Conventional Wisdom: A 3-Pronged Approach to Grassroots Community Development

04/12/2017 59 min Episodio 84
Conventional Wisdom: A 3-Pronged Approach to  Grassroots Community Development

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Blocks Together (BT) empowers residents to work together for systematic changes that bring concrete improvement to their lives.  They tackle social justice issues relating to education, housing, economic justice and the criminalization of youth.

Join Cecile Carroll-DeMello, Co-Director of Blocks Together, and me to discuss their upcoming community convention and meet and greet with Illinois’ gubernatorial  candidates.  We will hear updates on their work to ensure sustainable schools; promote cooperative economics and strategies for local village keepers.

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