Have you seen Wonderwoman yet?! Listen to Monica gush about women in film… then hear Marita’s conversation with another wonder woman, Betty Cruz, founder of Change Agency! This month is Immigrant Heritage Month, so they chat about being the first in her Cuban American family to be born in the US and the immigrant experience of her family. She touches on the boldness and bravery it takes to move to a new country, struggles with school, working for the Mayor, and balancing work and life.
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From Other to Us showcases real experiences from our local immigrant communities, lifting up local best practices and champions who are transforming our region into a place where all our residents have a sense of belonging. Angelica Ocampo, President and CEO of the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh, shares her motivation and take on moving to Pittsburgh from Argentina.
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In 2016, Betty Cruz launched Change Agency, a social enterprise to elevate civic initiatives including implementation of a countywide community-designed immigrant integration plan that exists independent of government. Originally from Miami, Betty is the daughter of Cuban refugees and knows first-hand the challenges immigrants face seeking to establish a better tomorrow. She is a first-generation college graduate and was recently selected as one 40 attendees to the Next City’s 2017 Vanguard conference in Montreal. Betty talked to us about her work helping immigrants feel more welcome in Pittsburgh, made more daunting by the 2016 presidential election.
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While today’s immigrants encounter many of the same biases and obstacles that their predecessors faced, they have a champion in Change Agency Founder and Director Betty Cruz. Ms. Cruz joins The Heinz Endowments’ Grant Oliphant in a conversation about what it means to truly be a nation, a community, of We.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | City Hosts a Hearing on Religious and Ethnic Intimidation
Pittsburgh City Paper | Immigrants are Propping Up the Pittsburgh Metro Area Population
TribLIVE | Jefferson Regional Foundation ‘Taking Action’ in Pittsburgh’s Southern Suburbs
Solutions Journalism Network | Beyond the Vitriol: Reporting on Refugees
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Rising Together: Pittsburgh Can’t Leave It’s Black Citizen’s Behind
WESA | Looking at the Costs and Benefits of Immigration
Medium | Top 10 Pittsburgh Organizations Serving Immigrants and Refugees
World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh | Exploring Pittsburgh’s Community Blueprint
Barrio Latino | Change Agency y Ojo Latino
Pittsburgh Magazine | 40 Under 40: 2016
WQED | Pittsburgh’s Melting Pot Mission
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Officials Unveil Blueprint Designed to Improve Immigrant Experience
“What’s New in Aging: An update on the Age-Friendly Greater Pittsburgh initiative,” by Gary Rotstein | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“How This Big City Is Becoming Age-Friendly,” by Laura Poskin | Next Avenue
“How seniors in Allegheny County combat social isolation,” by Martha Rial | Public Source
“To build an inclusive smart city, look through an age-friendly lens,” by Katie Pyzyk | Smart Cities Dive
“Growing Older — and Designing Smarter,” by Laura Poskin | American Planning Association
“The Crossings: Bloomfield” (Video) | Lively Pittsburgh
“Playing our way to safety,” by Shayna Gleason | Playful Pittsburgh Collaborative
“‘Crossings: Bloomfield’ advocates for safe crosswalks,” by Andrew McKeon | Bloomfield-Garfield Bulletin
Video of Launch Press Conference | City Channel Pittsburgh
“Age-Friendly Pittsburgh: Action plan aims to make this a better place to grow old,” by Gary Rotstein | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“As Pittsburgh’s Population Ages, A Push To Make The City More Senior-Friendly,” by Kathleen J. Davis | WESA
“Age-Friendly Program Aims to Build Generational Inclusiveness,” by Neil Strebig | Northside Chronicle