Events planned in both SSA and the Harris School throughout the year, including workshops, seminars, and an annual reception, provide additional opportunities for Fellows to network and to deepen their knowledge of community development, and learn about leadership in an urban setting. |
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McCormick Tribune Fellows Workshop - 2005-2006 Schedule
September 16-17: AUTUMN RETREAT
September 30: LOCAL POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
Host: New Communities Program/Greater Southwest CDC
Jeff Bartow
Executive Director
Southwest Organizing Project
David McDowell
New Communities Program Organizer
Southwest Organizing Project
Donna Stites
New Community Program Director
Greater Southwest Development Corporation
October 14: HOUSING
Host: Greater Southwest CDC
Betty Gutierrez
Deputy Director of Services
Greater Southwest Development Corporation
Mike Reardon
Neighborhood Director
Neighborhood Housing Services
October 28: RACE, ETHNICITY AND CLASS
Host: Southwest Youth Collaborative
Suzanne Adely
Community Organizer
Arab American Network
Jonathan Peck
Assistant Director
Southwest Youth Collaborative
Hector Rico
Executive Director
Latino Organization of the Southwest
November 11: PRISONER REENTRY
Host: Ceasefire
Rami Nashashibi
Executive Director
Inner City Muslim Network
Rafi Peterson
Head Outreach Worker
Ceasefire
November 15: JOINT SESSION WITH HARRIS SCHOOL
Urban Poverty: Implications of Hurricane Katrina
November 30: DEBRIEF
Jim Capraro
Executive Director
Greater Southwest Development Corporation
January 6: HOUSING
Host: Bickerdike Development Corporation
Joy Aruguete
Executive Director
Bickerdike Development Corporation
Bill Howard
Executive Director
West Humboldt Park Development Commission
Paul Roldan
Executive Director
Hispanic Housing
January 20: RACE, ETHNICITY AND CLASS
Host: NIA Center
Ed Boone
Community Organizer
Jose Lopez
Executive Director
Puerto Rican Cultural Center
Pablo Medina, Sr.
City Commission on Human Relations
February 3: LOCAL POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
Host: Hispanic Housing
Juanita Irizarry
Executive Director
Latinos United
Keith Muhammad
Community Organizer
Veronica Ocasio
Congressman Gutierrez’s office
February 17: PRISONER REENTRY
Host: First Congregational Church
Joe Hankey
La Casa Norte
Rev. Larry Pates
Mount Mariah Church
Yusufu Mosely
Community Justice for Youth
March 17: Application deadline for current SSA students
April 1: Application deadline for prospective SSA students
April 14: HUMBOLDT PARK POLITICS
Alderman Billy Ocasio
26th Ward
April 21: THE FACTS ABOUT IMMIGRATION
Fred Tsao
Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
May 5: PERSPECTIVES ON THE IMMIGRATION DEBATE
Host: Institute del Progreso Latino
Juan Salgado
Instituto del Progreso Latino
Justus Olayudi
Celestial Church of Christ
Virginia Parks
SSA/University of Chicago
May 19: MECHANICS OF THE ORGANIZING CAMPAIGNS
Host: Albany Park Neighborhood Council
Joe Hankey
La Casa Norte
Rev. Larry Pates
Mount Mariah Church
Yusufu Mosely
Community Justice for Youth
June 5: Fellows Debrief
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