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Latinos in the Western Suburbs of Chicago: Hear from Our Leaders.

December 11, 2023

Healthy Communities Foundation, Community Memorial Foundation, and GCI have released a leadership video for the Western Suburbs microsite.

Access the Microsite Here.

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Categories: Videos

Recording of Chicago’s 2023 Mayoral Race: Reclaiming Harold Washington’s Multiracial Coalition Event

March 29, 2023

On Monday, March 27, 2023, Great Cities Institute hosted a virtual event entitled Chicago’s 2023 Mayoral Race: Reclaiming Harold Washington’s Multiracial Coalition.

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Categories: Videos

Panel Video from “Celebrating our Partners & Marking 10 Years of Leadership” Event!

February 7, 2023

The video is from our special panel event "Celebrating our Partners & Marking 10 Years of Leadership."

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Categories: Videos

Gangs On Trial: A Conversation With John Hagedorn

March 19, 2022

Video from the March 17, 2022 event with John Hagedorn, discussing his new book and his decades of experience in the criminal justice system.

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Categories: Special Events, Videos

Belabored: Cyborg Taylorism in the Warehouse, with Beth Gutelius

March 1, 2022

Beth Gutelius, senior research specialist with the Great Cities Institute at UIC, joined Dissent magazine’s “Belabored” podcast to discuss the current state of warehouse work.

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Categories: Multimedia, Podcasts

Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of The First National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit with Women Co-Founders of the Environmental Justice Movement: A Call to Action

November 3, 2021

Video from the October 26, 2021: Zoom discussion with women co-founders of the environmental justice movement commemorating the 30th anniversary of The First National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit.

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The Sawyer Seminar: Radical Care, Real Alternatives

August 19, 2021

AirGo · Sawyer Seminar Vol. 6 - Land, Labor, and Climate Justice

GCI Director Teresa Córdova was the guest host for the sixth and final podcast in The Sawyer Seminar, a series of conversations hosted by UIC scholars sponsored by AirGo and UIC's Social Justice Initiative.

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Categories: Multimedia, Podcasts, Videos

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner on Diversity & Inclusion

March 16, 2021

Video from the March 16, 2021: Discussion with Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner on diversity and inclusion.

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Categories: Special Events, Videos

Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka on the Wealth Gap

March 16, 2021

Video from the March 10, 2021: Discussion with Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka on the wealth gap.

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Chicago Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot on the Criminal Justice Reform

March 16, 2021

Video from the March 4, 2021: Discussion with Chicago Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot on the criminal justice reform.

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