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Local Initiatives Summit #1
Date: 11/5/2022
Location: Church & State, SLC, UT, USA

By The People's first Local Initiatives Summit focused on three pressing issues currently affecting Utah citizens: Housing, Education, and The Great Salt Lake.
We were honored to bring together very knowledgable and diverse panels of speakers, who came together to discuss the issues through new lenses -- shedding light and bringing public awareness to causes, potential solutions, and calls to action.
**Unfortunately, multiple logistical and technical difficulties severely affected the quality of the recordings and livestream participation. Insights from this first session will greatly improve future events. Sorry for the inconvenience, and thank you for your patience and understanding!
Housing Panel
A lack of stable affordable housing contributes to social problems, including poverty, homelessness, educational disparities, and health care.
Featured speakers:

Daniel Brigham -- Moderator
Village Cooperative
Chris Wharton
SLC Council District 3
Rocky Anderson
Former mayor, SLC
Samuel Grenny
The Otherside Village
Jason Seaton
Poplar Grove Community Council
Education Panel
Political battles are now a central feature of education, leaving school boards, educators and students in the crosshairs of culture warriors.
Featured speakers:
Darin Mann -- Moderator
Village Cooperative
Kathleen Riebe
State Senator District 8
Jessica Fiveash
All Things Utah
Sarah Reale
Candidate, State School Board
Alena Ericksen
Utah House District Candidate
Great Salt Lake Panel
The largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere is drying up because of water use and drought amid a changing climate, sending dust with toxic metals — including arsenic — in the air of a metro area with approximately 1.2 million people.
Featured speakers:
Michael Cundick -- Moderator
Co-founder SLC Air Protectors
Zach Frankel
Utah Rivers Council
Deeda Seed
Public Lands Senior Campaigner
Timothy Hawkes
Utah State Representative
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