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Fall River Mass in Motion coordinator Julianne Kelly presented at a workshop sponsored by the Marion Institute on Connecting for Change at the New Bedford Whaling Museum Visitors' Center on October 27, 2013. Entitled "Preserving Open Spaces Through Partnerships", the 90-minute symposium focused onthe importance of reconnecting people and their community green spaces effect the quality of life. In addition to presentations by Justin Hollander, Associate Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning at Tufts University, talking about shrinking urban spaces and John Vasconcellos of the Trustees of Reservations talking about the purchase and revitalization of the Haskell Farm in New Bedford. Ms. Kelly talked about efforts to preserve of Cook Pond and the Quequechan River in Fall River as well as the organization of the Park Advocates and the recent passage of the Preservation Trust Fund. Click here for a link to a 19-minute video of a portion of her talk. Click here for a video of Dr. Hollander's talk. Click here for a video of Mr. Vasconcelles talk. For more information about the conference, contact Fall River Mass In Motion coordinator Julie Kelly at 508-324-2411.



(Top row) Justin Hollander, Associate Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning at Tufts University, talks about shrinking urban spaces, John Vasconcellos of the Trustees of Reservations talks about the purchase and revitalization of the Haskell Farm in New Bedford, and Julianne Kelly talks about the preservation of open space through the Mass in Motion project in Fall River, as well as the passage of the Community Preservation Act in Fall River. (Row two, left and center) John Vasconcelles talks with Julie Kelly before Nancy Durfee of the Trustees of Reservations opens the session. (Bottom row) Dr. Hollander talks with former New Bedford Mayor Scott Lang and Julie Kelly talks with Joseph Emmanuel Ingoldsby of Landscape Mosaics following the presentations.