Conversation With Lee Bey, Bernita Johnson-Gabriel, and Arveal Drummer: Civil Rights & Anchor Institutions
Join us for a conversation about the effect of the civil rights movement of yesteryear on Chicago's anchor institutions. This chat features , author (Southern Exposure), historian, photographer, editorial board member for Chicago Sun-Times; Bernita Johnson-Gabriel, Executive Vice President for Neighborhoods and Strategic Initiatives of World Business Chicago; Christyn Freemon, Chief Solutionist, community developer of Project Forward and business solutions manager of North Lawndale Employment Network; and Arveal Drummer, Director of Graduate Admissions, Illinois Institute of Technology. .
A light reception at 5:30 precedes the program that will begin promptly at 6pm.
This program is sponsored by the Office of Community Affairs at ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳, the University of Illinois College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, the American Planning Association's Planning in the Black Community and Housing and Community Development Divisions.
American Planning Association Members: Two (2) CM Credits are available for this event.