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AN URBAN LEARNING LAB

4/24/2014

 
ICA’s GreenRise Uptown Learning Laboratory began its exploration into the world of urban agriculture during the 2011 Summer Youth Program, when students were tasked with building a hydroponic window garden. The garden now runs as an aquaponic system, using fish in collaboration with plants to create a complete, self-sustaining food production system.
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Joseph Taylor managing the aquaponic system

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CSLN: WITNESSING A THRIVING CULTURE OF SUSTAINABILITY

4/24/2014

 
Chicago Sustainability Leaders Network (CSLN) was launched in October 2013 by ICA as part of the accelerate77 project. CSLN has become a key strategy to bring community leaders together to work collaboratively on a wide variety of sustainability and justice issues. Network members are currently working towards defining the details of how to accomplish their goals to strengthen and expand community-based sustainability efforts and increase collective impact.
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RAISING THE BIG ToP: FACILITATING LEADERSHIP IN THE MIDST OF DIVERSITY AND CHANGE

4/22/2014

 
January 10th through January 13th, 2014, the ToP Network hosted its annual gathering in Minneapolis, MN. This year’s theme was Raising the Big ToP: Facilitating Leadership in the Midst of Diversity and Change.  The conference drew over 150 participants - from over 58 different cities and 21 different U.S. states, as well as visitors from Canada and Kuala Lumpur! In addition to the wide reach of the conference, locally, over 50+ facilitators joined in on the exchange.  ​
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Facilitation games during the conference

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SERVICE LEARNING

1/21/2014

 
The Service Learning program continues to grow and flourish at the ICA. This year, participants in the program included two different students groups from Nebraska Wesleyan University, students from DePaul University’s Stean Center Scholars Program, and students from the INSEEC Grand Ecole in Paris and Bordeaux in France.
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INSEEC student presents work

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ZIMBABWE HIV/AIDS: LEARNING TO LIVE WELL

1/21/2014

 
ICA-USA has been partnering with ICA Zimbabwe on The Zimbabwe 50 Communities project, a five-year project that intends to do 50 yearlong HIV/AIDS campaigns in 50 communities in and around Harare. ​
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ACCELERATE 77 FACILITATES A COMMON VOICE TOWARDS COLLABORATIVE ACTION

1/21/2014

 
ICA’s Accelerate 77 project continues to flourish as the implementation of Phase III gains momentum. At the beginning of 2013, the Accelerate 77 team hosted several sustainability vision workshops across the city, organized the first local Chicago Sustainability Leaders Network (CSLN) gathering, created a pilot sustainability roadmap effort with Chicago’s Austin community, and held a forum on Building Community Energy Strategies for the City of Chicago.
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Small group discussion at the Energy Forum

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THE UNFOLDING STORY OF THE ARCHIVES PROJECT

1/21/2014

 
The Living Archives Project at the ICA is currently being worked on by colleagues who participated in the work of the Order: Ecumenical, Ecumenical Institute, and Institute of Cultural Affairs throughout the past 50 years. ​
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ICA GREENRISE BIOSHAFT DEBUTS WITH AN OPEN HOUSE

9/24/2013

 
On July 24, 2013 ICA GreenRise hosted an open house to introduce the Bioshaft® and the new street scape project in the Uptown community. ​Friends, neighbors, and community members came out to learn more about the projects and how they will help GreenRise address storm water runoff and provide habitats for plant pollinators and migrators.​​
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ICA'S FALL ARCHIVES SOJOURN 2013 HIGHLIGHTS

9/24/2013

 
About 25 Sojourners gathered at ICA-USA in September for two weeks to put several new Global Archive Collections online - Imaginal Education, Global Community Forum, Fifth City, Human Development Projects, Spirit Methods, Social Process, Service Learning Program, Accelerate 77 Communities, Facilitation Methods.
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Current staff and sojourners reflect together after watching a short clip about Fifth City

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ICA COLLEAGUES ATTEND CHICAGO CLIMATE REALITY TRAINING

9/24/2013

 
Early in August, several ICA colleagues attended Al Gore's three-day Climate Reality Leadership Training in downtown Chicago. The Climate Reality Project, founded and chaired by former Vice President and Nobel Laureate Al Gore, is 'dedicated to unleashing a global cultural movement demanding action on the climate crisis.' ​
2013 Chicago Climate Leaders
2013 Chicago Climate Leaders

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