Diversity Workgroup Meeting - Petersburg, Virginia June 2017
This meeting is open to the public. Unless otherwise noted, it may be recorded for internal use.
Date and Time
Tuesday, June 13, 2017 from 10:00am - 4:00pm
Purpose
We are excited to announce the Diversity workgroup’s community-driven panel and workplan discussion! The workgroup facilitated a similar discussion last November in Baltimore, MD. The June 13th meeting will be held from 10-4 at Virginia State University’s L. Douglas Wilder Building, Carter G. Woodson Avenue Petersburg, VA 23806 Petersburg, Virginia, one of the older colonial cities of the commonwealth-state, has a population of a little under 32,500 citizens. About 23 miles south of Richmond, Petersburg is located at the fall line of the Appomattox River, which is where the Piedmont region and Atlantic coastal plain meets. Virginia State University, a Historically Black College/University founded in 1882, is one of Virginia's two land-grant institutions, and is located 20 minutes south of Richmond. Virginia Tech and Virginia State University started the Virginia Cooperative Extension, a collaborative designed to help sustain profitability of agricultural and forestry production, while protecting and enhancing the quality of our land and water resources. At this workgroup meeting, extension specialists for one of the projects under the partnership, the Harding Street Urban Agriculture Center, will be present. During this meeting, we plan to listen to community leaders explain the water quality/water infrastructure issues that are impacting local communities of Virginia, the larger Chesapeake Bay Watershed, and how these issues impact food security, sustainable agriculture and public health within underserved/underrepresented communities. We hope you attend in person and are able to take full advantage of the breakout sessions and networking opportunities. We will have a conference line and adobe connect primarily for those in parts of the watershed who cannot attend due to travel limitations. If you plan to be in attendance, please send an RSVP to Stanton.Darius@Epa.govLocation
Virginia State University’s L. Douglas Wilder Building Carter G. Woodson Avenue Petersburg, VA 23806Related Files
Meeting materials will be posted as they become available.