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SUSTAINABILITY LEADERS EXPLORE THE LANDSCAPE OF CHICAGO NETWORKING

8/15/2019

 
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In the midst of a Chicago heat wave, people tend to need a good reason to go out on a weeknight. Some who attended the Chicago Sustainability Leaders Network (CSLN) meeting last month were drawn to the location, easily accessible in the heart of downtown Chicago. Others came to visit Openlands, among the oldest metropolitan conservation organizations in the nation. Newcomers were drawn by the appeal of meeting like-minded people, while old friends affectionately refer to CSLN summer meetings as “the fun ones” for their focus on celebration and relationship-building.

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VISITORS FROM NEAR AND FAR LEARN ABOUT ICA'S ORGANIZING MODEL

8/15/2019

 
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The first group was large, a cohort of over 60 students from Engage Chicago, a summer field study program offered by Northwestern University. The second group traveled far, a delegation of four senior officers from Singapore nonprofit Yayasan Mendaki. Both groups came to ICA this July to learn about the organizing model that underpins our work.

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ToP FOCUSED CONVERSATION FEATURED IN AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION FACILITATION GUIDE

7/20/2019

 
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“Public participation in the planning process is key to creating successful and implementable plans. Unfortunately, the term often conjures up images of angry residents, stifling-hot rooms in old buildings with dim fluorescent lighting, and a group of people that simply cannot agree.” –ICA Program Director Seva Gandhi, The ToP Focused Conversation: A Facilitation Tool for the Planning Process, APA PAS Report 595

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UPTOWN WOMEN GATHER IN GLOBAL GUILD SUITE AT ICA GREENRISE

7/20/2019

 
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“What value does your work bring to the Uptown community? How do you contribute to the unique culture of Uptown?” asked ICA Program Coordinator Samantha Sainsbury to a group of enthusiastic women crowded into the Global Guild Suite at ICA GreenRise on the morning of June 7th for the Uptown Women’s Networking Mixer.

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FIFTH CITY PROJECT REVISITED THROUGH CHICAGO ARTIST'S INTERPRETATION

7/20/2019

 
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Meida Teresa McNeal is a performing artist with Honey Pot Performance, Arts & Culture Manager for Chicago Park District, and a self-described “artist-administrator-educator”. She grew up in the Fifth City neighborhood of East Garfield Park on Chicago’s West Side, where her parents participated in ICA’s Fifth City community development project in the 1960s.

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ICA REPRESENTED AT NORTH SIDE LISTENING SESSION WITH MAYOR-ELECT

6/12/2019

 
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Chief Operating Officer Lesley Showers joined 30 other community leaders for a North Side meeting with the soon-to-be-Mayor Lori Lightfoot.

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HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE OF ICA GREENRISE DISPLAYED ON LANDMARK PLAQUE

6/12/2019

 
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On May 14th, 2019, a new plaque was installed on the facade of ICA GreenRise, a physical display of the building’s status as a Chicago Landmark. It reads:

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SUSTAINABILITY LEADERS VISIT THE PLANT AND WRITE A MEMO TO THE MAYOR

6/12/2019

 
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Chicago Sustainability Leaders Network, a citywide grassroots coalition organized by ICA, gathered for the second meeting of 2019 on the evening of May 16th. The venue was The Plant, a “collaborative community of small food businesses” housed in a 93,500 square foot facility that was once a meat packing plant.

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MEMORIAL HELD IN CELEBRATION OF THE LIFE OF SALLY STOVALL

6/12/2019

 
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Sally Stovall, a long-time ICA colleague, partner of colleague Dick Alton, and founder of Green Community Connections and One Earth Film Festival passed away suddenly on May 21st, 2019. A memorial service and celebration of her life was held on May 25th at Euclid Avenue Methodist Church in Oak Park, IL, where Sally was a parishioner. Hundreds came out to two separate services, a demonstration of Sally’s leadership, enthusiasm, energy, and unwavering dedication to environmental work. ICA Programs Director Seva Gandhi shared the following remarks at Sally’s memorial:

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COLLEAGUE SPOTLIGHT: MEIDA TERESA MCNEAL

6/12/2019

 
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"My solo performance project, Fifth City revisited, explores the ways that the Fifth City demonstration project exists as a historical example in alignment with much of the coalition building and neighborhood focused planning happening today all across the city, and especially on the South and West Sides. I am interested in those resonances across and making them come alive in interesting ways through performance."

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