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Link to 2<\/strong>026 Mayoral Candidate Forum Video<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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19 Mar 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Link to 2<\/strong>025 City Council Candidate Forums Page<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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06 Mar 2025 \u2013 Marketing Ferguson as a Good Place to Live
20 Mar 2025 \u2013 Community Policing in Ferguson
03 Apr 2025 \u2013 Encouraging Development on West Florissant Ave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Link to 2024 Oak Park Conference Home Page<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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18 Oct 2024 \u2013 Building Relationships
18 Oct 2024 \u2013 Reception
19 Oct 2024 \u2013 Embracing Diversity
19 Oct 2024 \u2013 Strengthening Community<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Evenings in the Garden” Social Gatherings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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27 Jul 2019 \u2013 Dinner at EarthDance Community Garden
25 Jun 2022 \u2013 Open House for New City Manager
30 Sep\u00a02023\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Dinner at Historic 417 Adams
30 Jun 2024 – Open House with Community Service Award Presentation
16 Mar 2025 \u2013 Vine Caf\u00e9 Community Meal
13 Sep 2025 \u2013 Dinner at EarthDance Community Garden
15 Mar 2026 \u2013 Vine Caf\u00e9 Community Meal<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Conversations with Scholars<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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RaceForward Workshop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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01 Jun 2019 \u2013 RaceForward, “Racial Equity Summit”
16 Mar 2021 \u2013 Confluence Scholars, “Voting and Government”
19 Apr 2021 \u2013 Forward Through Ferguson, “Education Reform”
27 Oct 2021 \u2013 Napoleon Williams III, “How Local Government Works”
26 Jan 2022 \u2013 Heather Fleming, “Critical Race Theory”
12 Dec 2022 \u2013 Dr. Amber Johnson, “Navigating Social Media”
16 May 2023 \u2013 Dr. Michael Gearhart, “Real Estate’s Racial Reality”
02 Nov 2023 \u2013 Dr. Geoff Ward, “America’s Missing History”
19 Aug 2024 \u2013 Rosalind Williams, “Restorative Home Appraisals”
09 Jun 2025 \u2013 Patty Heyda, “Radical Atlas of Ferguson, USA”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Community Conversations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Movie Discussion \u2013 The Green Book<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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22 Feb 2020 \u2013 Movie Night, “The Green Book”
14 Jun 2020 \u2013 “Who Is My Neighbor,” Art Show
14 Apr 2022 \u2013 PROUD Members’ Retreat
17 Oct 2022 \u2013 PROUD Members’ Retreat
10 Feb 2023 \u2013 Movie Night, “The Long Shadow”
06 Nov 2023 \u2013 “The Importance of Social Connectedness: Loneliness”
29 Feb 2024 \u2013 Movie Night, “High on the Hog: African American Cuisine”
03 Apr 2024 \u2013 Movie Night, “Poverty, Politics and Profit”
23 May 2024 \u2013 “The Importance of Social Connectedness: Social Media”
24 Oct 2024 – Dr. David Kimball “Voter Participation and Trust”
05 Aug 2025 – Dr. Michael Gearhart “Story Telling”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Community Events<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ferguson Fourth of July Fair<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Juneteenth Fair<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

04 Jul 2018 \u2013 Ferguson’s Fourth of July Fair
05 Aug 2018 \u2013 Unity Fair
01 May 2019 \u2013 Senior Health Fair
13 Jul 2019 \u2013 Ferguson Farmers’ Market
29 Sep 2019 \u2013 Ferguson StreetFest
04 Jul 2019 \u2013 Ferguson’s Fourth of July Fair
04 Aug 2019 \u2013 Unity Fair
19 Jun 2021 \u2013 Juneteenth Fair
19 Jun 2022 \u2013 Juneteenth Fair
04 Jul 2022 \u2013 Ferguson’s Fourth of July Parade + Fair
17 Jun 2023 \u2013 Juneteenth Fair
04 Jul 2023 \u2013 Ferguson’s Fourth of July Parade
27 Jul 2023 \u2013 Ferguson Farmers’ Market
06 Aug 2023 \u2013 Unity Fair
15 Jun 2024 \u2013 Juneteenth Fair
04 Aug 2024 \u2013 Unity Fair
14 Jun 2025 \u2013 Juneteenth Fair<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Town Halls<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Police Chief Candidate Forum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ferguson-Florissant School District Town Hall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

13 Dec 2018 \u2013 Ferguson-Florissant School District Town Hall
17 May 2019 \u2013 Police Chief Candidate Forum
18 May 2022 \u2013 Ferguson Civilian Review Board Annual Report
23 Mar 2022 \u2013 Ferguson-Florissant School Board Candidate Forum
08 Jul 2024 – Conversation with the Department of Justice
04 Nov 2025 – Impact of Congressional Redistricting<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Panel Discussions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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29 Sep 2020 \u2013 “Understanding the Ferguson Consent Decree”
17 Nov 2020 \u2013 “Ferguson Consent Decree Update”
25 Jan 2021 \u2013 “Coping With Covid”
01 Mar 2022 \u2013 Ferguson Collaborative, “Reimagining Policing”
27 Oct 2022 \u2013 Sankofa Community Chat
11 Dec 2025 – Home Repair Resources <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Advocacy and Outreach<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Metropolitan Congregations United Petition
“Truth in Education”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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19 Feb 2022 \u2013 Metropolitan Congregations United Petition
30 Mar 2022 \u2013 Environmental Policy Summit
07 May 2023 \u2013 Washington U’s Brown School Community Analysis
24 May 2024 \u2013 CSSN Environmental Policy Convening
07 Jan 2025 \u2013 Community Organizing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hosting Community Events<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Community Gospel Choir<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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04 Aug 2018 \u2013 City-Wide Art Festival
01 Dec 2018 \u2013 Community Health Fair
04 Jun 2022 \u2013 Community Gospel Choir Concert
21 Aug 2022 \u2013 Shakespeare Festival, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
07 May 2023 \u2013 Community Gospel Choir Concert
04 May 2024 \u2013 Community Gospel Choir Concert
01 Jun 2025 \u2013 Community Gospel Choir Concert<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The success of many of the events listed above were made possible through PROUD’s collaborations with the following organizations:

Confluence Scholars Strategy Network
Neighborhood Leadership Fellows
Forward Through Ferguson
Ferguson-Florissant School District
Ferguson Public Library
Good Shepherd Arts Center
Ferguson Neighborhood Policing Steering Committee
Ferguson Civilian Review Board
Ferguson Collaborative
Ferguson Ministries Alliance
Metropolitan Congregations United
League of Women Voters
Sierra Club
The Justice Fleet
Government Alliance on Race & Equity
Center for Communally Bonded Research
Community Gospel Choir of St. Louis
St. Louis Shakespeare Festival<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Upcoming Events<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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