Most people are aware of the devastating earthquake that hit Haiti a few weeks ago. But few of you may be aware that there will be an international workshop on rebuilding sustainable communities in Haiti on April 9th, 2010, that is being sponsored by the Center for Rebuilding Sustainable Communities After Disasters. The Center is a program of the University of Massachusetts in Boston. The workshop will examine the challenges of post-earthquake rebuilding in Haiti and social, economic and infrastructural development of the community after this disaster. This and other issues will be the focus of the 1-day workshop.
For more information about the 1-day workshop, contact Professor Adenrele Awotona, Director, Center for Rebuilding Sustainable Communities After Disasters, at www.rebuilding.umb.edu.
The Center will also be sponsoring another conference for four days in mid-July of this year. It will focus on rebuilding sustainable communities for the elderly and disabled after disasters. Maine Resilience will be participating in this conference and doing a brief presentation. We will provide you with more information about the second conference in the late winter/early spring.
Ron Breazeale, Ph.D.
Author, Duct Tape Isn't Enough
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