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FIRST ANNUAL GARDEN WALK A GREAT SUCCESS

7/29/2016

After four months of planning and collaboration, the First Annual Garden Walk successfully engaged 100 residents on July 16th. The tours were free and accessible throughout the day, and the weather was perfectly 78 degrees and sunny. Sparked by a planning workshop at the February Seed Swap & Hub Day, ICA staff organized the event with members of Eco Up, a community-based environmental action group for residents of Chicago's Uptown neighborhood and surrounding communities.

CSLN LEADERS BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS AND INTERNAL STRUCTURES

7/29/2016

On July 21st, CSLN members gathered for the summer bi-monthly meeting at Alliance for the Great Lakes. The space was beautiful and overlooked Millennium Park. Many thanks go to our gracious hosts! 36 people attended the meeting, 13 of whom were new to the CSLN. The meeting began with a light Mingle Bingo game to help members learn new things about one another.

INTEGRATED NETWORK FOR SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY CONFERENCE A SUCCESS

6/23/2016

ICA hosted the Midwest site of the Integrated Network for Social Sustainability (INSS) Conference from June 8th thorough 10th at ICA GreenRise. As a multi-site conference, INSS encompassed seven different regions across the US and UK. The intent of the conference was to convene academics and practitioners working across the broadly defined arena of social sustainability. Over 65 people participated at the Chicago site, and 150+ were engaged across all the sites.

STRENGTHENING OUR GREENRISE

5/13/2016

Spring at ICA GreenRise has been bountiful for strengthening both the physical infrastructure of the building and the culture within.

LEADERSHIP ELEVATING IN CHICAGO SUSTAINABILITY

5/13/2016

Chicago Sustainability Leaders Network (CSLN) launched the 2016 year with great enthusiasm and creative thinking in how best to move the network forward.

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.

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