- Collection:
- Civic Magazine
- Title:
- Civic magazine
- Creator:
- Savannah (Ga.). Public Information Office
- Date of Original:
- 1999
- Subject:
- Crime prevention--Georgia--Savannah
Police--Georgia--Savannah
Police chiefs--Georgia--Savannah
World Changers
Mayors--Georgia--Savannah
Civic improvement--Georgia--Savannah
Neighborhood government--Georgia--Savannah
City council members--Georgia--Savannah - People:
- Adams, Floyd, 1945-
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983
- Medium:
- television programs
- Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Hosted by Cathy Walters Burnsed. Segment one: National Night Out, 0:00-11:02. Civic Magazine covers Savannah's participation in National Night Out Against Crime, a nationwide initiative in which city governments and police departments build relationships with the community and educate citizens about how to cut down on crime in their communities. Interviewees and speakers at the event include SPD Sgt. Laurence Williams, Police Chief David Gellatly, Mayor Floyd Adams, Jr., several citizens praising the police's work to clean up the streets, Alderman Clifton Jones, Alderman Courtney Flexon, and Alderman Gary Gebhardt. Activities for the National Night Out include pizza eating, face painting, music and dancing, mock fingerprint testing, and exhibition of drug paraphernalia for awareness. Segment two: World Changers, 11:02-20:40. Civic Magazine covers a press conference honoring the work done in Savannah by World Changers, a youth group dedicated to spreading the gospel and performing home service work for Savannah's residents. Speakers at the conference include Jody Kleiak representing World Changers and sharing their mission, Rev. Wright of the Carver Heights Neighborhood Association, Mayor Floyd Adams, Jr., Cardell Cooper, the Assistant Secretary of Community Planning and Development for HUD, a World Changers crew chief who thanks a home owner for giving them her time, and another home owner who talks about her gratitude for the World Changers organization. Segment three: Neighborhood Convention, 20:40-27:38. Civic Magazine covers Savannah's fourth annual Neighborhood Convention, an event that brings together community representatives to discuss ways to improve quality of life for Savannah residents. Many city officials are present, and speakers at the convention include Mayor Floyd Adams, Jr., Alderman Clifton Jones, Alderman at Large Pete Liakakis, Alderman Gary Gebhardt, and Taffanye Young of the Public Development Bureau.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/civic/id:0123-v07-16a
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:gsg_civic_0123-v07-16a
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 video file (mp4) (27 min., 38 sec.) : sd., col.
- Holding Institution:
- City of Savannah Municipal Archives
- Rights: