On June 24, 2011 at The Hyatt Lodge on the corporate campus of McDonald’s in Oak Brook, the other wingtip dropped.
It was there that a very oddly named conference took place. “It’s Not Privatization: Implementing Partnerships in Illinois” was organized by The National Council for Public-Private Partnerships and the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce with assistance from the Metropolitan Planning Council. The conference revealed the corporate sector’s designs on the commons in Illinois.
CommuniTeach is a new online P2P learning exchange. You want to teach? You want to learn?
Chicago is the home of modern community organizing. It’s happening here and all over the world – witness the uprisings in The Middle East. This session, on July 13, will be for people who’ve taken my earlier classes or for people currently involved in organizing work. Participants – bring a specific problem relating to a current campaign and we will brainstorm ways to help. Sign up here – http://communiteach.com/learnit.php?glid=337
The presenter is Tom Tresser, one of the organizers of No Games Chicago.
The CivicLab is just getting organized! We are busy forming our Board of Directors and filing required paperwork. Meantime, we are already hard at work on our first project – The TIF Report!
