal pre-launch of campaign
12:30 pm: Close
