Goodmeet @ SALT June 13, 2009

Goodmeet @ SALT: a daylong event on Saturday, June 13th for people and organizations that provide sanctuary in NYC.

There is a demand for sanctuary in a fast-paced environment like New York City, a demand that becomes particularly pressing in times of economic instability, political change, and rising unemployment. Goodmeet @ SALT will provide a forum for discussing the opportunities and questions that are relevant to sanctuary providers.

Whether they provide sanctuary as a product or service, Goodmeet @ SALT will help businesses to expand their peer networks across silos, industries and cultural divides. Businesses might participate for staff development, market testing, network building, knowledge sharing, R&D, and organizational problem-solving. We expect participants will explore how to design, build, market and administer sanctuary in NYC.

There is a particular relationship-building power in making something together and in sharing expertise across industries. For example: imagine staff from a tent manufacturing company, an architect, and a social worker spending a session developing temporary housing for the homeless...perhaps they find a good idea or two, but certainly they have laid a significant foundation for future business together. Participants will be facilitated to during the first hour to create the schedule for the day, turning participants' pressing questions and sanctuary-relevant topics into sessions.

Official Website: http://www.Goodmeet.org/Salt.html