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'''Ebony Walden''' is a neighborhood planner who works in [[Charlottesville]]'s [[Department of Neighborhood Development Services]]. Walden is also a poet active in the community<ref name="bio">{{cite web|title=Ebony Walden, Poetic Justice Tour|url=http://poeticjusticetour.com/about/ebony-walden/|author=|work=|publisher=|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=February 22, 2011}}</ref>. Walden spent eight months on a "Poetic Justice World Tour"  to "channel the creative power of poetry in order to give voice to the world’s impoverished and disadvantaged communities".http://poeticjusticetour.com/about/poetic-justice-tour/
'''Ebony Walden''' is a neighborhood planner who works in [[Charlottesville]]'s [[Department of Neighborhood Development Services]]. Walden is also a poet active in the community<ref name="bio">{{cite web|title=Ebony Walden, Poetic Justice Tour|url=http://poeticjusticetour.com/about/ebony-walden/|author=|work=|publisher=|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=February 22, 2011}}</ref>. Walden spent eight months on a "Poetic Justice World Tour"  to "channel the creative power of poetry in order to give voice to the world’s impoverished and disadvantaged communities".<ref>{{cite web|title=Poetic Justice World Tour|url=http://poeticjusticetour.com/about/poetic-justice-tour/|author=Ebony Walden|work=|publisher=|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=January 25, 2012}}</ref>


Walden coordinates the city's [[Neighborhood Leadership Institute]] and in 2005 organized Neighborhood Design Day, an all-day design charette involving 18 neighborhoods.
Walden coordinates the city's [[Neighborhood Leadership Institute]] and in 2005 organized Neighborhood Design Day, an all-day design charette involving 18 neighborhoods.<ref name=myg>{{cite web|title=Meet Your Government: Ebony Walden|url=http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2012/01/meet-your-government-ebony-walden.html|author=Kurt Walters|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=January 22, 2012|accessdate=January 25, 2012}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
Walden was born and raised in New York, spending her early years in Queens and moving to Long Island at age 8. She graduated from college in 2002 from Georgetown University and stayed in Washington, D.C. to complete a poverty fellowship called the Congressional Hunger Fellows Program while also working at the Hudson Faith in Communities Initiative.  
Walden was born and raised in New York, spending her early years in Queens and moving to Long Island at age 8. She graduated from college in 2002 from Georgetown University and stayed in Washington, D.C. to complete a poverty fellowship called the Congressional Hunger Fellows Program while also working at the Hudson Faith in Communities Initiative.<ref name=myg />


Walden originally came to Charlottesville from Washington, D.C. in 2003 to participate in the [[Trinity Fellows Program]], a Christian leadership development program. She also studied urban planning at the [[University of Virginia]], graduating in 2006. She got her start in the city government with an internship with [[Neighborhood Development Services]] in 2005. She has also volunteered with [[The Haven]] during her time in Charlottesville.
Walden originally came to Charlottesville from Washington, D.C. in 2003 to participate in the [[Trinity Fellows Program]], a Christian leadership development program. She also studied urban planning at the [[University of Virginia]], graduating in 2006. She got her start in the city government with an internship with [[Neighborhood Development Services]] in 2005. She has also volunteered with [[The Haven]] during her time in Charlottesville.<ref name=myg />


In Charlottesville, Walden has lived in both [[Fifeville]] and [[North Downtown]]
In Charlottesville, Walden has lived in both [[Fifeville]] and [[North Downtown]].<ref name=myg />


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
[http://poeticjusticetour.com/about/ebony-walden/ Poetic Justice site]
*[http://poeticjusticetour.com/about/ebony-walden/ Poetic Justice site]
*[http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2012/01/meet-your-government-ebony-walden.html CT Meet Your Government profile]


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Ebony Walden is a neighborhood planner who works in Charlottesville's Department of Neighborhood Development Services. Walden is also a poet active in the community[1]. Walden spent eight months on a "Poetic Justice World Tour" to "channel the creative power of poetry in order to give voice to the world’s impoverished and disadvantaged communities".[2]

Walden coordinates the city's Neighborhood Leadership Institute and in 2005 organized Neighborhood Design Day, an all-day design charette involving 18 neighborhoods.[3]

Biography

Walden was born and raised in New York, spending her early years in Queens and moving to Long Island at age 8. She graduated from college in 2002 from Georgetown University and stayed in Washington, D.C. to complete a poverty fellowship called the Congressional Hunger Fellows Program while also working at the Hudson Faith in Communities Initiative.[3]

Walden originally came to Charlottesville from Washington, D.C. in 2003 to participate in the Trinity Fellows Program, a Christian leadership development program. She also studied urban planning at the University of Virginia, graduating in 2006. She got her start in the city government with an internship with Neighborhood Development Services in 2005. She has also volunteered with The Haven during her time in Charlottesville.[3]

In Charlottesville, Walden has lived in both Fifeville and North Downtown.[3]

References

  1. Web. Ebony Walden, Poetic Justice Tour, retrieved February 22, 2011.
  2. Web. Poetic Justice World Tour, Ebony Walden, retrieved January 25, 2012.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Web. Meet Your Government: Ebony Walden, Kurt Walters, Charlottesville Tomorrow, January 22, 2012, retrieved January 25, 2012.

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