In Our Own Backyard follow-up

In Our Own Backyard: U.S. Poverty in the 21st Century Exhibit Update

A little over a month ago, a prototype of the 2009-2010 traveling exhibit 'In Our Own Backyard: U.S. Poverty in the 21st Century' was unveiled at the College of St. Catherine in St. Paul, Minnesota. This was an opportunity to gauge reactions and measure the effectiveness of the message. Think of it as a preseason event before the annual Catholic Charities USA convention in Portland in September 2009.

Things have not slowed down since then. Details have been fine-tuned, and the new website can be found here. The tentative schedule for the traveling exhibit is:

• September 24-29, 2009: Portland, Oregon

• October 29, 2009: Sacramento, CA

• January 21, 2010: San Antonio, TX

• February 24, 2010: Atlanta, GA

• March 8, 2010: Albany, NY

• March 25, 2010: Nashville, TN

• April 22, 2010: Cleveland, OH

• April 29, 2010: Chicago, IL