2024 Rooting Out Poverty Conference

Registration is now closed.  We look forward to seeing you at the conference. 

Agenda

8-9am          Check -In - Continental Breakfast available 

9am-3pm     2024 Rooting Out Poverty Panels & Speakers

                      A plated lunch will be served at approximately noon. 

Panel Discussions:

Unlocking Potential…Unleashing Possibilities: The Work to End Permanent Punishments, Create a More Just Society, and Safer Communities

• Rev. Ciera Bates-Chamberlain - Live Free Illinois Executive Director
• Harry Pena - Chicago Based Organizer, The Illinois Coalition to End Permanent Punishments
• Shimere Love - Coalition Coordinator, The Illinois Coalition to End Permanent Punishments
   
  

Gateway to Opportunity: Inspiring Change through Education and Training

• John Pady - CEDA Weatherization Training Center
• Rufus Greer - Executive Director, YouthBuild
• Noe Omar Martinez-Gusman - YouthBuild Student
• Susan Stanley - California Indian Manpower Consortium, Inc.
  

Community by Design: Developing Strong Communities through Innovative Approaches to Investing in People and Places

• Ashley Ezzio and Michael Berger - Uplift Iowa
• Moline Mayor Sangeetha Rayaputi - Level Up
• Thurgood Brooks - West End Revitalization

Power share updates throughout the day

• Stormy Udell - Ilinois Association of Community Action Agencies
• Sharon Varallo - Augustana Prison Education Program
• Anderson Sainci - Director of the Dubuque Office of Shared Prosperity & Neighborhood Support

Breakfast will include pastries & breakfast breads, preserves, butter and cream cheese, freshly sliced seasonal fruits, mixed berry yogurts and granola, steel cut oatmeal, assorted fruit juices, regular & decaf coffee, and a selection of flavored hot teas.

Lunch will include Chicken Picatta, mashed potatoes, and a medley of fresh vegetables or a vegetarian/gluten free option. Every lunch comes with warm rolls and butter, garden salad, water, coffee, iced tea, and a dessert. 

Hotel rooms are available for $109 per night April 17 and 18.  To reserve a room, please contact Tila Bevil at Rhythm City casino resort, at 563.328.8000 ext. 5578 or [email protected] and let them know you would like to book a room that is part of the Project NOW block for either or both of those nights.