Washington Parks and People
Submitted by byron on Thu, 02/11/2010 - 10:08am
Sunday, June 6, 2010 - 6:30pm
Presenter:
Steve Coleman Steve will join us to talk about Washington Parks and People, an organization he helped to start in 1990 after the murder of a 17-year old youth next to his house on Martin Luther King Day. Steve is an attender of Friends Meeting of Washington, and started his professional career over 40 years ago as an AFSC volunteer. He has always found deep Quaker inspiration and roots in Parks and People's work to reconnect people with the land and to use the land to help all life. . All are welcome
Washington Parks & People began 19 years ago with Meridian Hill/Malcolm X Park, receiving the National Park Service's highest organizational award for leading the transformation of the single most violent park in the capital region into one of its safest. We lead greening initiatives across the city -- massive land reclamation, native reforestation, watershed restoration, public health and fitness programming, urban agriculture, and green job training -- to help revitalize once forgotten communities.
