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Showing posts with label Meeting. Show all posts
Monday, May 25, 2015
Bridgeport Alliance General Meeting: May 28
BA's next meeting will be at 7pm in the Community Hall at First Trinity. We know spring is in full swing, but we're looking forward to seeing you!
Monday, April 27, 2015
Meeting: April 30
BA's next general meeting will be at 7pm in the Community Hall at First Trinity. See you Thursday!
Monday, March 23, 2015
Bridgeport Alliance Meeting: March 26
BA's next meeting will be at 7pm in the Community Hall at First Trinity. We look forward to seeing you there!
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
April News
This month's general meeting will be postponed due to scheduling conflicts.
Please note - May's meeting will include nominations for new officers. Please think about people you might like to nominate for Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary and Treasurer. You can also nominate yourself if you are interested in serving.
In order to nominate, vote, or run, you must be a member in good standing. Membership requires that you have, in the last year (July-June):
Upcoming events:
Clean and Green - April 26, 9:30am - 1 pm, McGuane Park signup at 9:30 am - This is a super fun event! There will be refreshments and cleaning supplies available. Come ready to get dirty!
A Quality Education for Every Child: How Do We Get There?- April 26, 10am - 12 pm, Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. Division Seating is limited, please register. Sponsored by Raise Your Hand and Chicago Community Trust.
Landlord Workshop - April 28 6-8 pm, 9th District Police Station
National People’s Action D.C. Conference, April 26 - April 28
Community Heliport Meeting with PERRO @ First Trinity - April 29, 6:30 - Let's have the community run forum that we deserve!
McGuane & Palmisano park advisory councils meeting May 5, 6:00 pm, McGuane Park field house
CAPS May 13, 6:30 pm 9th District Police Station.
Gasland Showing, May 17th, 6-9pm at Benton House.
Bridgeport Alliance General Meeting and Nominations - May 29, 7:00 pm
Please note - May's meeting will include nominations for new officers. Please think about people you might like to nominate for Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary and Treasurer. You can also nominate yourself if you are interested in serving.
In order to nominate, vote, or run, you must be a member in good standing. Membership requires that you have, in the last year (July-June):
- Attended at least one BA meeting.
- Participated in at least one BA action or event.
- Made a financial contribution.
Upcoming events:
Clean and Green - April 26, 9:30am - 1 pm, McGuane Park signup at 9:30 am - This is a super fun event! There will be refreshments and cleaning supplies available. Come ready to get dirty!
A Quality Education for Every Child: How Do We Get There?- April 26, 10am - 12 pm, Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. Division Seating is limited, please register. Sponsored by Raise Your Hand and Chicago Community Trust.
Landlord Workshop - April 28 6-8 pm, 9th District Police Station
National People’s Action D.C. Conference, April 26 - April 28
Community Heliport Meeting with PERRO @ First Trinity - April 29, 6:30 - Let's have the community run forum that we deserve!
McGuane & Palmisano park advisory councils meeting May 5, 6:00 pm, McGuane Park field house
CAPS May 13, 6:30 pm 9th District Police Station.
Gasland Showing, May 17th, 6-9pm at Benton House.
Bridgeport Alliance General Meeting and Nominations - May 29, 7:00 pm
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Meeting Reminder and Upcoming Events
Bridgeport Alliance General Meeting
November 21, 2013, 7:00 p.m.
Trinity Lutheran, [31st & Lowe]
Upcoming Events:
November 22 - IL State Board of Education, 11-1, Thompson Center
November 23 - Power Girls Night Out - Fundraiser for Women’s Institute for Leadership supporting female political candidates
November 28 - Thanksgiving (is a word of action) at First Trinity. If you have no other plans for Thanksgiving, we would love if you would join us!
December 1 - CPS to announce 2014 school actions
December 2 - McGuane & Palmisano Park Advisory Board meetings, 6:00 pm, McGuane Field House
December 3 - So You Want to Run for Local Office at CivicLab
December 5 - LSC kickoff 6:30-8 pm, Velasquez Tech, 2800 S Western
During the Week of December 9 - 13: Community Meeting sponsored by the McKinley Park-Bridgeport NAC on the Be The Change Charter School proposal for our area.
December 9 - CEFTF meeting 9:30 am Bilandic Bldg.
December 10 - CAPS and Bridgeport Citizen’s Group Meeting, 6:30 pm, 9th
District Police Station
December 12 - Beer and Carols (sponsored by First Trinity) at Maria’s
December 14 - Holidazzle (fundraiser) at First Trinity
December 18- Community Meeting sponsored by CPS on the Be The Change Charter School proposal for our area.
January 7- Hearing on proposed charters at the CPS Board of Education, 125 S. Clark.
January 22- CPS Board of Education meeting; proposed charter proposals on the agenda.
November 21, 2013, 7:00 p.m.
Trinity Lutheran, [31st & Lowe]
Upcoming Events:
November 22 - IL State Board of Education, 11-1, Thompson Center
November 23 - Power Girls Night Out - Fundraiser for Women’s Institute for Leadership supporting female political candidates
November 28 - Thanksgiving (is a word of action) at First Trinity. If you have no other plans for Thanksgiving, we would love if you would join us!
December 1 - CPS to announce 2014 school actions
December 2 - McGuane & Palmisano Park Advisory Board meetings, 6:00 pm, McGuane Field House
December 3 - So You Want to Run for Local Office at CivicLab
December 5 - LSC kickoff 6:30-8 pm, Velasquez Tech, 2800 S Western
During the Week of December 9 - 13: Community Meeting sponsored by the McKinley Park-Bridgeport NAC on the Be The Change Charter School proposal for our area.
December 9 - CEFTF meeting 9:30 am Bilandic Bldg.
December 10 - CAPS and Bridgeport Citizen’s Group Meeting, 6:30 pm, 9th
District Police Station
December 12 - Beer and Carols (sponsored by First Trinity) at Maria’s
December 14 - Holidazzle (fundraiser) at First Trinity
December 18- Community Meeting sponsored by CPS on the Be The Change Charter School proposal for our area.
January 7- Hearing on proposed charters at the CPS Board of Education, 125 S. Clark.
January 22- CPS Board of Education meeting; proposed charter proposals on the agenda.
Monday, June 24, 2013
Updates from the May Meeting
The BA is continuing to work with local schools by recruiting volunteers to help with reading, tutoring and office work. Teachers, principals, parents and school members met on June 6 to list their most pressing concerns. Future meetings are planned.
BA member supported Communities Organized for Democratic Education (CODE) which is working to pass a corporate tax accountability bill in the Illinois General Assembly. Closing corporate loopholes would add approximately $440 million to the state budget. Allowing the State Treasurer to post corporate taxes would allow Illinois citizens to see how corporations doing business in Illinois contribute to our economy. BA members hopped a bus to Springfield to lobby our local senators and representatives to support these bills.
The 31st Street bus effort is still going strong. State Representative Esther Golar introduced a Resolution in the House in support of the bus. The BA will be meeting next month with the CTA to learn more about the planned study of the eastern portion of the route.
The Active Transport Alliance (ATA) requested that we consider becmoing the host organization for Bridgeport. A special meeting was held and members agreed. The ATA works closely with the CTA and the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) to improve public transportation, biking and pedestrian safety.
The TIF meeting on June 5, in cooperation with the McKinley Park Neighbors Association, was well attended. Members that went to the session plan to meet again.
Check out the BA display at VersionFest 13. This year's theme is “the human operating system” and what could be more human than what neighbors are doing at BA meetings.
We helped close down the coal fired power plant that was harming our children and seniors. We started meetings with the CTA to bring back our bus on31st Street. We helped parents and school members keep our local schools off the CPS closing list. We helped get a new playground for McGuane Park. And BA members are continuing to help where we can.
David Hatch presented a great deal of information at the May meeting. For those who missed this, please see his website
It is time to elect new leaders for the B A. Elections will be held on June 27 at general meeting
BA member supported Communities Organized for Democratic Education (CODE) which is working to pass a corporate tax accountability bill in the Illinois General Assembly. Closing corporate loopholes would add approximately $440 million to the state budget. Allowing the State Treasurer to post corporate taxes would allow Illinois citizens to see how corporations doing business in Illinois contribute to our economy. BA members hopped a bus to Springfield to lobby our local senators and representatives to support these bills.
The 31st Street bus effort is still going strong. State Representative Esther Golar introduced a Resolution in the House in support of the bus. The BA will be meeting next month with the CTA to learn more about the planned study of the eastern portion of the route.
The Active Transport Alliance (ATA) requested that we consider becmoing the host organization for Bridgeport. A special meeting was held and members agreed. The ATA works closely with the CTA and the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) to improve public transportation, biking and pedestrian safety.
The TIF meeting on June 5, in cooperation with the McKinley Park Neighbors Association, was well attended. Members that went to the session plan to meet again.
Check out the BA display at VersionFest 13. This year's theme is “the human operating system” and what could be more human than what neighbors are doing at BA meetings.
We helped close down the coal fired power plant that was harming our children and seniors. We started meetings with the CTA to bring back our bus on31st Street. We helped parents and school members keep our local schools off the CPS closing list. We helped get a new playground for McGuane Park. And BA members are continuing to help where we can.
David Hatch presented a great deal of information at the May meeting. For those who missed this, please see his website
It is time to elect new leaders for the B A. Elections will be held on June 27 at general meeting
Saturday, April 13, 2013
April News
Our Next General Meeting will be held Thursday, April 25th, 7:00 pm. At First Lutheran Church of the Trinity (31st and Lowe)
Let's Talk TIFS
McKinley Park Civic Association and the Bridgeport Alliance presents
LETS TALK TIFs IN THE 11th & 12the WARDS
National People's Action
While many of us are working to beautify our neighborhood next weekend, a few folks from Bridgeport Alliance will be representing us at the NPA Annual Conference in Washington DC. We look forward to hearing what they accomplish and learn!
Next Saturday!
Come out and do some dirty deeds!
Let's Talk TIFS
McKinley Park Civic Association and the Bridgeport Alliance presents
LETS TALK TIFs IN THE 11th & 12the WARDS
- What is a Tax Increment Finance District?
- How many of them are there in our community?
- How do they impact us?
- Who gets money from a TIF and why?
National People's Action
While many of us are working to beautify our neighborhood next weekend, a few folks from Bridgeport Alliance will be representing us at the NPA Annual Conference in Washington DC. We look forward to hearing what they accomplish and learn!
Other notes from Bridgeport Alliance members, friends and neighbors:
- Help get Nate to Netroots Nation 2013 - Vote here!
- Louis L. ValentineClub's Annual White Sox Community Night Fundraiser on Tuesday, June 25, 2013. Contact dpeterson@bgcc.org for info.
- Benton House has two events next week - Benton House Children's Benefit League Tag Days Benefit! and One for the Kids.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
February Newsletter
Hello Friends,
I know that there have been more emails than usual coming from Bridgeport Alliance. There has just been so much going on that we want to share with you!
Website - If you have not seen it yet, check out our new website at bridgeportalliance.org. We are currently accepting blog posts, so if you would like to share your experiences with any of the issues that Bridgeport Alliance or our affiliated organizations (SOUL and IIRON) are working on, please send them to info@bridgeportalliance.org.
Save Our Schools - Thanks to all who have come to meetings, and helped to make our voices heard. If you have not yet, please sign this petition asking that McClellen be removed from the school closure list.
31st Street Bus - Members of BA met with the CTA on 2/18. They will have information to share at the next general meeting.
NextDoor - Many of us met through Everyblock, and by now you likely know that it is gone. BA has a group on NextDoor if you are interested in joining.
General Meeting - Tomorrow, Thursday, February 28, 7:00 at First Trinity (Community Center Kitchen). 31st and Lowe. We hope to see you there!
I know that there have been more emails than usual coming from Bridgeport Alliance. There has just been so much going on that we want to share with you!
Website - If you have not seen it yet, check out our new website at bridgeportalliance.org. We are currently accepting blog posts, so if you would like to share your experiences with any of the issues that Bridgeport Alliance or our affiliated organizations (SOUL and IIRON) are working on, please send them to info@bridgeportalliance.org.
Save Our Schools - Thanks to all who have come to meetings, and helped to make our voices heard. If you have not yet, please sign this petition asking that McClellen be removed from the school closure list.
31st Street Bus - Members of BA met with the CTA on 2/18. They will have information to share at the next general meeting.
NextDoor - Many of us met through Everyblock, and by now you likely know that it is gone. BA has a group on NextDoor if you are interested in joining.
General Meeting - Tomorrow, Thursday, February 28, 7:00 at First Trinity (Community Center Kitchen). 31st and Lowe. We hope to see you there!
Thursday, February 7, 2013
General Meeting Annoucement
Our Next General Meeting will be held:
Thursday, February 28th
7:00 pm
At First Lutheran Church of the Trinity
(31st and Lowe)
SPECIAL MEETING RE: SCHOOL CLOSINGS
Tuesday, February 19
7:00
Benton House
(31st and Gratten)
SPECIAL MEETING RE: SCHOOL CLOSINGS
Tuesday, February 19
7:00
Benton House
(31st and Gratten)
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Tuesday, August 7, 2012
General Meeting Reminder
Our next General Meeting will take place at 7:00 pm Thursday, August 9 at the Brother David Darst Center, 2834 S Normal Ave . The main agenda item will be the 31st Street Bus. Everyone is welcome.
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