News for September, 2007
Tuesday, September 25th, 2007
Last Saturday afternoon, at an intimate gathering at the Al Raby School for Community and Environment, Dr. Wangari Maathai presided over the dedication of a native garden planted in her name. Students, teachers and community members listened as Dr. Maathai spoke of the essential role gardens like the Wangari Maathai Natural Garden play in promoting urban renewal, social and environmental activism and raising awareness-from the Al Raby School on Chicago’s West Side to the Green Belt Movement in Nairobi, Kenya.
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Wednesday, September 12th, 2007
On Saturday, September 22 at the Al Raby School for Community and Environment, Dr. Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, will join students, teachers, and community members to preside over the dedication of the Wangari Maathai Natural Garden. The garden was designed and created as a collaborative process between the Al Raby High School students, school staff, community members, CNT, and the City of Chicago. Speaking will be Dr. Maathai, Steve Perkins, Janice Jackson-Principal of Al Raby High School, and a student representative. For more information on the event, you can download the invitation.
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Wednesday, September 5th, 2007
The entire Northeastern Illinois region took a hit when the Illinois House failed to pass SB 572, a comprehensive transit funding and reform bill, which would have restructured the governance system for transit in Northeastern Illinois as well as guaranteed a long-term source of funding for transit. The bill would also have prevented CTA and Pace’s “doomsday” scenarios from coming into effect on September 16.
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Wednesday, September 5th, 2007
Transit Future Update, September 5
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