At the Heart of Community Health: The
Importance of Community Leadership &
Engagement
WISCONSIN PREVENTION CONFERENCE
September 12, 2013
Mary M. Lee, Esq.
Deputy Director
PolicyLink
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PolicyLink is a national research
and action institute advancing
economic and social equity by
Lifting Up What Works. ®
Fighting for Civil Rights
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MARCH ON WASINGTON - 1963
COMMUNITY COALITION – SOUTH LA
ISAIAH – TWINS CITIES
IMAN - CHICAGO
UPROSE -BROOKLYN
MARCH ON WASHINGTON - 2013
COMMUNITIES ADVANCING CHANGE
“We can all get more together
than we can apart. And this is
the way we gain power. Power
is the ability to achieve purpose,
power is the ability to affect
change, and we need power.”
“Never doubt that a small group of
thoughtful, committed, citizens can change
the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that
ever has.”
Margaret Mead
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Average people and the average community
can change the world. You can do it just
based on common sense, determination,
persistence and patience.“
Lois Gibbs
By acting in community, not isolation;
By acting on hope, not fear;
By sharing God’s abundance with all, not
just a few;
We create a world with justice for all.
From the “ISIAH Story – Who We Are and
What We Stand For"
POLICYLINK RESOURCES
• You can find many reports and online tools on
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