After the Olympic Bid: What’s Next for Chicago?

A poet, an historian, a social worker, and a community organizer come together to envision possible futures for Chicago and explore how we can work together to create a more just and humane community for all Chicagoans. Discussants include Kevin Coval, poet and founder of Louder Than a Bomb; Adam Green, associate professor of American history at the University of Chicago; Amisha Patel, Executive Director of the Grassroots Collaborative; and Amy Skeen, Executive Director of Girls in the Game. This discussion will be moderated by Natalie Moore, Chicago Public Radio South Side Community Bureau Reporter. ??Poets Aja-Monet and Sharrieff Muhammad will help us kick-off the event with performances. Presented by The Public Square, Chicago Public Radio-WBEZ 91.5FM, and the Mansfield Institute for Social Justice and Transformation at Roosevelt University. Roosevelt University, Congress Lounge 430 South Michigan Avenue, 2nd floor?Chicago

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