The Chicago Sun-Times reported on a study by the Institute for Policy and Civic Engagement in the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs. The study analyzed participation and response to “On the Table,” a May event held by the Chicago Community Trust to engage Chicago-area residents to talk about local issues.
Well, those 11,000 conversations spread out across seven counties and including some 17 million digital mentions didn’t go to waste. The University of Illinois at Chicago’s Institute for Policy and Civic Engagement on Tuesday released a study that shared some insight about the Chicago Community Trust’s “On the Table” event.
One: People liked it.
Two: People from every ZIP code in Chicago participated, making it one of those rare community talks that involves the community.
Three: Six ideas will be explored in greater detail for 2015. (For more on those particular ideas, scroll all the way to the end of this post.)
Four: It was diverse. In race, religion, ethnicity, gender identification, age and region.
Five: The overarching themes of importance centered upon education and inclusion. There also were conversations about social justice and eliminating racist policies and attitudes in the city.
