Sharing the story of your family’s wealth could help influence future city policy.
In partnership with local consultant Joi Harmon, the city of Indianapolis is holding a series of community conversations this December to learn about Black residents’ experiences with wealth across generations.
The conversations are part of a broader effort from the city to learn about what policies have helped or hurt Black communities’ abilities to build wealth. Harmon, who runs consulting firm The Success Plug, is facilitating community feedback for the project.
If you want to give input but can’t attend, you can fill out the survey about Black wealth in Indy online here. You can either fill out the survey in writing or submit a brief audio or video recording. Responses will be kept anonymous unless you give the organization permission to share your comments.
If you go
There will be four conversations in December — one on the west side, two on the east side and one on the south side.
Here are the times and locations of the meetings:
- Dec. 3: 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Cleo’s Bodega and Cafe, 2432 Doctor M.L.K. Jr. St.
- Dec. 8: 2-4 p.m. at Frederick Douglass Family Center, 1616 E. 25th St.
- Dec. 10: 6-8 p.m. at P30, 3039 N. Post Road
- Dec. 19: 4-6 p.m. at Pride Park, 1129 Vandeman St.
Register in advance for one of these sessions using this Google form.
For more information or to share your story, email info@thesuccessplug.org.
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