# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Community Conversation: Welcoming & Belonging
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 16 Sep, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Event Description**: During Welcoming Week, in partnership with the Jamestown Justice Coalition and the Robert H. Jackson Center, NNC is hosting a Community Conversation with local leaders to discuss what welcoming and belonging looks like in different spaces. 

Panelists:
- Daniel DeMarte, President of Jamestown Community College
- Michael Edwards, Director of Jamestown Renaissance Corporation 
- Patricia Graves, Director of Chadakoin Valley Project
- Twan Leenders, Director of Conservation at Everwild Land Trust

The conversation will be moderated by Kristen McMahon, President of the Robert H. Jackson Center.

Join the conversation on how different sectors, including higher education, conservation, urban development, and local history contribute to a Jamestown where everyone can belong.  

Cultivating a welcoming community requires a multifaceted approach. It means collectively investing in and supporting spaces where everyone is treated with dignity and can shape and impact the communities they live in. 

Belonging takes place in all spaces and in many ways. Our sense of belonging is influenced by our neighborhoods, our schools, our parks, our historical institutions, and, above all, by our relationships with one another.

This event is free and open to the public.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/jamestown/community-conversation-welcoming-and-belonging/200030643116517
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Jamestown
- **state**: NY
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Robert H. Jackson Center
- **lat**: 42.09831
- **long**: -79.23771
- **full address**: Robert H. Jackson Center, 305 E 4th St, Jamestown, NY 14701-5501, United States

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Community Conversation: Welcoming & Belonging being held?
  - **A:** Community Conversation: Welcoming & Belonging takes place on Wed, 16 Sep, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Wed, 16 Sep, 2026 at 06:00 pm at Robert H. Jackson Center, 305 E 4th St, Jamestown, NY 14701-5501, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Community Conversation: Welcoming & Belonging?
  - **A:** Community Conversation: Welcoming & Belonging is organized by New Neighbors Coalition.

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