Unlike social and economic equity, native equity is not considered in community development projects. Native equity is when the professional team that is designing or planning the development is inclusive of native residents from the targeted area. The question for community development practitioners is does native equity matter in redevelopment.
Digital inclusion is vital to promoting community growth. Often, though, the information needed to identify gaps is lacking at a local level, and the benefits of improving digital literacy are difficult to define, let alone measure. We will discuss how to make digital inclusion part of your successful planning efforts.
This roundtable will generate insights about CDS as a community itself on the eve of its 50th anniversary in 2019. How can we use this opportunity to reflect on CDS’s role in our own professional lives, our field, and our world sorely in need of renaissance in the years ahead?
