City Thinks 2009: Education, Poverty and a Call to Action
The 2009 City Thinks, a collaboration of the Springfield Public Forum and the Springfield City Library will analyze urban education and poverty amelioration through book- and film-discussion groups, panels, a student and art essay contest, a mural project and other cultural and educational programming. The City Thinks will culminate in the lecture with Harlem Children's Zone CEO and President, Geoffrey Canada on November 4, 2009.
The book which will serve as the backbone for City Thinks programming is Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada's Quest to Change Harlem and America; the documentary we will screen is Hard Times at Douglass High: A No Child Left Behind Report Card. Discussion groups and other programming will be scheduled at City Libraries, schools and community centers.
2009 City Thinks imaterials are available below. For more information about the City Thinks, please contact us.
Information to view/download:
- For a City Thinks Flyer, click here.
- For a City Thinks Schedule Highlights, click here.
- For a complete City Thinks Event Schedule, click here.
- For a City Thinks Essay and Art Contest Flyer, click here.
- For City Thinks Essay and Art Contest Rules/Registration Forum, click here.
- For New York Times article about Harlem Children's Zone by Paul Tough, click here.
- For City Thinks Study Group Information, click here.
- For a City Thinks program guide, including information, discussion questions, and resources, click here. (Legal sized paper needed for printing.)
The 2009 City Thinks is sponsored by the American International College Honors Program, MacDuffie School, and Mass Humanities.
The 2009 City Thinks is sponsored by the American International College Honors Program, MacDuffie School, and Mass Humanities.