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ABOUT INDEX
What is GLUE? GLUE was developed as a forum for people to exchange stories, ideas, and best practices... Our Mission To bolster regional identity amongst older industrial urban centers in the American Great Lakes region... Our Sponsors GLUE was seeded in its infancy by the Brookings Institution's Great Lakes Economic Initiative... Press Read about GLUE in the press. |
Who is GLUE?
GLUE, a 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. Sarah Szurpicki and Abby Wilson developed the concept for the Great Lakes Urban Exchange (GLUE) during the summer of 2007, as an outgrowth of comparative conversations about their experiences coming home to similarly challenged post-industrial cities. Between them, they have run political campaigns, traveled to five continents, written over a million dollars worth of successful grant proposals, and performed on half a dozen stages. GLUE would also not be possible without: Brett Renfer and Alyssa Mullen, our web designers, Alex Braidwood, our web consultant, the generous and talented graphic designer Serene Arena, Lindsay Patross, who has provided invaluable technical guidance, and Pat Clark, whose status as a dot connector remains unmatched. Finally, GLUE would like to thank the amazing Pittsburgh company LibSyn, who volunteered to host our podcasts for free. Thank you LibSyn! GLUE NETWORK CORE VALUES
How can I be a part of GLUE? New Great Lakes city dwellers or diaspora members can help GLUE succeed in the following ways:
Who are our partners and mentors? Since the Fall of 2007, GLUE has been an affiliated project of the Brookings Institution's Great Lakes Economic Initiative. We are enormously grateful for their support and guidance in this nascent project. GLUE's work is also buoyed by the support of our organizational partners, including: Buffalo Niagara Partnership Building Cleveland by Design Center for Civic Participation CEO's for Cities City Prowl Cleveland 20/30 Club Cleveland Colectivo Cleveland Council on World Affairs Cleveland Foundation Cleveland Leadership Center Cleveland Neighborhood Development Coalition Cleveland State University College for Creative Studies Columbus Chamber of Commerce Community Media Workshop Cuyahoga Community College Defend Youngstown Detroit Renaissance Detroit Shoreway Community Development Corporation Downtown Cleveland Alliance Duluth, MN, Office of the Mayor FUEL Milwaukee FUSION Detroit Great Lakes Information Network Greater Cleveland Partnership Greater Ohio Healing Our Waters Coalition IndyHub International Center for Studies in Creativity, Buffalo State College Lake Erie Region Conservancy Leadership Pittsburgh, Inc. Local Initiatives Support Corporation [LISC] Michigan Environmental Council Michigan Suburbs Alliance Neighborhood Leadership Institute Next American City One Economy Corporation ParkWorks Partnership for Public Good Penn Future Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group Pittsburgh Technology Council Pittsburgh United Progress Pittsburgh Public Policy Forum Smart Growth America State University of New York at Buffalo Sustainable Cleveland Sustainable Pittsburgh The Buffalo Museum of Science The Drum Major Institute The League of Young Voters The Michigan Municipal League The Northeast-Midwest Institute Wayne State University WKYC-TV YERT [Your Environmental Road Trip] Youngstown Business Incubator |
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