Hit and Run Summit – A Meeting of the Minds

You are invited!

Join us Tuesday, June 3, 2014 at 7:00pm for the first “Hit and Run Summit – Gathering of the minds.”

Gather your voices and be part of something that will help change the streets of Los Angels in a positive light for young and old alike.

Join in on a united mission to make Los Angeles County a healthy, safer, and fun place to walk, run, and ride bicycles.

Come and network with a diverse community of people that believes in advocacy, education, and community building over dinner.

Please share this with anyone that could possibly benefit from this event. We will be providing useful contact information for various groups, and organizations for volunteer and/or assistance purposes.

Schools, mothers, clubs, and non-profit organizations are highly encouraged to attend and participate.

Time: 7:00PM Summit Start | 7:50PM Dinner Served

*Keynote speakers will include experts in the following areas.

• CREATING SOLUTIONS TO MAKE LA STREETS SAFER FOR EVERYONE
• CAMPAIGNING ON HANDLING HIT AND RUN
• CIVIL AND CRIMINAL LAW AND HIT AND RUN
• CURRENT AND FUTURE LEGISLATIONS REGARDING HIT AND RUN
• STATISTICS AND FACTS OF HIT AND RUN

“Safer roads in LA County for everyone!”

  • Molly

    Who is hosting this summit? And who are the keynote speakers?

  • The summit is not being sponsored by an organization, but a group of activists that are tired of the hit and run issues facing the city. A speaker’s list hasn’t been announced, but you can see more on who is organizing/attending at the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1499439016937225/?fref=ts

  • Jonathan Weiss

    It’s great to have a grassroots organization doing something like this. But I am disappointed that it’s the same night the City of Los Angeles Bicycle Advisory Committee meets. (We meet the same night every other month.) We’re grassroots, too – that’s why we volunteer from each council district in the City.

  • CityEye

    I know a lot of people who would have wanted to go to this meeting but no one knew about it. I see only 57 people going so far. Tonight also is election night. Sounds like a good agenda wish I knew about it sooner.

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