Oneido Luis, of LISC Philly talks about sharing wisdom
In this episode, Leon and De'Wayne interview Oneido Luis, Assistant Program Officer for Equitable Neighborhoods for LISC Philly. Oneido discusses with the hosts the sharing of wisdom and meeting agents of change in Philadelphia. About LISC Philly: As an intermediary and Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), we support community-based organizations (CBOs) and residents to transform disinvested neighborhoods. Alongside residents and partners, LISC catalyzes resilient and inclusive communities of opportunity across America –great places to live, work, visit, do business and raise families. In Philadelphia Across the city and region, decades of intentional disinvestment and systematic barriers have created inequitable futures for our neighbors. For over 40 years, LISC has worked with partners to reduce and prevent inequities across systems that impact well-being. Our approach is comprehensive, effective and—most importantly—rooted in what neighbors want for themselves, their families and the places they call home. TRANSCRIPTION Leon Robinson 0:10 Good afternoon. My name is Leon Robinson and I welcome you to iron sharpens iron. And today I guess is could you introduce yourself? Oneido Luis 0:17 Absolutely. My name is Oneido Luis and I'm an Assistant Program Officer with Local Initiative Support Corporation. Otherwise known as LISC. Leon Robinson 0:27 Oh, great,great, great. Great. So welcome to On sharpens on that my first question to you is what is equitable development to you? Oneido Luis 0:35 You know, it's my nine to five job. And it's, it's, I think, a philosophy as well, a way of realizing the best aspects of community development. And to qualify that a little bit more is it involves and it implies involvement from the community. But not just involvement, but power being held by the community in decision making, in planning and an implementation. De'Wayne Drummond 1:08 Okay, great, great deal. Real familiar. How're you doing? My name is Wayne from and I am one of the cohorts of iron sharpens iron. And what brought you to this conference today? Oneido Luis 1:17 Well, you know, I could say, my company helped pay for it. So no, I think I came to this conference today, because it was a really great opportunity to meet just the other players, change agents, just folks involved in community development, all around Philly. And as someone who's not originally from Philadelphia, but certainly cares about the city, a lot cares about the communities in the city. And you know, does this again, as a as a job. I thought it was just critical to be here to have these kinds of conversations and just learn and make connections. Leon Robinson 1:53 So I could say you kind of love your job. Oneido Luis 1:56 I do. I do care about it. Yeah. Okay. De'Wayne Drummond 1:59 and what do you say the name of the company you work for? What is the call? I know you gave us acronyms, but what does it stand for? Oneido Luis 2:06 Yeah, you know, it stands for local initiatives, support Corporation. De'Wayne Drummond 2:11 Right Is your question. What does iron sharpening iron means to you? Oneido Luis 2:19 In my opinion, if I'm not mistaken, it's a biblical, yes, it originates from a biblical verse it is, um, for me personally, it is, it almost comes back to the like, sharing of knowledge or wisdom, if you will, you know, you can make something a lot sharper. If when two things are, you know, able to, I think kind of collaborate, even though we may not think of two kind of iron sharpening each other as a collaboration. But I think of it in that sense, De'Wayne Drummond 2:49 okay. Okay, handle dough. Nice around here. Gotta be sharp. Gotta be sharp, Leon Robinson 2:54 especially when you're teaching. Yeah. Well, we De'Wayne Drummon
