Events: Learn how to put transportation equity into practice during WABA’s 2021 Vision Zero Summit

How does centering equity change day-to-day, week-to-week, year-to-year work in the transportation sector? What are the systems, tools, and processes that need to change to make our transportation network more equitable? And how do we change them? These questions and more will be discussed during the Washington Area Bicyclist Association’s 2021 regional Vision Zero Summit.

This event brings together elected officials, decision-makers, advocates, thought leaders, and the private sector to share best practices, insights and innovations to eliminate deaths and serious injuries on our region’s streets and highways. The 2021 Summit will focus on “Transportation Equity in Practice.”

GGWash is proud that our Policy Officer Ron Thompson helped to plan this year’s summit.

This year’s summit begins at 9 am, Thursday, via Zoom. Click here to register and for additional information.

We’re sharing this event through an agreement with WABA, our close partner in the fight for safer streets. We offer this advertising option to organizations holding relevant programs in the greater Washington region. See the full list of GGWash sponsors online.

Wednesday, June 23

How can minority-owned businesses build back better?: The Northern Virginia Minority-Owned Businesses Working Group, a collaboration of seven local organizations, along with the Community Foundation for Northern Virginia is hosting a webinar to discuss what an equitable recovery looks like across the region, particularly for minority owned businesses.

Thursday, June 24

How to tackle an impending eviction crisis: With many state eviction moratoriums ending and the CDC’s federal evictions moratorium expected to end June 30, The Pew Charitable Trusts and the Eviction Lab is hosting a paneled webinar about what state officials can do, both short-term and long-term, to address the eviction lawsuits some experts say will soon flood court dockets. This free event will be from 2:30 to 4 pm, Thursday. Click here to register.

Wednesday, June 30

The art of code-switching: Get in on the conversation around the many ways that people use language to navigate different worlds. DIVERCITIES: Code Switching Between Worlds is an online discussion of this topic held from 11 to 12 pm, June 30, hosted by Planet Word Museum. Register here.

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