700 Gather for Civic Summit

Speakers from the Social Capital, Diverse Neighborhoods & Networks track. From left to right: Joseph Porcelli, Executive Director, Neighbors for Neighbors; David Crowley, SCI President; Jeff Stone, Director, City-Wide Dialogues on Boston's Ethnic & Racial Diversity; Bishop Walter J. Weekes, Christ Tabernacle Apostolic Church; Sayra Pinto, Executive Director, Twin Cities Latino Coalition.

If judged by turnout, then Friday's Civic Engagement Summit in Worcester was a terrific success. Organizers' expectations were exceeded as nearly 700 people convened upon the DCU Center to participate in five tracks, including a track on Social Capital, Diverse Neighborhoods & Networks facilitated by SCI President David Crowley.

SCI was involved in the planning process for the Summit from the beginning, and we were delighted to see it come to fruition. In addition to helping plan the event, we also have set up a follow-up tool at MassCivicAction.org. The site, the address of which was widely distributed at Friday's gathering, is also open to anyone in MA who wants to contribute to the continuing conversation about civic engagement in our state. MassCivicAction.org includes a database of civic engagement projects, blogs from the 5 summit tracks, and, very soon, complete session notes and pictures.

Click here to visit MassCivicAction.org!