Posted in Blog, Events Calendar on Mar 26th, 2010
Location: Mess Hall, 6932 N Glenwood, Chicago Link out: Click here Description: The US Social Forum will take place in Detroit from June 22-26, 2010. It is a multi-ethnic gathering, an organizers’ conference, an activists’ exchange, and above all, a movement building process, US Social Forum. Part of this process are People’s Movement Assemblies held [...]
Posted in Events Calendar on Mar 4th, 2010
DATE: Wednesday March 10, 2010 TIME: 6 -8 pm LOCATION: UIC School of Public Health, Auditorium, Room 109, 1603 W. Taylor Street, Chicago, IL Handicapped accessible: Rear door to Auditorium CTA: Pink Line Polk Street stop Parking: On the street and in the Paulina Street Parking Structure across Taylor St. between Paulina and Marshfield For [...]
Posted in Events Calendar on Feb 25th, 2010
Title: Luddite Cafe & Dinnerluck – Macreme Location: Mess Hall, 6932 N Glenwood, Chicago, IL 60626 Description: Dinnerluck will start at 6:30- Workshop will begin at 7pm. As always, please feel free to bring food to share or just bring yourself! Learn two kinds of macrame jewelry–basic designs for hemp and embroidery floss bracelets. We’ll [...]
Posted in Events Calendar on Feb 24th, 2010
Title: Return of Political Theater at Mess Hall Location: Mess Hall, 6932 North Glenwood, Chicago, IL Description: Political theater throughout history has always had a considerable influence on public consciousness and enhanced social changes. Economic crisis, war, invasion, the rise of religious fundamentalism, violence, poverty and natural disasters are the dominant subjects of today’s human [...]
Posted in Events Calendar on Feb 24th, 2010
Title: Jump Start Art Location: Mess Hall; 6932 N Glenwood Avenue; Chicago, IL 60626 Description: Jump-start Art is a not for profit all volunteer organization that believes in the power of the art to influence personal identity through the aesthetic experience. JSA facilitates the gifting of donated art to recipients, who have not had the [...]
Posted in Blog, Events Calendar on Feb 4th, 2010
Title: Foreclosure Mitigation Initiative and Report Location: online discussion Link out: Click here Description: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9…Live at the Forum: Living Cities‘ Foreclosure Mitigation Initiative and the new report, Communities at Risk Join us online Tuesday, February 9 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern/1:00 Central for the next “Live at the Forum” event to hear about learnings [...]
Posted in Events Calendar, Housing on Jan 28th, 2010
Title: Prairie Onion Cohousing Working Group Meeting Location: Hall Public Library, 4801 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago Description: Progress reports and decision-making for Prairie Onion Cohousing’s proposed Bronzeville community. Followed by a brief Introduction to Cohousing presentation from 12 to 12:30 p.m. Please join the Prairie Onion group on Facebook! Don’t miss out on the latest [...]
Posted in Events Calendar, Housing Resources - local on Jan 28th, 2010
Title: Introduction to Cohousing Location: Hall Public Library, 4801 S. Michigan Ave. Description: Cohousing is a new approach to one of humanity’s oldest concerns – how to create a meaningful and vibrant community. Cohousing adapts the best parts of traditional village life – cooperation, shard public spaces, intergenerational connections between neighbors – and invigorates those [...]
Posted in Events Calendar on Jan 28th, 2010
Title: Give Peace a Dance Location: 1900 W Fulton, Chicago, IL 60622 Link out: Click here Description: GIVE PEACE A DANCE (GPD) is a public non-alcohol conscious-dance celebration. We create the Possibility of loving self-expression in a safe and creative environment of like-minded/ like-spirited individuals coming together as an ongoing, evolving community. This celebration is [...]
Posted in Events Calendar on Dec 22nd, 2009
Title: Gathering with others can improve your life! Location: Lake Street Church – Parker Room Description: Improving any of these situations could give you a big boost! • rising costs and dwindling income • housing • care for a child, an aging or ill person • jobs • food and nutrition • social isolation • [...]