Serving UIC's Great Cities Commitment: Solutions for Today's Urban Challenges
We are pleased to announce the release of a report on the IDHS Illinois 2020 Census Grant Program titled, Making It Count: Documenting and Building on the Civic Infrastructure of the Illinois 2020 Census Program.
Join Beth as she discusses with frontline organizers and workers from Warehouse Workers for Justice (Chicago) and the Warehouse Worker Resource Center (Inland Empire) about the continuing hazards warehouse workers are facing.
History is always in the process of being shaped – and with the lessons that we had the opportunity to learn during 2020, we have much to do to shape a better, healthier and more equitable world.
We are thrilled to announce the launch of People Powered: Global Hub for Participatory Democracy! The Great Cities Institute is a proud member of this new global organization.
In light of the recent protests and outrage against the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis policeman as well as continuing police brutality, especially in black communities, we are reminded both of the Kerner Commission Report and the March 2018 Great Cities Institute event to commemorate the 50 years since its release.
We are very pleased to announce an array of events that we are hosting at the Great Cities Institute and invite you to join us. The first of our events is next week, March 5.
To share expertise and make PB more accessible to implementers and advocates around the world, a new Global PB Support Board has been established and incubated by the Participatory Budgeting Project.
We wish you a very peaceful and joyous holiday season – with lots of good food and laughter! At Great Cities Institute, we look forward to another productive year in 2020.
