Category: CSLN

SUSTAINABILITY LEADERS BRING SPRING ENERGY TO MARCH MEETING

4/2/2019

The first Chicago Sustainability Leaders Network (CSLN) meeting of the year carried a sense of new energy with a host of familiar names and faces among the 24 who gathered at Windsor Park Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Our host, Alvyn Walker, has been deeply involved and active in CSLN for years, just as Windsor Park Church is deeply involved in the life of the South Shore community it calls home. To start the meeting, Alvyn gave a tour of the church, explaining both the challenges and opportunities of maintaining such a community anchor.

RESILIENT CHICAGO PLAN FEATURES INPUT FROM SUSTAINABILITY LEADERS

3/7/2019

A resilient Chicago requires its residents to have clear lines of communication and engagement with its local government.

That was the feedback shared by the Chicago Sustainability Leaders Network (CSLN) policy team with a team of representatives from the City of Chicago Mayor’s Office across a series of roundtable meetings in 2017 and 2018. During those roundtables, the Chief Sustainability Officer shared an early working version of a resilience plan for the City of Chicago. Sponsored by the Rockefeller Foundation’s 100 Resilient Cities initiative, the new plan sought to prepare Chicago for shocks and stresses that threaten both residents and the city at large.

HIGH TECH AND SOCIAL TECH MEET AT FINAL NOURISH (COMM)UNITY EVENT

12/11/2018

When it comes to technology, the prevailing image is likely the smartphone, that glossy gadget capable of streaming vast quantities of information on the go. The internet-connected phone has undeniably come to dominate cultures across the world by allowing users unprecedented access to information and to one another.

It may be surprising, then, that when Chicago Sustainability Leaders Network (CSLN) members came together for Community Tech on November 10th, 2018, it was a mostly screen-free event in a church basement...

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SUSTAINABILITY LEADERS ROLL AROUND TOWN BY BIKE AND RAIL

11/8/2018

Chicago is a patchwork city of 50 wards, 77 community areas, and 231 neighborhoods. A thread of eight CTA lines, 11 Metra lines, and 140 bus routes attempt to weave them all together, but gaps remain.

CROSS-CULTURAL SERIES TO RIDE THROUGH SOUTH CHICAGO

10/2/2018

For many, words like sustainability and environmental justice conjure familiar images: solar panels glimmering on rooftops, recyclables tucked neatly in bins, fish freed from plastic soda rings. Nourish (comm)Unity, a series curated by Chicago Sustainability Leaders Network, aims to bring less familiar images into focus.

BROADENING CHICAGO'S ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT

8/20/2018

Chicago Sustainability Leaders Network (CSLN) connects grassroots leaders from communities across the city to collaborate, share resources, support each other’s work, build a stronger collective voice, and nurture equitable and impactful relationships with policy makers. CSLN meetings take place bi-monthly at different locations throughout the city to highlight different member neighborhoods and buildings.

SUPPORTING SUSTAINABILITY THROUGHOUT CHICAGO

12/6/2017

Within all of its geographies, ICA aims to create collaborative spaces for individuals, organizations, and communities that are striving towards similar goals. Since 2012, ICA has been using its community development methods to organize the Chicago Sustainability Leaders Network (CSLN), a multidisciplinary network of grassroots sustainability leaders seeking to create a more sustainable and inclusive Chicago.

CSLN members at the July network meeting

CSLN REPORTS ENERGY AND RECYCLING FINDINGS

7/6/2017

ICA has continued to build connections within the Chicago Sustainability Leaders Network (CSLN) and promote the CSLN’s work as a multi-disciplinary network of local experts. As reported in recent ICA e-news, the CSLN completed two major projects in early 2017: Preparing for Rainy Days: Culturally Inspired Smart Grid Education in 3 Communities and the collaborative partnership around recycling with the City of Chicago.

CSLN Meet at CASL

RECAPPING 2016 CHICAGO SUSTAINABILITY

3/7/2017

The Chicago Sustainability Leaders Network (CSLN) met on February 23rd to reflect on the work of 2016 and plan for a productive 2017. 2016 was a substantial year for the network, as seen in the Year in Review. Most notably, members wrapped up two substantial collaborative projects: a Smart Grid education project and a collaborative partnership with the City around recycling.