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Bluff Park Community Meeting
Wed, January 20, 2021 @ 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Special Timely Topic! You Won’t Want to Miss It!
Wednesday, January 20 @ 7:00 pm PST – Live Online
Join Us for Next Bluff Park Community Meeting!
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FEATURED GUEST SPEAKERS:
- Katie Balderas, MPH, Equity Officer of City of Long Beach
- Josef Levy, Commander (Retired) of the Long Beach Police Department and President of Embassy Consulting Services
TIMELY TOPIC:
“Building an Inclusive Community: Exploring Human Relations Topics”
DON’T MISS this unique, interactive meeting that will start us on the path to build trust, equity, inclusion and compassion and become more courageous in starting empathic conversations. Hear about the City’s efforts to learn from history and build a more equitable community in Long Beach.
Katie Balderas will share some of the history of racial disparities and home ownership in the City, touch upon our neighborhood and highlight the four goals of the Framework for Reconciliation adopted by the Long Beach City Council to end systemic racism in response to last year’s public outcry to condemn the violence and inequalities, largely impacting people of color.
Josef Levy will lead us in the first of a 3-part special, exclusive BPNA interactive series on building and maintaining a safe, respectful and inclusive community. This evening’s Part 1 is on “Unconscious Bias.” As the Greek philosopher Aristotle (384-322 BCE) said, “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”
ADDITIONAL TOPICS:
Hear UPDATES & OPPORTUNITIES from the BPNA Board on the latest happenings in the neighborhood.
Current BPNA Members will VOTE during the meeting on Ratification of the Board-Approved 2021 BPNA Budget.
Per BPNA’s Bylaws, members must be paid, in good standing and present during this meeting to cast votes. One (1) vote per household.
Interested in JOINING or RENEWING as a member? Visit the Membership page (click here) above. Do it before the meeting to ensure your ability to vote.
SAVE THE DATES & REGISTER NOW for the other 2 parts of this timely and action-oriented series. Click on the links below for more info. All the meetings start at 7:00 pm PST via Zoom.
- Part 1: “Unconscious Bias” & “Equity and Reconciliation in the City” – Wednesday, January 20
- Part 2: “Understanding & Appreciating Diversity and Inclusion” – Thursday, February 4 CLICK HERE
- Part 3: “How to Engage in Courageous Conversations” – Thursday, February 25 CLICK HERE
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Free & Open to the Public
SCROLL DOWN TO REGISTER NOW TO RECEIVE THE ONLINE MEETING LINK & INSTRUCTIONS THE DAY BEFORE
DON’T DELAY. SPACE IS LIMITED. ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
LIVE ONLINE VIA ZOOM.
Be sure to download or update your computer or device to the latest version of Zoom for the optimal meeting experience. Visit https://zoom.us/download
SUBMIT QUESTIONS BEFORE AND DURING THE MEETING
Please submit questions in advance through the online registration form below. We suggest you register by Tuesday, January 19 to reserve your spot. Once you are registered you may then come back to the same online form to submit more questions up until 2:00 pm PT on the day of meeting. During the meeting you may type in questions via the online chat function or email president @ bluffpark.org. All attendees will be muted, so you will not be able to speak nor ask audible questions. We will do our best but we cannot guarantee all questions will be addressed.
INTERACTIVITY DURING THE MEETING WILL REQUIRE UPDATING TO THE LATEST VERSION OF ZOOM
We will be using Zoom technology to enhance interactivity and engagement during the meeting. Be sure to download and update to the latest version of Zoom. Visit https://zoom.us/download. For those without a supported device and internet access, advance registrants will be able to call in using any telephone for the audio portion only of the meeting.
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We are unable to have our usual Social Time beforehand by order of the City’s ‘Safer at Home’ ordinance due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This Community Meeting will be held virtually online live for only a limited number of participants.
READ MORE about COMMANDER JOSEF LEVY Click Here
READ MORE about the CITY’S OFFICE OF EQUITY Click Here
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The BPNA’s quarterly Bluff Park Community Meetings are informative, engaging, fun, free and open to all.
All who live, own and rent in the Bluff Park Historic District are especially invited to participate.
The Bluff Park Historic District runs roughly from Ocean to Broadway, and from Loma to Junipero.
Typically the meetings are preceded by Social Time with snacks & drinks, but the current public health directives preclude this.
Let’s stay safe as we stay engaged.
SAVE THE DATES for the next Community Meetings & Socials. Click on the links below for more details:
- Wednesday, March 24 – Annual Board Officer Election to Follow March’s Meeting
- Wednesday, June 23
- Wednesday, September 22
ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED – LIMITED SPACE
Complete the form. Only advance registrants will be emailed connection instructions and the link the night of January 19. Be sure to check your spam folder then to ensure that our email gets to you properly. Don’t forget: Update or download to your computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone the latest version of Zoom for the optimal meeting experience. Visit: https://zoom.us/download
Updated 2020_0906, 2020_1228, 2021_0108