Posts Tagged ‘Government’

Redefine America/Revive Democracy

Wednesday, March 29th, 2017
“In order to change the world all one has to do is change their mind.”
–Khalid Bey

 

Syracuse Common Councilor Khalid Bey

Syracuse Common Councilor Khalid Bey (center) answers an audience member during Sunday’s political forum. He is seated with professors Osama Khalil of the Maxwell School (left) and Steven Pike of Newhouse.

On Sunday, Syracuse University’s Multicultural Empowerment Network convened a panel discussion on Sunday to discuss salient political issues such as immigration, health care, media representation and the current state of democracy.

Panelists for the event included Bea González, vice president of community engagement at Syracuse University; Syracuse City Councilor Khalid Bey; Osamah Khalil, assistant professor of history in the Maxwell School; Clemmie Harris, former senior advisor for New York State Governor David Patterson; and Steven Pike, assistant professor of public relations in the Newhouse School and former member of the Department of State.

According to Bey, who currently represents the 4th district, the three most critical issues for local politics are education, healthcare and infrastructure.  And local government is where you draw strength, he said.

TC (M+W) B

Friday, February 10th, 2017
Lourdes Zaptaa, ?Executive Vice President, Division of Minority & Women's Business Development at Empire State Development, spoke at today's MWBE Expo of Central New York. The event was held at the South Side Innovation Center.

Lourdes Zapata, Executive Vice President, Division of Minority & Women’s Business Development at Empire State Development, spoke at yesterday’s MWBE Expo of Central New York. The event was held at the South Side Innovation Center.

New York is slated for plenty of redevelopment, including airports, transportation hubs, tourism/welcome centers, as well as clean energy initiatives, in nearly every part of the state. All these projects are scheduled to be assessed for minority and women business (MWB) goal settings.

Zapata told a room full of either certified or aspiring minority and women business firms to pay attention to these types of projects because “these are where the opportunities are coming in the future.”

Parkside Chat

Thursday, August 4th, 2011
Mayor Miner at Barry Park

Mayor Miner at Barry Park

Mayor Stephanie Miner met with residents of  the Eastside on Monday evening and discussed her goals to rethink city government and evaluate Syracuse’s  aging infrastructure.  She also further advocated for the Say Yes (Education) program. This was the first of her several public meetings to be held throughout the city.