EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

In a city undergoing tremendous cultural, social, and demographic changes, increasing rents and property values are pushing many long-time residents and businesses out of the city. These forces pose a threat to cultural diversity. While various communities throughout San Francisco are working to reverse this trend, significant progress cannot be made without a coordinated and concerted effort. 

Sustaining San Francisco’s Living History will convene community, business, and civic leaders for a discussion about what can be done to prevent the loss of heritage businesses and community institutions that help define San Francisco’s unique cultural identity.

Date: Saturday, June 15, 2013
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Location: Bayanihan Community Center
1010 Mission Street, San Francisco, 94103
Register today!

What is the community summit?
The summit will be organized into two parts. The morning session will seek to define cultural and social heritage, communicate the importance of cultural and social heritage to San Francisco communities, and articulate community needs related to cultural and social heritage resources. The afternoon session will focus on strategies for sustaining heritage businesses and commercial corridors.

What do we expect to accomplish?
The summit will serve as a catalyst for developing recommendations in the following areas: (1) a citywide heritage business designation program and (2) cultural and social heritage neighborhood programs.

Who should attend?
The summit is intended for communities, groups, and individuals that create, maintain, and transmit cultural heritage in San Francisco. Participants may include artists, business owners, civic leaders, community activists, educators, faith-based and non-profit leaders, historians, planners, and preservationists.

For more information and to register, please visit sfheritage.org.

The Community Summit will be presented by San Francisco Heritage in partnership with the Alliance for California Traditional Arts, California Office of Historic Preservation, the Japantown Organizing Committee, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Page & Turnbull, the San Francisco Latino Historical Society, the San Francisco Planning Department, and SoMa Pilipinas.