Upcoming Events
Festival of Democracy
A day-long gathering of activists, scholars, and artists to launch an ongoing conversation about issues during the 2008 election season (Saturday, October 21st). Please click on the flyer (PDF) and press-release (PDF) for more details.
CKP Orientation Week Activities
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Graham School of Continuing Liberal and Professional Studies
Civic Knowledge Project
Offerings- What is Civic Knowledge? (Autumn 2007)
- How Greed Can Save the Environment (Autumn 2007)
- The Bronzeville Experience (Autumn 2007)
- What DuBois Can Teach Us Now (Autumn 2007)
The Graham School of Continuing Liberal and Professional Studies and the Civic Knowledge Project are joining forces to offer subsidized or free courses, lectures, and workshops on Chicago history, arts, culture, and more. The aim of the Civic Knowledge Project is to strengthen community connections and help overcome the social, economic, and racial divisions among the various knowledge communities on the South Side of Chicago. Working with a wide range of local institutions, we combine a commitment to academic excellence with a sense of social justice. Please visit the Graham School website and http://civicknowledge.uchicago.edu or contact Bart Schultz at 773/702-8821.
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Wangari Maathai
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Chicago Sustainability, the Work of Wangari Maathai--and You!
As those of you who attended Wangari Maathai's recent talk at the University of Chicago know well, Dr. Maathai is an amazing person, whose tireless work on behalf of environmental sustainability, women's rights, and social justice have inspired and empowered millions of people around the world.
Now we invite you to join with us in taking the seeds of hope and action that Wangari Maathai has given us and growing them into new plans and programs for our own Chicago communities. We hope to create a web site or blog where Chicagoans can share their ideas and experiences on sustainability in all realms, from education to restoration, parks to politics—and of course tree planting! (Please check back here soon for more information on that site.)
Please e-mail your interests and ideas to rschultz@uchicago.edu or call us at 773-834-3929, ext. 1, and help make the dream of a more sustainable Chicago for all come true.
Splash! Chicago
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Humanities Day 2007
Civic Knowledge/Civic Engagement
A Panel Discussion Featuring the University of Chicago Civic
Knowledge Project
Where: Stuart 105
When: 1:30-3 pm on Saturday, Oct. 27th
The aim of Civic Knowledge Project is to strengthen community connections and help overcome the social, economic, and racial divisions among the various knowledge communities on the South Side of Chicago. Please join us for a lively discussion featuring CKP coordinators Joanie Friedman and Erika Dudley in dialogue with CKP director Bart Schultz and various representatives from our partnering community organizations. Archive
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