You're invited! Friday, September 20th, 2019, 5-10pm, no RSVP required
Greater Longfellow and Seward neighbors, business owners and all community
members are invited to celebrate Redesign's founding by a group of Seward
neighbors in the summer of 1969. (Redesign is a nonprofit place-based community
development corporation, which expanded its geographic service area to the
Longfellow neighborhoods in 2008; see
https://redesigninc.org/about-redesign/history/.)
REDESIGN50 COMMUNITY CELEBRATION is a block party on E 22nd Street (between
Minnehaha and Cedar Avenues). Join us for fun, food, games, and a variety of
activities:
-Community artist Liv Novotny will lead a mural painting session with neighbors
-Live music from local artists
-Poetry reading by young authors from 826 MSP (formerly Midcontinent
Oceanographic Institute
-Traveling Tap neighborhood tours led by Bill Lindeke, Dick Westby, and Tony
Scallon share Redesign’s history in Seward, and take a closer look at the
buildings developed by the organization in the last 50 years
-Join us early at 3:30 to catch the 4PM national keynote speaker Pete Saunders!
Attendees receive a complimentary empanada and drink from the Sonora Grill
pop-up.
-Pete Saunders shares his 20+ years of experience working in planning,
economic development, and community development in the in the public, private
and non-profit sectors of Chicago and nation-wide. Pete’s research and writing
explores a wide range of topics from defining black urbanism to managing urban
decline.
The Community Celebration is preceded by a Community Wealth Building Summit
from 10am-4pm- RSVP and more info available at
https://redesigninc.org/redesign50/ or email brigid (at) redesigninc.org
Greater Longfellow and Seward neighbors, business owners and all community
members are invited to celebrate Redesign's founding by a group of Seward
neighbors in the summer of 1969. (Redesign is a nonprofit place-based community
development corporation, which expanded its geographic service area to the
Longfellow neighborhoods in 2008; see
https://redesigninc.org/about-redesign/history/.)
REDESIGN50 COMMUNITY CELEBRATION is a block party on E 22nd Street (between
Minnehaha and Cedar Avenues). Join us for fun, food, games, and a variety of
activities:
-Community artist Liv Novotny will lead a mural painting session with neighbors
-Live music from local artists
-Poetry reading by young authors from 826 MSP (formerly Midcontinent
Oceanographic Institute
-Traveling Tap neighborhood tours led by Bill Lindeke, Dick Westby, and Tony
Scallon share Redesign’s history in Seward, and take a closer look at the
buildings developed by the organization in the last 50 years
-Join us early at 3:30 to catch the 4PM national keynote speaker Pete Saunders!
Attendees receive a complimentary empanada and drink from the Sonora Grill
pop-up.
-Pete Saunders shares his 20+ years of experience working in planning,
economic development, and community development in the in the public, private
and non-profit sectors of Chicago and nation-wide. Pete’s research and writing
explores a wide range of topics from defining black urbanism to managing urban
decline.
The Community Celebration is preceded by a Community Wealth Building Summit
from 10am-4pm- RSVP and more info available at
https://redesigninc.org/redesign50/ or email brigid (at) redesigninc.org
