LEWISTON — The Great Falls Forum on Thursday will feature a panel discussion titled “Innovations in Housing.”

It will be held from noon to 1 p.m. in Callahan Hall at the Lewiston Public Library.

Panelists include Amy Cullen, development officer for the Szanton Co.; Cullen Ryan, executive director of Community Housing of Maine; Craig Saddlemire, cooperative organizer for the Raise-Op Housing Cooperative; and Jeanee Wright of the Cooperative Development Institute.

Moderator will be Shanna Cox, founder and principal consultant at Project Tipping Point.

The panel will share an overview of housing innovations at their organization, discuss what is distinctive about their work and consider how the different models help create an ecosystem of housing innovation that can contribute to flourishing communities. The moderator will ask questions, followed by time for questions from the audience.

Admission is free to all Forum events and no reservations are required. Bring a brown-bag lunch. Coffee, tea and bottled water will be available at the library.

The Great Falls Forum speaker series is co-sponsored by Bates College, Lewiston Public Library and the Sun Journal.

The library is at 200 Lisbon St. at the corner of Pine Street. More information on Thursday’s session is available by contacting the Lewiston Public Library at 513-3135 or LPLreference@gmail.com.

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