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Eden Place Nature Center’s Farm to Table Fundraiser: Tomorrow 4-8pm
This year’s inaugural event will feature organic and fresh food from Eden Place and local area farms. Enjoy a four-course meal prepared by three of Chicago’s best restaurants, live music and a host of special guess attendees. Enjoy Delicious Cuisine … Continue reading
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Talking (and Sampling) Water at Sherman Park in Chicago
This past Tuesday I had the good fortune to go to the Sherman Park branch library of the Chicago Public Library system in order to do an hour-long program on water and sustainability for neighborhood teens. The librarian who invited … Continue reading
Chicago Agreement on Climate & Community: Local Voices
A week before the Chicago Climate Community Forum was held on 3 Dec 2017 at the Field Museum, I was fortunate to participate in the filming of the newly released Chicago Agreement on Climate & Community, which debuted at the … Continue reading
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Chicago Community Climate Forum: Sunday 12/3 at the Field Museum
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Oxfam Hunger Banquet Today @RooseveltU 1pm
I’m honored to deliver a guest faculty lecture at this event today at Roosevelt University. Please come and engage in a meaningful conversation about how food insecurity is prevalent and relates to our community while you learn more about issues … Continue reading
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Roosevelt University’s “American Dream Reconsidered” Conference Planned for Sept. 12-15
Students, colleagues, and friends — please attend and participate in this major conference at Roosevelt next month, which should be a galvanizing week on our campus. The theme couldn’t be more timely, considering the tensions, rancor, and controversies of the … Continue reading
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INSS Conference in Uptown, Chicago IL, June 8-10
Next week I’ll be attending and presenting at the Integrated Network for Social Sustainability Conference, a national multi-site conference that is hosted locally by the Institute of Cultural Affairs in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood. I’ll be presenting on Thursday 6/9 at … Continue reading
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Diversity Week at RU, Feb 29-Mar4
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Mitchell’s Food Mart — A Thriving Throwback in Joliet
This essay was published as an op-ed piece entitle “Mitchell’s Still Has Magic for Me” in the Joliet Herald-News, p14, on 30 December 2010. I offer it here five years later as a commentary on supporting local economies and celebrating the … Continue reading
SUST 350 Course Preview for Fall 2015
This coming fall semester (2015) I will be offering a transformational service learning course, SUST 350 Service and Sustainability, at the Chicago Campus. Our course theme is Urban Farming, Environmental Education, Community Development, & Social Justice. Title/number: SUST 350 Service and Sustainability … Continue reading
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