Today, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EST, we’ll be posting content from the 18th Annual David N. Dinkins Leadership & Public Policy Forum. So bookmark this post, and check back later this morning for tweets, images, commentary and speech excerpts from the event.
Why should you tune in? Well, for the past 20 years, this annual forum has addressed many of the challenging issues including education, the environment, labor, tourism, immigration and fiscal crises that successful and urban ecosystems must contend with. It’s named for the 106th Mayor of the nation’s largest city and the first African American Mayor elected in New York City, the David N. Dinkins Leadership & Public Policy Forum provides a vehicle for analysis, focus and dialogue around the dynamic elements of urban policies, programs, and initiatives.
And, oh yeah, Hillary Rodham Clinton, 67th United States Secretary of State; Former United States Senator from New York, will be giving the keynote address. (So check back here at 9:30 a.m. for the latest coverage, and go here to watch the Forum LIVE.)
For additional information on the Forum, visit the links below:
2015 Dinkins Forum Participants
*PIC* And so the @ColumbiaSIPA #DinkinsForum begins. pic.twitter.com/wPY6kIasSs
— Kaitlyn Wells (@KaitWells) April 29, 2015
**Watch live now** 2015 #DinkinsForum has begun; @Columbia Pres. Bollinger asks audience to recognize former mayor: http://t.co/erTiSUSLBh
— Columbia | SIPA (@ColumbiaSIPA) April 29, 2015
“In fact each and every one of you is special to @Columbia.” —President Lee C. Bollinger. #DinkinsForum
— Columbia | SIPA (@ColumbiaSIPA) April 29, 2015
Dean Janow: SIPA is honored to host today's #DinkinsForum, which continues to welcome remarkable public figures like Secretary Clinton.
— Columbia | SIPA (@ColumbiaSIPA) April 29, 2015
I love that Mayor Dinkins thanks his assistant who made the event possible. Respect! #sipalife #DinkinsForum pic.twitter.com/adNmR9LCnm
— Hila Mehr (@HilaMehr) April 29, 2015
RT @LaurenGreubel: Mayor Dinkins introducing @HillaryClinton at the @ColumbiaSIPA #DinkinsForum! pic.twitter.com/K2dnYhWGdO
— Columbia | SIPA (@ColumbiaSIPA) April 29, 2015
Several @ColumbiaSIPA #Seeple representing a great graduate program at the 18th Annual #DinkinsForum. pic.twitter.com/vQpBGosPl9
— Kaitlyn Wells (@KaitWells) April 29, 2015
"This is not campaigning; this is not a campaign stop" for @HillaryClinton— Honorable David N. Dinkins #DinkinsForum #NYC
— Kaitlyn Wells (@KaitWells) April 29, 2015
**Watch live now** 2015 #DinkinsForum has begun; Hillary Clinton is about to speak: http://t.co/j4SHYqB0vY
— Columbia | SIPA (@ColumbiaSIPA) April 29, 2015
Clinton: "It is great to be here with and on behalf of a great leader, David Dinkins." #DinkinsForum
— Columbia | SIPA (@ColumbiaSIPA) April 29, 2015
A very warm welcome at the @ColumbiaSIPA #DinkinsForum when @HillaryClinton was introduced. pic.twitter.com/aSeUMYqnuQ
— Kaitlyn Wells (@KaitWells) April 29, 2015
"We need to restore balance to our criminal justice system." —@HillaryClinton #DinkinsForum pic.twitter.com/WT0a95GmiJ
— Kaitlyn Wells (@KaitWells) April 29, 2015
RT @neelanjanagupta: Clinton: "Everyone benefits when there is respect for the law and respect by the law" @ColumbiaSIPA #DinkinsForum
— Columbia | SIPA (@ColumbiaSIPA) April 29, 2015
Mind-blowing truth: 1/28 children in the country have a parent in prison, says @HillaryClinton during the @ColumbiaSIPA #DinkinsForum
— Kaitlyn Wells (@KaitWells) April 29, 2015
MT @affanjaved: @HillaryClinton 80 billion tax payer money for prisoners – can we reform? #DinkinsForum pic.twitter.com/F66pLCdDlv
— Columbia | SIPA (@ColumbiaSIPA) April 29, 2015
"We don't want to create another incarceration generation"—@HillaryClinton #reformforall #DinkinsForum @ColumbiaSIPA
— Kaitlyn Wells (@KaitWells) April 29, 2015
MT @sabrina2997: H.Clinton at SIPA #DinkinsForum: Let's put mental health back at the top. Our jails are now our mental health institutions.
— Columbia | SIPA (@ColumbiaSIPA) April 29, 2015
Clinton at #DinkinsForum: "Let's protect the rights of all our people. Let's take on the broader inequities in our society."
— Columbia | SIPA (@ColumbiaSIPA) April 29, 2015
Clinton at #DinkinsForum: Ends remarks by asking for prayer "for people of Baltimore and our beloved country."
— Columbia | SIPA (@ColumbiaSIPA) April 29, 2015
https://twitter.com/ctomm/status/593423417497497600/photo/1
Sadly seats are starting to empty out after the keynote final remarks. There's plenty to hear at #DinkinsForum. pic.twitter.com/Zx2w89tDvm
— Kaitlyn Wells (@KaitWells) April 29, 2015
MT @ColumbiaSSW: Esther Fuchs of SIPA will moderate upcoming panel w/ Dean Takamura, others at #DinkinsForum (~10:45 a.m.)
— Columbia | SIPA (@ColumbiaSIPA) April 29, 2015
RT @ctomm: @HillaryClinton and #MayorDinkins #DinkinsForum @ColumbiaSIPA pic.twitter.com/VH7IIJsP16
— Columbia | SIPA (@ColumbiaSIPA) April 29, 2015
My favorite picture from #DinkinsForum @HillaryClinton & #dinkins share a moment #NYC @newyork @ColumbiaSIPA #sipa pic.twitter.com/MMcLCd6muQ
— Affan Javed (@affanjaved) April 29, 2015
First report we've seen on Clinton remarks at #DinkinsForum: "Clinton: Pray for Freddie Gray’s Family" @Newsweek http://t.co/oZTunR029h
— Columbia | SIPA (@ColumbiaSIPA) April 29, 2015
**Watch live** 2015 #DinkinsForum continues with panel on "The Future of a National Urban Policy": http://t.co/1ZcZOk0PwI
— Columbia | SIPA (@ColumbiaSIPA) April 29, 2015
#LongTermConsequences: Poverty is high today because of 1970s economy. —Sheldon Danziger of @RussellSageFdn. #DinkinsForum
— Kaitlyn Wells (@KaitWells) April 29, 2015
#DinkinsForum panel @ColumbiaSIPA #SIPA #sipalife pic.twitter.com/QoSHy9KF0q
— Affan Javed (@affanjaved) April 29, 2015
"Our cities are thriving in a way they weren't a generation ago."—Dr. Jacob Hacker, @ISPSYale. #DinkinsForum
— Kaitlyn Wells (@KaitWells) April 29, 2015
The fun isn't over. Listening to an awesome panel at the #DinkinsForum! With Ester Fuchs, Darren Walker, Jeanette… http://t.co/L2nGEuqmWZ
— Vikash Reddy (@vikashreddy) April 29, 2015
Sometimes the less visible things that happen in the country [have the biggest impact], says @ColumbiaSSW's Jeanette Takamura. #DinkinsForum
— Kaitlyn Wells (@KaitWells) April 29, 2015
Really interesting and thoughtful discussion on inclusiveness and inequality at the #DinkinsForum https://t.co/euYbbyHznx
— Ev Erskine (@EvErskine) April 29, 2015
RT @KaitWells: "Our cities are thriving in a way they weren't a generation ago."—Dr. Jacob Hacker, @ISPSYale. #DinkinsForum
— Yale ISPS (@ISPSYale) April 29, 2015
"People don't organize to organize; they organize to affect change"—Jacob Hacker, @ISPSYale. #DinkinsForum
— Kaitlyn Wells (@KaitWells) April 29, 2015
.@darrenwalker of @FordFoundation: "Inequality robs a society's people of hope." This is at center of debate #DinkinsForum
— ColumbiaSocialWork (@ColumbiaSSW) April 29, 2015
Congratulations to Mayor David Dinkins on the wonderfully successful 2015 #DinkinsForum!
— Columbia | SIPA (@ColumbiaSIPA) April 29, 2015
