Providence Cultural Equity Initiative

PCEI is excited to be selected as an awardee by Rhode Island Commerce for a Placemaking Initiative award to support outdoor and public space capital improvement in Rhode Island. PCEI will use the funding awarded to support the Third Annual Meshanticut Cultural Placemaking Confestival taking place August 20-24, 2025, in Providence, Rhode Island. Many thanks to the RI Commerce Board of Directors for supporting PCEI's efforts to keep "changing how the story of Rhode Island is told and sold." and congratulations to all of the other awardees. You can view the offical press release by going to the following link. https://lnkd.in/eZrkqarA

On Monday, we organized our 3rd annual Flourishing Neighborhoods conference. It focused on field building questions, with panels on the state of the field and philanthropy's role; breakout groups on knowledge, actors, policy and systems change, and infrastructure; and sessions centered on innovations and neighborhood leaders. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York hosted, and over 90 people from across the country attended. See the group photo at the end of the day below. This was one step on the road to renewing our country by renewing our neighborhood communities. Thank you to David Erickson, David Edwards, Lauren Hult, Tracy Hadden Loh, Tim Tompkins, Wendy Viola, Shawn Duncan, Ben Lewis, Anna Scott, Ethan Kent, Maurice Cox, Tim Soerens, Carol Naughton, Monique Smith and Kellye Jackson and her whole team at the FRBNY for all their hard work to make the event a success. It was really a team effort. Thank you Otho Kerr for the photo. Sorry if I missed anyone. Thank you everyone who joined. We even had colleagues from Ireland and Denmark. Cormac Russell Ofri Earon #neighborhoods #inequality #loneliness #cities #health Placemaking Education

Building upon the relationships established at PCEI’s annual Meshanticut Cultural Placemaking Confestival, Raymond Two Hawks Watson, Esq. CEO/President of the Providence Cultural Equity Initiative, and Dr. Silas Otniel Rodrigues Pinto, Ph.D., NCSP, Director of Programs for New Wave Martial Arts and Deputy Director of People and Culture for the City of Providence, were invited by Mrs. Olanike Awoleye, CEO of Lord and Nike, and Pete Rogina Founder of Project Peace Lights to share remarks at Lord and Nikes’ Annual Nigerian Independence Day Celebration 2024 in Linden, New Jersey. The invitation is proof positive that cultural exchange is a key tool for fostering international relationships and for raising the international profile of the City of Providence and State of Rhode Island. Many thanks to Mrs. Awoleye and to Mr. Rogina for the invitation, and Happy Independence Day to Nigeria.

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The 2nd Annual Meshanticut Cultural Placemaking Confestival starts Wednesday August 21, 2024. For more information or to register go to: https://lnkd.in/evRZEmuD

For more information about or to register for the 2nd Annual Meshanticut Cultural Placemaking Confestival go to: https://lnkd.in/eg5j6Sat

Important conference happening next week on #CulturalPlacemaking, #PlacemakingForEquity and #IndigenousPlacemaking. Ethan Kent of #PlacemakingUS and PlacemakingX will be giving some opening remarks. Thanks to Raymond Two Hawks Watson, Esq. for including us. #PlacemakingPVD

PCEI is excited to share the official agenda for the 2nd Annual Meshanticut Cultural Placemaking Conference taking place at the Providence Public Library Thursday August 22, 2024, and Friday August 23, 2024. To register for the conference or for more information about the Meshanticut Confestival generally go to: https://lnkd.in/eg5j6Sat

Join us for the 2nd Annual Meshanticut Cultural Placemaking Confestival in Providence, Rhode Island on Thursday, August 22nd at 6:00 PM! Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to celebrate cultural placemaking in our community. Link in bio for more details and to get tickets. #MeshanticutConfestival #ProvidenceEvents #CulturalPlacemaking #CommunityCelebration #GetYourTicketsNow

PCEI is a excited to share that Ambassador Stephen Kojo Sackey will be the keynote speaker at the 2nd Annual Meshanticut Cultural Placemaking Confestival taking place August 21, 2024, through August 25, 2024, in Providence, Rhode Island. Follow this link to learn more about the Ambassador’s perspective on the benefits of cultural placemaking in the global economy. https://lnkd.in/eppGqGvU