Clearly civic engagement has arrived as a major issue. 700 people convened in Worcester last November for the Mass. Civic Engagement Summit and now 400 spent their Saturday at yesterday's Boston Civic Summit. Co-chaired by City Councilor Maureen Feeney and James Rooney of the Mass. Convention Center, yesterday's event united civic activitists from across Boston's neighborhoods.  read more »

I'm posting these notes for Judy Meredith, facilitator of the Politics & Policy Making track. These are from the morning session.

Tom Sander, Executive Director of the Saguaro Seminar for Civic Engagement and our morning keynote speaker at the Summit, has posted an article on his blog recapping some of his key points at the summit. The post also includes a recap of some of the other plenary speakers, including highlights of the Governor's remarks.

Thanks to all who attended the Social Capital, Diverse Neighborhoods and Networks track. We had some provocative discussion in the morning and a lot of ideas generated in the afternoon.  read more »

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