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This is about one hour and 15 minutes. Welcome to the brooklyn public library. This is usually where i start. Please welcome jennifer. [applause] youre here to discuss her first book is a shame necessary. What may give you a sample of the biography. Do you just want to start in on the discussion when i do the biography . Im happy to start i am happy to start right in. Shes an assistant professor and works at the intersection of conservation and cooperation focusing on the Human Dimensions of largescale social dilemmas. Once again shes crossing the river and lets just give her one warm brooklyn...

Energy efficiency coordinating committee, the Small Business seat. I feel like this position and this seat and serving the committee could be in line with my personal and professional life in addition to the advocacy in my history being in the city for Small Businesses and affected communities. So my family has a corner store and building in San Francisco. I grew up there so ive been around the business since i was young and now im taking more of an ownership managerial role. We have equipment dating back to the 1970s in our store, and this is a pretty common reality for a lot of old Sole Prop...

For people of all races and incomes and races. When we lose families we are losing diversity. While diversity is a value for it in and of itself, the loss of diversity also threatens the following areas middle income jobs and workers, environment and sustainability, social integration, social capital and citizen engagement. Over the past two months my office has been working with the Mayors Office, the School District and a diverse dwruep group of stake holders to further specify what this council should look like. So at this moment id like to thank the Childrens Funds coalition, the our child...

Then we also included some language to specify that the board of supervisors, the board of education and superintendent may also recommend members to the mayor just to assure they were inclusive of who could recommend and who could not recommend. We felt this was a collaborative effort and wanted to provide this opportunity. As far as section 102. 5, the governments piece, the council will meet at least 3 times a fiscal year and we added that to the extent feasible that these meetings be spread out through the year. We also, we are also havinging the mayor make appointments by shifting the dea...

Taking more of an ownership managerial role. We have equipment dating back to the 1970s in our store, and this is a pretty common reality for a lot of old Sole Proprietor independent businesses in the city. So ive had to assess upgrades for that establishment on its own in addition to working with other grocers and i sit on the board of the Arab American Grocers Association so i have a lot of relationships with Small Businesses and weve had interface with the department of environment on several different issues that relate to Small Businesses. So it is an area of interest for me personally, l...