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ICA ENVISIONS NEW DIRECTIONS AT BOARD MEETING AND ARCHIVES SOJOURN

5/13/2016

ICA board, staff, and volunteers are welcoming spring of 2016 with new commitments for the future of ICA. From March 28th through April 2nd, ICA leaders directed their energy towards strategic planning.

LISC & ICA TRAINING: CHICAGO PLANS 2016

5/13/2016

After a successful fall 2015 Chicago Plans cohort, ICA and Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) are continuing their partnership, a LISC-led effort to empower community leaders with the facilitation skills they need to design and execute successful participation-based planning efforts in community areas across the city.

ToP NETWORK: MOVING BEYOND THE GATHERING

5/13/2016

The past few months have seen great investment in a ToP Network that is innovative and evolving, with much focus on mending the relationship between the ToP Netork and the ICA. At the Annual Gathering, the historical scan and image shift exercises in particular enabled healing and momentum to explore future potential for the ToP Network and ICA.

PEER SHARING IN ZIMBABWE STRENGTHENS ZIM50

5/13/2016

In March, ICA-USA collagues and ICA-Zimbabwe hosted a regional collaboration session as part of the Zimbabwe 50 Communities project (Zim50). Zim50 is a five-year project that intends to do 50 yearlong HIV/AIDS campaigns in 50 communities in and around Harare

REVIEW TWO YEARS OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN OUR 2014 & 2015 ANNUAL REPORT!

5/6/2016

ICA’s work in 2014 and 2015 gave shape and form to the vision and momentum from our 50th anniversary in 2012. The past two years showed ICA’s capacity to appreciate and learn from the wisdom of our past while working on behalf of the future. We transitioned our leadership and made a significant mark on our history that will be visible for a long time to come. In these years we accomplished a tremendous amount. We are extremely grateful for our supporters, volunteers and cheerleaders, without whom our reach would not have been as wide, and our impact could not have been as significant.

STONE SOUP MOVES INTO ECO-FRIENDLY RENOVATION

3/4/2016

After spending over 10 years unoccupied, a large space on the 5th floor has been renovated and leased to the Stone Soup Cooperative. The renovation, which took two months, has rehabbed the area into the most sustainably ‘green’ space in the building.The result is a low-impact, energy efficient, sustainably designed living space for the community of over 15 people.

ANNOUNCING 2016 SPRING SOJOURN

3/4/2016

Last Fall’s Sojourn was the biggest in Archives history and we have great expectations for the next session. A key component to this Sojourn will be a Global Archives Planning session on Tuesday, March 29th to strategically map out the next several years. The intent for Spring Sojourn 2016 is to release ICA Global Archive strategy to support ongoing archive projects and the mission of ICA.

CSLN STARTS 2016 WITH SHARED LEADERSHIP AND MORE!

3/4/2016

Chicago Sustainability Leaders Network (CSLN) members gathered at the first network meeting of 2016 on February 29th at Openlands. Thanks to Openlands for graciously offering their space!

GARDENING HUB DAY SPROUTS ACTION

3/4/2016

On Saturday, February 27th, ICA hosted a garden themed Hub day and Seed Swap which brought together 35 residents whose gardening skills ranged from beginner to gardening expert. The aim of Hub days are to promote the ICA GreenRise as a community space to gather and learn skills that support personal sustainability. In addition to skills-based workshops and mingling opportunities, this Hub day featured an Uptown engagement track to plan future community activities.

ToP NETWORK CELEBRATES 25 YEARS OF FACILITATION!

2/2/2016

On January 8th through 10th, the ToP Network celebrated its 25th year at the ToP Annual Gathering. Held in Phoenix, Arizona the event allowed attendees to take stock on how far the Network has come since its inception, and discuss where they would like to see it go in the future.

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