Showing posts with label meeting times. Show all posts
Showing posts with label meeting times. Show all posts

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)




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?
McKinley Park Library (1915 W 35th Street) The presenter will be Tom Tresser, co-founder of the CivicLab, a space for civic innovation and lead organizer for the TIF Illumination Project (TIP). TIP is investigating and exposing what TIFs are doing to us on a ward-by-ward basis. 

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!

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!

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)




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Friday, October 19, 2012

BA General Meeting 10/25


Hi Friends -

Our next general meeting will be Thursday. October 25, 7:00PM,

First Trinity Community Center, First Floor.

643 West 31st St.

Bridgeport, Chicago.

Peace.