Unpacking the 2010 Census: The New Realities of Race, Class and Jurisdiction March 18, 2011

Co-sponsored by Hope in the Cities and the Virginia Center for InclusiveCommunities, this free forum will bring together community leaders to consider the implications of the 2010 census data in the first presentation by Dr. John Moeser that is open to the public. Special thanks to ConnectNetwork and Virginia Commonwealth University for hosting this forum.

New census figures about poverty in metropolitan Richmond are startling. Neighborhoods that ten years ago were areas of high-density poverty no longer fit this profile. Meanwhile, areas in 2000 that didn't fit the profile now do. Are there differences in poverty between city and suburb, between White and Black, between Asian and Latino? This program examines the dramatically changing landscape of human need and what we must do collectively -- city and counties alike -- to address the plight of fellow Richmonders and to build a just and inclusive community. Table conversations
will explore the impact of poverty in one of six sectors: business, civic life, education, healthcare, housing, and religion.