12 / 7
Start: 2:00 pm
Going to school is an experience that binds people from different countries and different cultures together. Christina Meyer, an elementary school principal, in the Rockford Public School District, will share her experiences in schools and with the practices of education in the public schools in Rockford, Illinois; as a school board member for school district #428 which oversees schools for the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice; as a Fulbright Administrator Exchange Award recipient in Leicester, United Kingdom; as a teacher trainer in Zambia; and, as a Principal Advisor for the Ministry of Education in the United Arab Emirates. Start: 5:00 pm
End: 6:30 pm
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, tens of thousands of women have been raped in what the United Nations officials have called the worst violence against women in the world. In a culture where rape brings victims more shame than assistance, how are women finding safe ways to speak out about their suffering? Panelists Include:Lynette Jackson, Professor of Gender Studies and African Studies at The University of Illinois Chicago; Ngozi Udoye, CEO and President of African Women in America; Human Rights Activist and Heartland Alliance Senior Mental Health Worker Martine SongaSonga, and Prexy Nesbitt, Speaker and Educator on Africa, foreign policy and racism. Free and open to the public. Reservations are required and can be made by calling 312.443.3800. | ||
12 / 8
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
The Odyssey Project is a college-level course in philosophy, literature, art history, and history for men and women living below 150% of the poverty level. Its anchor program is the first-year course, which is offered in partnership with Bard College and for which students may receive six units of college credit. Faculty members are largely from first-rate universities such as University of Chicago, the School of the Art Institute, and DePaul University. Tuition is free, and the Illinois Humanities Council provides free childcare, free books, and transportation. The six units of credit are fully transferable to other colleges and universities. This course meets on Mondays and Thursdays. Start: 7:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm
 Parking a car in Chicago is going to get even more expensive with Mayor Daley's plan to privatize the city's 36,000 parking meters. Under the plan, meter rates would increase to $1 an hour. By 2013, drivers will pay $6.50 an hour to park at downtown meters.
When the City Council Finance Committee met last week to debate the plan, aldermen complained about everything from soaring rates to end of parking-meter holidays, "to allowing the private operator to write parking tickets as frequently as every two hours at two-hour meters," the Chicago Tribune reported. Ald. Danny Solis (25th) said: "I could see people having to carry big bags of quarters - big bags of money - to deal with" these rate hikes. Under the plan, Chicago pockets $1.2 billion to allow the partnership of Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners and LAZ Parking to lease and manage the city's meter operations for 75 years. By leasing the meters, Chicago sought to fill a $150 million budget hole. The city's Chief Financial Officer Paul Volpe, said there were two choices:"cutting $150 million in expenses or raising $150 million worth of taxes." | ||
12 / 9
Start: 10:00 am
End: 6:00 pm
 We live between fences. We may hardly notice them, but they are dominant features in our lives and in our history. Built of hedge, concrete, wood and metal, the fence skirts our properties and is central to the American landscape. We use them to enclose our houses and neighborhoods. They are decorative structures that are as much part of the landscape as trees and flowers. Industry and agriculture without fences would be difficult to imagine. Private ownership of land would be an abstract concept.
But fences are more than functional objects. They are powerful symbols. The way we define ourselves as individuals and as a nation becomes concrete in how we build fences. Through an examination of boundaries, place, and space, Between Fences will explore how neighbors and nations divide, protect, offend, and defend through the boundaries they build.
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
The Odyssey Project is a college-level course in philosophy, literature, art history, and history for men and women living below 150% of the poverty level. Its anchor program is the first-year course, which is offered in partnership with Bard College and for which students may receive six units of college credit. Faculty members are largely from first-rate universities such as University of Chicago, the School of the Art Institute, and DePaul University. Tuition is free, and the Illinois Humanities Council provides free childcare, free books, and transportation. The six units of credit are fully transferable to other colleges and universities. This course meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays. | ||
12 / 10
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 2:00 pm
A book club for prisoners at the maximum security prison of Stateville who are serving actual or de facto life sentences. According to the proposal, prisoners at Stateville that are serving this type of sentence do not have access to any educational or job training programs and in essence are permanently "warehoused". Start: 12:30 pm
End: 1:30 pm
Parking a car in Chicago is going to get even more expensive with Mayor Daley's plan to privatize the city's 36,000 parking meters. Under the plan, meter rates would increase to $1 an hour. By 2013, drivers will pay $6.50 an hour to park at downtown meters.
When the City Council Finance Committee met last week to debate the plan, aldermen complained about everything from soaring rates to end of parking-meter holidays, "to allowing the private operator to write parking tickets as frequently as every two hours at two-hour meters," the Chicago Tribune reported. Ald. Danny Solis (25th) said: "I could see people having to carry big bags of quarters - big bags of money - to deal with" these rate hikes. Under the plan, Chicago pockets $1.2 billion to allow the partnership of Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners and LAZ Parking to lease and manage the city's meter operations for 75 years. By leasing the meters, Chicago sought to fill a $150 million budget hole. The city's Chief Financial Officer Paul Volpe, said there were two choices:"cutting $150 million in expenses or raising $150 million worth of taxes." Start: 1:30 pm
The Meaning of Service (MoS) is a reading and discussion program for Americorps volunteers featuring discussions that use short philosophical and literary texts on the nature of justice, service, and related themes. Meaning of Service presents participants with the opportunity to examine, refine, and regenerate the beliefs underlying their work. Start: 4:00 pm
End: 5:30 pm
Free and open to the public. For more information, call 312.413.5353. Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Parking a car in Chicago is going to get even more expensive with Mayor Daley's plan to privatize the city's 36,000 parking meters. Under the plan, meter rates would increase to $1 an hour. By 2013, drivers will pay $6.50 an hour to park at downtown meters.
When the City Council Finance Committee met last week to debate the plan, aldermen complained about everything from soaring rates to end of parking-meter holidays, "to allowing the private operator to write parking tickets as frequently as every two hours at two-hour meters," the Chicago Tribune reported. Ald. Danny Solis (25th) said: "I could see people having to carry big bags of quarters - big bags of money - to deal with" these rate hikes. Under the plan, Chicago pockets $1.2 billion to allow the partnership of Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners and LAZ Parking to lease and manage the city's meter operations for 75 years. By leasing the meters, Chicago sought to fill a $150 million budget hole. The city's Chief Financial Officer Paul Volpe, said there were two choices:"cutting $150 million in expenses or raising $150 million worth of taxes." Start: 7:00 pm
A Road Scholar Program by Penelope Bingham
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12 / 11
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
The Odyssey Project is a college-level course in philosophy, literature, art history, and history for men and women living below 150% of the poverty level. Its anchor program is the first-year course, which is offered in partnership with Bard College and for which students may receive six units of college credit. Faculty members are largely from first-rate universities such as University of Chicago, the School of the Art Institute, and DePaul University. Tuition is free, and the Illinois Humanities Council provides free childcare, free books, and transportation. The six units of credit are fully transferable to other colleges and universities. This course meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Start: 6:00 pm
Barbed wire is particularly relevant to the story of Byron and the surrounding communities, as many were founded as agricultural centers. Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
The Odyssey Project is a college-level course in philosophy, literature, art history, and history for men and women living below 150% of the poverty level. Its anchor program is the first-year course, which is offered in partnership with Bard College and for which students may receive six units of college credit. Faculty members are largely from first-rate universities such as University of Chicago, the School of the Art Institute, and DePaul University. Tuition is free, and the Illinois Humanities Council provides free childcare, free books, and transportation. The six units of credit are fully transferable to other colleges and universities. This course meets on Mondays and Thursdays. Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Parking a car in Chicago is going to get even more expensive with Mayor Daley's plan to privatize the city's 36,000 parking meters. Under the plan, meter rates would increase to $1 an hour. By 2013, drivers will pay $6.50 an hour to park at downtown meters.
When the City Council Finance Committee met last week to debate the plan, aldermen complained about everything from soaring rates to end of parking-meter holidays, "to allowing the private operator to write parking tickets as frequently as every two hours at two-hour meters," the Chicago Tribune reported. Ald. Danny Solis (25th) said: "I could see people having to carry big bags of quarters - big bags of money - to deal with" these rate hikes. Under the plan, Chicago pockets $1.2 billion to allow the partnership of Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners and LAZ Parking to lease and manage the city's meter operations for 75 years. By leasing the meters, Chicago sought to fill a $150 million budget hole. The city's Chief Financial Officer Paul Volpe, said there were two choices:"cutting $150 million in expenses or raising $150 million worth of taxes." | ||
12 / 12
Start: 4:00 pm
This book provides a gritty, realistic look at these cultural and societal boundaries. The author will read from the book and engage the audience in open-ended conversations about the book's themes. Start: 5:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm
Parking a car in Chicago is going to get even more expensive with Mayor Daley's plan to privatize the city's 36,000 parking meters. Under the plan, meter rates would increase to $1 an hour. By 2013, drivers will pay $6.50 an hour to park at downtown meters.
When the City Council Finance Committee met last week to debate the plan, aldermen complained about everything from soaring rates to end of parking-meter holidays, "to allowing the private operator to write parking tickets as frequently as every two hours at two-hour meters," the Chicago Tribune reported. Ald. Danny Solis (25th) said: "I could see people having to carry big bags of quarters - big bags of money - to deal with" these rate hikes. Under the plan, Chicago pockets $1.2 billion to allow the partnership of Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners and LAZ Parking to lease and manage the city's meter operations for 75 years. By leasing the meters, Chicago sought to fill a $150 million budget hole. The city's Chief Financial Officer Paul Volpe, said there were two choices:"cutting $150 million in expenses or raising $150 million worth of taxes." | ||
12 / 13
Start: 9:00 am
End: 3:00 pm
We live between fences. We may hardly notice them, but they are dominant features in our lives and in our history. Built of hedge, concrete, wood and metal, the fence skirts our properties and is central to the American landscape. We use them to enclose our houses and neighborhoods. They are decorative structures that are as much part of the landscape as trees and flowers. Industry and agriculture without fences would be difficult to imagine. Private ownership of land would be an abstract concept.
But fences are more than functional objects. They are powerful symbols. The way we define ourselves as individuals and as a nation becomes concrete in how we build fences. Through an examination of boundaries, place, and space, Between Fences will explore how neighbors and nations divide, protect, offend, and defend through the boundaries they build.
Start: 10:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Up for viewing and discussion will be "A Thousand Acres." Complete Viewing and Discussion Schedule
Start: 1:00 pm
A Road Scholar Program by Leslie Goddard
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12 / 14
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