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Cook County Commission on Social Innovation, Social Enterprise Alliance Host Technical Assistance Session at Sankofa House | North Lawndale Community Coordinating Council
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North Lawndale Community Coordinating Council. Revitalizing North Lawndale through bold, community-driven initiatives. Cook County Commission on Social Innovation, Social Enterprise Alliance Host Technical Assistance Session at Sankofa House. November 5, 2016. November 5, 2016. By North Lawndale Community Coordinating Council. The Cook County Commission on Social Innovation. And the Social Enterprise Alliance, Chicago Chapter. Creative Director with Nutricio. By Cook County Commissioner Jesus Garcia.
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Volunteers help Austin residents repair their houses | AustinTalks
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Volunteers help Austin residents repair their houses. May 7, 2015. May 7, 2015. James Woods is enjoying the renovations recently made to his Austin home. The 45-year resident of Austin was one of dozens of West Siders whose homes got special attention April 25 from Rebuilding Together Metro Chicago. A volunteer organization that works to revitalize low-income housing and communities. Volunteers from the Oak Park branch of U.S. Bank. The volunteers were just as happy to do the work. Disabled and elderly C...
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Community | AustinTalks
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Check out the hip hop green dinner. August 18, 2016. Stop by Sankofa Cultural Arts, 5820 W. Chicago Ave., on Aug. 20th from 5 to 7:30 pm. See Shakespeare in Austin tonight. Local church puts spotlight on activist Paul Robeson. Entrepreneurs, small business owners invited to meeting this weekend. Attend tonight's town hall meeting on reparations. Austin families encouraged to enroll their children in pre-K next week. August 18, 2016. Back-to-school community health fair this weekend. August 14, 2016.
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Not clear how outgoing alderman has spent 2015 menu money | AustinTalks
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Not clear how outgoing alderman has spent 2015 menu money. May 13, 2015. May 13, 2015. Participatory budgeting was a popular topic during this year’s 29th Ward aldermanic race. The process, used in a handful of Chicago’s 50 wards, gives residents a say in how an alderman spends more than $1 million of “menu” money each year. During the election, Ald.-elect Chris Taliaferro said he favored participatory budgeting. And since winning the April 7 runoff, he’s repeated his support of the process. Her office d...
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Meeting tonight about state budget cuts | AustinTalks
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Meeting tonight about state budget cuts. May 11, 2015. May 11, 2015. Check out the hip hop green dinner. Stop by Sankofa Cultural Arts, 5820 W. Chicago Ave., on Aug. 20th from 5 to 7:30 pm. Austin families encouraged to enroll their children in pre-K next week. Back-to-school community health fair this weekend. See Shakespeare in Austin tonight. Local church puts spotlight on activist Paul Robeson. View all Community Posts →. Austin teen set to debut film Aug. 17th. Free dance party July 21st. Some Austi...
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Opinion | AustinTalks
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Mayor should act quickly on police accountability report. April 15, 2016. A longtime Austin pastor says Chicago’s Independent Police Review Authority should be disbanded immediately. Congress must take action now on gun legislation, says local leader. Building bridges between Chicago's West Side and Oak Park. Time for a new Austin high school. I will keep their names on my lips. John W. Fountain III. September 10, 2015. It’s time to stop listening and start hearing. August 9, 2015. August 6, 2015. One ma...
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West Side teen’s death affects many for years to come | AustinTalks
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West Side teen’s death affects many for years to come. February 14, 2013. February 14, 2013. When Antonio Fenner was gunned down Jan. 26 on the West Side, he left behind a group of friends and four younger siblings. It is those young people left to deal with his death who Tali Raviv. A staff psychologist at Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, most worries about after a shooting like the one that killed 16-year-old Antonio. Raviv heads the community-linked mental health services at Children’s Hospital&#...
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Chicago DUI checkpoints target Austin | AustinTalks
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Chicago DUI checkpoints target Austin. May 17, 2015. May 17, 2015. The Chicago Police Department had 10 announce sobriety checkpoints in Austin over 4 1/2 years, while Jefferson Park had not one in more than five years. This despite the predominantly white area having one of the highest rates of drunken driving accidents and fatalities. In Austin, there were four times fewer alcohol-related crashes than Jefferson Park. To read the story and see how the city’s 22 police districts compared, click here.
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Fighting mass incarceration of youth | AustinTalks
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Fighting mass incarceration of youth. May 14, 2015. May 14, 2015. Join Charlene Carruthers of the Black Youth Project 100. Ethan Viets-VanLear of We Charge Genocide. And Ahmed Hamad of Palestine Youth Collective. Will discuss how race impacts youth here and in the Middle East. The event – “ From Chicago to Palestine: Mass Incarceration and the Militarized Policing of Youth” – will be held 2 pm Saturday, May 16 at the First United Church of Oak Park. 848 Lake St. in Oak Park. Black Youth Project 100.
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