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ICA-USA ATTENDS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE IN NEPAL

11/28/2012

A large part of the staff of ICA-USA took part in the 8th Global Conference on Human Development in Kathmandu, Nepal from October 29 through November 2. There was also a Virtual Conference that allowed those who were unable to attend in person to participate in all of the themes.

ICA BOARD ELECTS NEW MEMBER AND OFFICERS

11/21/2012

The Board of Directors of the Institute of Cultural Affairs elected Kadi Sisay of Chicago as the newest member of the ICA board and picked new officers for the coming year.

Kadi is an organizational development consultant and is president of ChangeSource. She has facilitated more than 300 strategic planning workshops and retreats in her career, primarily using the methods of Technology of Participation (ToP)®, developed by the Institute.

ICA HOSTS INTERNATIONAL TRAINING SESSION

11/21/2012

The ICA building at 4750 N. Sheridan Rd. recently hosted the International Management Development Programme's (IMDP) Training in Chicago.

Sponsored by The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, it addressed management challenges faced by national health program managers and healthcare administrators in poor and middle income countries.

JUST ANNOUNCED! SPRING SOJOURN FROM APRIL 8-MAY 10, 2013

10/31/2012

Planning for the Spring Sojourn in 2013 has begun! The Archive Team will be preparing an in-depth program for participants.

LEARNING BASKET RECEIVES FUNDING FOR NEW PROGRAM

10/29/2012

The curriculum for pre-school children will be piloted in early childhood classrooms and with a parent group in 2013 thanks to support from the Seabury Foundation.

GREENRISE POPULAR ON OPEN HOUSE CHICAGO TOUR

10/25/2012

The ICA building at 4750 N Sheridan Rd, also known as ICA GreenRise, was on the tour for Open House Chicago and was one of the most popular sites with almost 750 people visiting the building’s first and sixth floors.

Lumumba Room on OHC tour

50TH ANNIVERSARY ARTWORK UNVEILED

9/28/2012

The artwork commissioned for the Institute of Cultural Affair’s 50th Anniversary was unveiled at 4750 N. Sheridan in Chicago on September 13, 2012.

The unveiling of the artwork, "Ocean of Devotion” by Chicago artist Gina Alicea, was also part of an event for Business Partners, the Chamber for Uptown, where the ICA building is located.

Ocean of Devotion, textile art, Gina Alicea

Ocean of Devotion, veiled quilt, 5ft high x 10 ft long

GLOBAL ARCHIVES FALL SOJOURN – WEEK 1 REPORT

9/26/2012

A team of colleagues gathered last Monday and they have been stepping up to the task. Around the tables and in and out of the basement, people were engaged not only in archiving assets, but also beginning to curate collections and to write stories for our emerging collections.

Did we just find a gem in the "deep" Archives? (From left: Jean Long, Paul Noah, Bud Ames, Frances Moore)

PHOTOS AND VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SHARE FAIR

9/21/2012

More photos are available of the Sharing Approaches That Work Conference. We've also gathered together highlights from the live video broadcast. Take a look!

ACCELERATE 77’S SHARE FAIR A SUCCESS!

9/17/2012

The Sharing Approaches That Work Conference (SATW) or Share Fair, of the Accelerate 77 project, was held at Chicago’s Truman College on September 15, 2012. With more than 400 people attending, the event was a resounding success.

In excess of 140 grassroots sustainability groups from 70 of Chicago’s 77 community areas were present. Each organization showed their current activities, future plans and connected with others during the day-long conference.

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