A “World Cities Day” Urban October Hybrid Event: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89740093375

12:00-2:00pm EST

Flow of our Co-Designing event for World Cities Day Theme: “Financing A Sustainable Future for All:”

  • 12:00-12:20pm: Opening Introduction with PHINCO. Mama Ravin and THOME an Innovative Senior Center & Connect 313 & Community Organizer Fadiah Yahya

  • 12:20-12:40pm: Review of Park(ing) Day Innovation Station, for Detroit Month of Design, UNESCO City of Design, with PHINCO, on the “Decentralized” funding needs for “Park(ing) Day Parklets & the Future of Streets as Public Space” (see talk by John Bela, Co-Founder of Park(ing) Day for more background)

  • 12:40-1:00pm: Flint Water Crisis, Emergency Management, & American Rescue Plan Funding, featuring Capella Fahoome, Executive Producer of the documentary film NoTown, Melissa Mays, Co-Founder of Flint Rising, and Robert Bass, President of District 1, Citizen District Council (CDC), Pontiac, Michigan

  • 1:00pm-1:20pm: Review of “I-375 Reconnecting Communities Project” PHINCO workshop with the Congress for the New Urbanism & “The Future of 3rd Places” with The Congregation, for the Better Cities Film Festival, featuring Mama Ravin, former resident of Black Bottom, and “Herbal Walk & Talk” program developer, and volunteer for Detroit Riverfront Conservancy

  • 1:20-1:30pm: Open Conversational Dialogue, Summary Statement & Takeaways for Shariing our Collaborative Mural via Social Media & Official UN Channels (Financing Sustainable Development Goals)

  • 1:30-2:00pm: Watching the United Nations World Cities “Financing A Sustainable Future for All” Roundtable.