Herbert M'cleod (Special Advisor, Office of the President, Sierra Leone) spoke about how post-conflict countries should seek to allow for changes to policy based on evidence rather than to recreate the government and economy that led to the conflict. In practice, however, the post-conflict environment is complex, mired in the need for short-term solutions and the rush to return to a sense of "normalcy".
Panelist/Discussants: Terrie Light, Executive Director, Berkeley Food and Housing Project; Michael Novogradac, Principal, Novogradac & Co. LLP; Alex Sanchez, Executive Director, Housing Authority of the County of Santa Clara; Kevin Stein, Associate Director, California Reinvestment Coalition
Moderator: John M. Quigley, I. Donald Terner Distinguished Professor, UC Berkeley
Sponsor: Berkeley Program on Housing and Urban Policy
Join us for this lively and important seminar discussion concerning the latest policy developments in areas such as foreclosure, neighborhood stabilization, homeless assistance, tax-credit development, and many others.
Jess Row is the author of Your Face in Mine, which Karen Russell called “fearless, ambitious, unforgettable,” and two short story collections, The Train to Lo Wu and Nobody Ever Gets Lost. He has received a Whiting Writers Award, the PEN/O. Henry Award, and two Pushcart Prizes. In 2007 he was named a "Best Young American Novelist" by Granta. He teaches at the College of New Jersey and is an ordained Zen teacher.