Archive for the ‘In Chicago…’ Category

Black Youth Project

Posted on: December 10th, 2014

A Chicago-based project focused on training, activating, and supporting young black activist voices for justice.  Learn More.



Teachers for Social Justice

Posted on: November 12th, 2014

This organization, which seeks to facilitate the pursuit of justice in education,  is having a Curriculum Fair on November 22, […]



Pilsen Neighbors Community Council

Posted on: October 20th, 2014

Sixty years of local advocacy, educational promotion, and social justice work on Chicago’s Southwest side.



IMAN Green Re-entry Project

Posted on: October 1st, 2014

Featured on WBEZ, the Inner-City Muslim Action Network in Chicago is working to renovate foreclosed and vandalized homes in environmentally […]



Cure Violence and the Interruptors

Posted on: September 19th, 2014

CeaseFire Chicago is taking the local anti-violence campaign to the wider world with its new name. Cure Violence.  Yet, it remains […]



Putting a face on poverty

Posted on: September 3rd, 2014

Chicago’s Heartland Alliance recently started a new Tumblr project, Questions that Matter, featuring interviews with members of the served population.



Chicago Coalition for the Homeless

Posted on: August 27th, 2014

This organization works with housing non-profits, monitors homeless youth, and attempts to mobilize resources for legal and social justice.

 

 



Rogers Park Based Chicago Light Brigade

Posted on: August 20th, 2014

Have you seen people standing at events with messages about social justice issues spelled out in strings of lights?  Well, […]



Chicago-Based Inter-Religious Environmental Justice Group

Posted on: August 6th, 2014

Faith in Place is a Chicago based environmental justice organization that works with religious institutions, provides educational materials, engages in […]



Opportunities for young voices in Illinois Politics

Posted on: July 28th, 2014

The Roosevelt Institute sent an email regarding a project, they call NextGen Illinois, that’s trying to get college-age students engaged […]