Posted December 7, 200717 yr This came across to Colectivo members over our listserv. Thought it would be of general interest to the forumers ... such a great idea: Quick Facts about the Great Lakes Urban Exchange (GLUE) A Project of the Brookings Institution's Metropolitan Policy Program and Great Lakes Economic Initiative What is GLUE? Much has been said about the future of the Great Lakes region by academics and traditional stakeholders in public policy. Yet rarely have 18-40 year olds, the target of scores of 'brain drain' research and attraction and retention efforts, been asked as a demographic what they envision, or how their day-to-day experiences in "declining" post-industrial cities inform that vision. GLUE, founded by two newly returned, twenty-something Great Lakes residents, is a multi-media documentary, networking, and creative research effort to do just that ...
February 4, 200817 yr Focus on future of Great Lakes Regional Institute joins effort to revitalize region’s economy By RACHEL M. TEAMAN Reporter Contributor The Regional Institute is partnering in an effort led by the Brookings Institution and the John R. Oishei Foundation to convene young leaders from the Great Lakes region, including Buffalo, to develop and implement strategies for the region’s economic future. The Great Lakes Urban Exchange (GLUE) organizing meeting, to be held in Buffalo Jan. 31 to Feb. 2 in the Hyatt Regency Buffalo and Asbury Hall in Babeville, will promote conversation on such topics as revitalization of the Great Lakes region, leadership, regional identity, the use of new media tools and peer-to-peer education and networking ... ... For more information, please visit http://www.buffalo.edu/reporter/vol39/vol39n18/articles/RI_GLUE.html
February 4, 200817 yr Young adults work to polish cities' Rust Belt image Posted by Tom Breckenridge February 01, 2008 17:55PM A core of Web-savvy city dwellers want to be agents of change in the struggling Great Lakes region. About 50 young adults gathered this week in Buffalo for the fledgling Great Lakes Urban Exchange -- a movement to polish the rusty image of 21 Midwestern cities and to push an agenda for urban revival. Among them was Seth Beattie, 27, who heard first-hand that segregated neighborhoods, urban sprawl and a Rust Belt image are not unique to Cleveland ... "There's common problems, but common opportunities as well," said Beattie ... ... For more information, please visit http://blog.cleveland.com/business/2008/02/young_adults_work_to_polish_ci.html
February 4, 200817 yr I had an opportunity to attend this planning conference, and it was one of the most inspiring events I've taken part in in my professional life ... a room of 50 young progressive leaders who love industrial cities, each sharing about the innovative things going on their respective cities. It gave me chills just to think about the potential this group could have in addressing policy issues and in changing the image people have of the industrial Midwest. I would HIGHLY recommend checking out the group's temporary website at http://gluespace.wordpress.com/.
February 4, 200817 yr I surfed in and love it! Great concept, and I have to say that the participant list is pretty impressive. Nearly every major city in the area is on it...and I like how it extends beyond the usual "Midwest" to pull in the eastern 'Lakes cities like Buffalo and Rochester. I also see, once again, Dayton has no representation. LOL, imagine that!
February 4, 200817 yr Good point, Jeffrey ... I can't recall if anyone from Dayton was present at the conference, but I don't think they were. As far as I know, it was just Cleveland, Akron, Youngstown and Columbus (Toledo is participating but was unable to attend the conference). On the blog, there's a post at the bottom called "Updated cities list" ... they specifically ask for feedback on any cities that are not currently included. I'm sure they would welcome hearing about your recommendation of Dayton, although they might call on you to participate and to help them identify other Daytonites. :wink:
February 4, 200817 yr I also had the privilege of participating in this conference on behalf of St. Louis. Like 8Shades said, it was one of the most impressive, inspiring and enjoyable experiences of my life. There is something so incredible about being amongst a group of such passionate, knowledgable and creative people who are so committed to improving the quality of life in America's most underrated cities. An absolute pleasure it was, and I look forward to many more future exchanges.
February 4, 200817 yr OK, looking a bit deeper I see they are an under-40/young adult group. That would leave me out. There's another site starting up that looks more open-ended, a "social network" site called "Rust Belt Bloggers"
February 4, 200817 yr QUOTE: "They think that people just care about beer and football," Wilson said. ...and what is wrong with that?
February 6, 200817 yr I know they have been trying to establish connections in Cincy and will be doing documentary work there, but I don't believe anyone from Cincinnati attended the conference.
February 7, 200817 yr GLUE is trying to recruit in Cincinnati - we need you! email [email protected]. Cincy was NOT represented in Buffalo and we are desperately trying to rectify!!!
February 8, 200817 yr This is why the PD (and all Ohio dailies) needs young columnists. Chills. Chills. The Midwest against the rest By Ryan Horton, Special to OnMilwaukee.com Published Feb. 6, 2008 at 11:32 a.m. Sorry California, Colorado, and Arizona, but we no longer like you. For too long, you have taken our young college grads, our sun-seeking retirees, our capital, our income and our jobs. It's time for this slow bleed to stop ... ... For more information, please visit http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/midwestglue.html
April 8, 200817 yr On the GLUE website: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GLUE will be kicking off monthly meetings in GLUE cities in early April. Sticky City Round-Ups will be occurring simultaneously across the region; each city can participate on one of two days. Check this page for information about events in your city. If your city is NOT on this list, but you want it to be, email [email protected]. We’re looking for more organizers! Buffalo: Tuesday, April 8, 7 pm EST, Spot Coffee Chicago: Tuesday, April 8, 6 pm CST, Mercury Cafe Cleveland, Akron, Youngstown: Thursday, April 10, 7 pm EST, WKYC-TV Studios, 1333 Lakeside Avenue Columbus: Tuesday, April 8, 7 pm EST, Los Camperos - 3610 S High St. Detroit: Thursday, April 10, 7 pm EST, Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit (CAID) Flint: Tuesday, April 8, 7 pm EST, location t.b.d. Indianapolis: Tuesday, April 8, 7 pm EST, The Coffee Shop at Moe and Johnny’s Milwaukee: Tuesday, April 8, 6 pm CST, Bucketworks Minneapolis-St. Paul, Tuesday, April 8, 6 pm CST, location t.b.d. Pittsburgh: Thursday, April 10, 7 pm EST, The Union Project, 801 N. Negley Ave. Rochester: Tuesday, April 8, 7 pm EST, Boulder Coffee Company, 100 Alexander St. St. Louis: Thursday, April 10, 6 pm CST, the Commonspace at the Soulard Fine Arts Building, 1007 Russell Blvd. Toledo: Thursday, April 10, 7 pm EST, Manhattan’s Restaurant http://gluespace.wordpress.com/going-local/
April 8, 200817 yr ^ Yes, Dayton and Cincy folks, email Abby and Sarah at [email protected]! GLUE is exciting, necessary, relevant ... and like nothing any of us have seen before in the industrial Midwest. Sure, there are tons of young professional groups out there, but GLUE is different for at least two reasons: First, they're focusing on progressive policy ... transit orientation, social equity, environmental policy, quality of life, progressive community development strategies, etc. Second, they are helping link efforts throughout the industrial Midwest so that we can all learn from each other and use our collective numbers to influence change on a broader scale. So we need Cincy and Dayton on board! If you're interested in participating in the Cleveland/Akron/Youngstown meeting on Thursday, PM me your name/affiliation, and I'll forward an RSVP to the Cleveland group leader.
April 8, 200817 yr Cities tied together by Rust Belt Midwestern towns embrace their identities By David Giffels, Beacon Journal columnist Saturday, Mar 29, 2008 I'm not sure when the term ''Rust Belt'' made the transition from mark of dishonor to badge of honor. I'm not even sure if that's happened, or at least if it's happened completely. But there's definitely plenty of evidence that, in the past half-generation or so, the phrase has been adapted by people who came of age after the rust had already formed. Instead of growing up with the smell of factory smoke, they grew up with stories of that smell, and so their perspective is unique, and uniquely ''postindustrial'' ... For more information, please visit http://www.ohio.com/news/17121526.html
April 8, 200817 yr "If you're interested in participating in the Cleveland/Akron/Youngstown meeting on Thursday, PM me your name/affiliation, and I'll forward an RSVP to the Cleveland group leader." Out of curiosity, what could one expect by showing up at said event? :-) clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
April 9, 200817 yr Well, since you asked ... :-D Participants will hear what GLUE is and how the group will function on the local level. The GLUE model is very participatory, so local participants will help shape the local agenda. We'll be discussing how to advance progressive ideals throughout the industrial Midwest (and, of course, particularly in Northeast Ohio). GLUE is also putting together regional advisory committees (regional being all cities in the Great Lakes region) on particular progressive issues: Environmental Justice & Sustainability; Responsible Economic Development; Empowerment of Communities & Individuals; Quality of Place; and Civic Participation & Government Transparency. We'll also have some interaction with local meetings occurring in other Great Lakes cities at the same time.
April 16, 200817 yr Did anyone go to the April 10 event at WKYC in Cleveland? I'm interested in hearing how it went. A relative of mine works at WKYC but didn't go to the event, yet provided me with a PDF of the following........ ___________________ WHAT IS GLUE? Much has been said about the future of the Great Lakes region by academics and traditional stakeholders in public policy. Yet rarely have 18-40 yearolds, the target of scores of 'brain drain' research and attraction and retention efforts, been asked as a demographic what they envision, or how their day-to-day experiences in "declining' post-industrial cities inform that vision. "The economic potential of the Great Lakes region will not be fully realized unless water protection is paired with inclusive and innovative reinvestment in cities like Milwaukee, Erie, and Youngstown," said Pittsburgh native Abby Wilson, Co-Founder of GLUE. "The shared potential of our region's environmental and human capital is truly extraordinary, but untapped - partly because our cities are struggling. The region's cities must be the laboratory, the nucleus, and the expression of that possibility." "Across the world, the number of people moving to cities drastically outpaces the ability of infrastructure to support them. Yet my city and others like it are fighting tooth and nail to stave off population decline," Detroit native and GLUE Go-Founder Sarah Szurpicki said. 'We can't continue to sideline this region as our nation evolves in the 2lsr century.' GLUE was developed in the fall oÍ 2007 as a forum for people to exchange stories, ideas, and best practices between otherwise isolated cities ranging from Buffalo lo St. Louis to Minneapolis. The GLUE coalition, comprised of post-boomer urbanists located in the "rustbelt," was founded to promote the power, aide in the positive transformation, and address the shared challenges of similarly-storied older industrial cities situated in the Great Lakes watershed. Among the ranks of GLUE coalition members are community organizers, urban planners, artists, environmentalists, entrepreneurs, and students living and working in over twenty cities in ten states. GLUE's website will serve as an idea and information clearinghouse for the Great Lakes Region. It will feature issue and solutions-oriented stories, a directory where city-lovers can connect with one another and exchange ideas, and links to organizations and initiatives where readers can get involved, both locally and regionally. GLUE will additionally host monthly local meetings and other off-line events, placing an emphasis on diversity and the inclusion of under-represented communities. GLUE operates on four guiding principles: Urbanism: Cities are our world's economic drivers. Decision makers cannot afford to underestimate their value nor overlook their needs. Regionalism: Great Lakes urban centers need to overcome outlooks of despair and isolation by forging a shared perspective and developing strength in numbers. Storytelling: White papers alone cannot propel an agenda, particularly for the emerging generation of leadership. No need is expressed more powerfully than via human narrative. Network Building: Connecting people and institutions who share challenges and objectives will foster regional collaboration and transfer examples of success throughout the basin. For more information, visit www.GLUEspace.oro or email [email protected]. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
August 14, 200816 yr http://buffalo.bizjournals.com/buffa...ml?t=printable Plotting for an urban renaissance Business First of Buffalo - by James Fink Business First The fate of older, city centers like Buffalo could be infused when a new administration enters the White House next January. With that thought in mind, Rep. Brian Higgins, D-Buffalo, is convening a federal panel on Friday to discuss that issue. The panel discussion is set for 10 a.m. at the Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society. Higgins, co-chairman of the Congressional Revitalizing Older Cities Task Force, is bringing a mix of national and local speakers to the panel including Cheektowaga Supervisor Mary Holtz, Brian Reilly, Buffalo Department of Economic Development commissioner, Abby Wilson, co-founder of the Great Lakes Urban Exchange and Rob Atkinson, a visiting senior fellow at the prestigious Brookings Institution. More at http://buffalo.bizjournals.com/buffa...ml?t=printable
November 7, 200816 yr Right Here: GLUE gets young people to stick to the Rust Belt Friday, November 07, 2008 By Annie Tubb, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Abby Wilson traveled across the world, only to return to Pittsburgh to revitalize it. She grew up in Penn Hills, went to Columbia University in New York City for college and lived in South Africa and Scotland before returning to Pittsburgh in 2006. She worked on political campaigns in Pittsburgh for two years before beginning law school at the University of Pittsburgh in August. More at http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08312/926099-294.stm
April 5, 200916 yr oh no! Pittsburgh is copying us! Pop Up Pittsburgh, Inspired by Cleveland - May 30th April 5th, 2009 by Abby Wilson View Profile In the last year and a half, Sarah and I have traveled to almost two dozen GLUE cities. Although differences abound, vacancy is something each of these places copes with. Our friends in the policy world spend a lot of time researching strategies to combat urban abandonment, and their efforts are critical to our cities’ future prosperity. But I have a hunch that imagination and community celebration in some of our cities’ abandoned spaces might be just as important to our efforts to fill them up. As a graduate of Leadership Pittsburgh’s 2007-2008 Leadership Development Initiative program, I was thrilled to learn that this year’s class is implementing an idea I first learned about in Cleveland - an idea that combats vacancy with imagination and community engagement. Leadership Pittsburgh’s 2008-2009 LDI class is bringing Pop Up to Uptown! A Fall 2008 Kent Magazine article defined Pop Up as follows: ”A Pop-Up event is, as [Terri] Schwarz explains, a temporary use of vacant land or buildings. The intent is to highlight the different kinds of potential in vacant sites in Cleveland, and to develop a sustainable business model for others who want to try their hands at similar festivities. The events, or installations as they are sometimes called, are envisioned to include outdoor markets, restaurants and shops, art installations, concerts, landscape interventions and other fun, yet thought-provoking events…” Thanks to Leadership Pittsburgh and The Sprout Fund, Uptown on the Move, Pittsburgh’s very own Pop Up project, is happening on May 30th. If you are ANYWHERE nearby on that date, you should join us! From Pop Up Pittsburgh:“Come and experience POP UP PITTSBURGH! “Uptown on the Move” on May 30th, 2009 a one day event highlighting the Uptown Neighborhood of Pittsburgh through a traveling progressive block party that engages and positively affects the community and encourages residents from throughout the region to experience and appreciate Uptown’s assets and potential…” http://www.gluespace.org/blog/?p=349
April 23, 200916 yr Wow. This sounds pretty exciting. Can't wait to hear more specifics on GLUE's Cleveland-based initiative. GLUE Seeks Professional Freelance Journalist April 21st, 2009 by Sarah Szurpicki GLUE is pleased to announce this position in Cleveland/NEO: Northeast Ohio Civic Journalist, April 2009 GLUE, the Great Lakes Urban Exchange (www.gluespace.org), is seeking a freelance journalist to write a series of pieces on a current civic initiative in Northeast Ohio. The position begins as soon as possible and lasts approximately six months. The journalist will work closely with a Cleveland-based team of volunteers from a variety of sectors to report on an important and rapidly evolving civic project that involves a number of local and national policymakers ... ... More at http://www.gluespace.org/blog/?p=385
January 21, 201015 yr The Great Lakes Urban Exchange will be holding their annual conference here in Cleveland. GLUE is a multi-city effort of young progressives to begin to address challenges and celebrate innovation and opportunity throughout the industrial Midwest. Right now, they're seeking more information about Cleveland to help them plan out this "3-day blow-out of urban pride and ideas". Please take a minute to take their five-question survey (www.surveymonkey.com/s/WBLPZW2), and please feel free to forward it to anyone else you think would be appropriate.
May 10, 201015 yr Great Lakes Urban Exchange is having their annual meeting in CLEVELAND this year. From their email: What: For the third year in a row, GLUE will be hosting a uniquely collaborative, cross-sector, geographically diverse gathering of young leaders who are committed to the revitalization of their Rust Belt homes. Who: You, and 99 other planners, activists, community development specialists, students, policy wonks, and engaged citizens from Cleveland, Flint, Dayton, Buffalo, and the other cities of the Great Lakes. Why: Because Cleveland and the rest of our post-industrial cities are testing grounds for new ideas about how cities can work. (As if we needed another reason to visit the shores of Lake Erie in July!) When: Thursday, July 15, 2010 - Saturday, July 17, 2010 More details: Available at www.UrbanLabsConference.com, and forthcoming in this week's GLUEsletter. Registration will open by Friday, May 14.
May 13, 201015 yr Is anyone going to the Cleveland conference?? JULY 15-17, 2010 http://urbanlabsconference.wordpress.com/ That's right, the long-awaited, much-anticipated, highly-celebrated ANNUAL GLUE CONFERENCE is upon us again. This time, we're showcasing the glories of Cleveland. Our theme this year, "Great Lakes Cities: Urban Laboratories," was selected because we know that our cities are the premier testing grounds for new ideas about what cities can fundamentally BE, and how they can serve ALL of their residents in an equitable, sustainable way. The ideas being concocted in our cities have applicability everywhere--and shouting that from the rooftops will allow us to emerge as leaders in the school of urban re-imagining. At the conference, you and 99 other urban enthusiasts can expect to: hear about a range of good ideas, including organizing efforts and policy changes; receive tours of Cleveland and some of Cleveland's most exciting projects; work collaboratively on an exciting, Cleveland-based initiative; and, most importantly, get to know each other--each of you a potentially invaluable resource to your new GLUEster friends. Check out UrbanLabsConference.com periodically for news about the agenda, tours, and other events as the conference draws near. And if you know you're free on July 15-17, why not REGISTER NOW? We promise this will be as much fun as summer camp. See you there! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
June 30, 201014 yr I will be there! I have been an active member of GLUE since its first conference in Buffalo three years ago. What a great conference!
June 30, 201014 yr Kudos to a wonderful organization; now for the real reason of my post...we'll need to meet up for beers!
June 30, 201014 yr ^Maybe it would be a good time to invite some GLUE members to an UrbanOhio Happy Hour: http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,17344.420.html And if we're showcasing Cleveland...why not Cleveland's own Great Lakes Brewing Company?? I'm sure JivecitySTL could help spread the word to out-of-towners, as well as Cleveland GLUE members.
July 2, 201014 yr I would really love to meet up, although I will tell you most of our time there is already committed with stuff. My bro (STLgasm) and I have to be in Chicago right after the conference ends. I am so looking forward to the tour of Cleveland neighborhoods that is planned for the first day. We'll let you know if we get some time because we'd love to meetup. You Ohio people are so awesome. Your cities are awesome-- they seem to get along so well. You guys have a lot of pride in Ohio, which is something we in STL certainly don't have for Missouri. I love OHIO!!!
July 17, 201014 yr You guys-- your city is very, very special. We just spent an action-packed 3 days there for the GLUE conference and took a 3-hour bus tour of the entire city. We also had a walking tour of University Circle, the Gordon Square district and Ohio City. Rode the Rapid, met some amazing people and loved every second of it. I have some observations about Cleveland that I'll elaborate on more when I get some time, but jesus f'cking christ, you have an awful lot to be proud of. This was my fifth time in Cleve and absolutely the best!!! I LOVE CLEVELAND!!!!!!!! p.s. The urbanist community there is quite impressive. More later...
July 18, 201014 yr You guys-- your city is very, very special. We just spent an action-packed 3 days there for the GLUE conference and took a 3-hour bus tour of the entire city. We also had a walking tour of University Circle, the Gordon Square district and Ohio City. Rode the Rapid, met some amazing people and loved every second of it. I have some observations about Cleveland that I'll elaborate on more when I get some time, but jesus f'cking christ, you have an awful lot to be proud of. This was my fifth time in Cleve and absolutely the best!!! I LOVE CLEVELAND!!!!!!!! p.s. The urbanist community there is quite impressive. More later... Thanks for the kudos. Now it's time for you to act and FLEE to the CLE!
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