Historic Preservation: Efforts to Increase Engagement, Representation, and Equity in Austin’s Historic Properties
In this conversation, we will address the following questions: What is historic preservation? How does it help communities—especially historically underserved and underrepresented communities? And what is the City of Austin doing about it?
Guest Speaker: Cara Bertron, Deputy Historic Preservation Officer at the City of Austin
Cara brings 14 years of experience working for more equitable and culturally rich communities in Austin, Seattle, Philadelphia, the San Francisco Bay Area, and older industrial cities.
Date & Time: Friday, February 7, 2020, 9:00am-10:00am
Location: 1709 East 12 Street at Austin NAACP office, located in the annex of the Simpson United Methodist Church
ABOUT BUILDING BRIDGES
Building Bridges Friday Community Dialogues are free weekly gatherings that bring together culturally diverse community members to learn about local community groups, build new relationships and seek collaborative solutions to address community issues. The following groups participate in these conversations.
- Leadership Austin, Every First Friday
- Austin Community College, Every Second Friday
- University of Texas Division of Diversity & Community Engagement, Every Third Friday
To participate in First Friday as a speaker, please email Courtney Bailey (Director of Issues & Engagement) at cbailey@leadershipaustin.org.