I had the opportunity to attend part of the Great Expectations Citizen's Convention yesterday at the Pennsylvania Convention Center (Chris Satullo blogged about it here). Whenever I go to one of these events and see so many dedicated, thoughtful people in one place, it gives me hope that at some point in the future, their collective energy will overcome the "me first" attitude that has so often pervaded our city government.
Mayor-elect Michael Nutter delivered the keynote speech and Councilman At-Large-elect Bill Green IV was close by in the crowd. (edited to add) Councilwoman-elect Maria Quinones-Sanchez was also in attendance. Other than that, it didn't look like any other elected officials chose to grace the event with their presence, which was unfortunate.
Anyway, I got some video of Nutter's speech and caught a few moments from the break out sessions during which the participants got in small groups to discuss one of the 12 points of the Citizens Agenda.
So I'm going to finish up editing that video into something short and concise and post it in a couple hours. For now, you can read coverage of the event here and here.
Comments (1)
Not true that, other than Michael Nutter, Bill Green was only elected official present.
Maria Quinones Sanchez attended.
Posted by karen | December 3, 2007 11:58 AM