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Chicago Urban League to Host
"On The Table" Discussion on Millennials and Voting




Join the Chicago Urban League Monday, May 7th for an On The Table discussion about Millennials and Voting. With recent polls showing a 3% voter participation rate among millennials, let’s explore this generation’s views on voting, why they choose or choose not to vote, and their thoughts on gaining a greater political voice in the community to impact change.
All ages are welcome to participate!

Lyric Opera of Chicago & CUL Students of EmpowerYouth!
Join Forces For New Opera
Lyric Opera of Chicago and the Chicago Urban League's collaborative program, EmpowerYouth! Igniting Creativity through the Arts, is excited to present Empower, an original opera developed with local African-American high-school students. Tickets are $10-20 and are available here for the one-night-only performance, which will take place Thursday, May 31 at 7:00pm at the Lyric Opera House.

The student participants, who reside primarily in the west-side and south-side areas of the city, have been meeting weekly after school at the Chicago Urban League headquarters since the program's launch in October. Working with composer Damien Sneed, playwright Ike Holter, director Jess McLeod, and music supervisor Kedrick Armstrong, the youth-centric opera is based on the participants' own life experiences in Chicago. Read more
Frazier Prep Academy Youth Make Donation to CUL
Earlier this week, CUL Director of Development Karen Coleman (back row center) made a special trip to Frazier Preparatory Academy. There she met with lots of smiles and hugs from a class of pre-K youth who decided to make a charitable donation to the League.

"I get emotional every time I think about it," said Coleman. "They are learning at such an early age to help others, and it's a beautiful thing to see."
CUL Student Inspired by Civil Rights Spring Break Trip
Typically, Spring break means a vacation, relaxing on the beach or simply taking a break from the demands of academics. For a group of African American and Jewish teens from Chicago, Spring Break 2018 was filled with lessons about culture, history and the Civil Rights Movement. Titled, “Let’s Get Together: An Interfaith Journey Toward Justice,” approximately 40 youth were exposed to learning, healing and social activism while traveling to St. Louis, Memphis, Little Rock and Springfield, IL. CUL Student Kristian Walker was so inspired by the trip until he penned an essay:

"Men often hate each other because they fear each other; they fear each other because they don't know each other" ~ Martin Luther King Jr. In the spirit of learning, I feel it necessary to quote Martin Luther King Jr. because his dream is now a reality; our trip was the epitome of all that he could have ever wanted for two groups of people that have so many disparities. This was a life changing event that every student –and I am extremely confident in saying every student– took advantage of in order to learn more about other cultures, strengthen their mindset, and develop as human beings." Read more
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The MacArthur Foundation has announced an opening for the role of
EVALUATION OFFICER.
 
The Office of Evaluation focuses on designing, facilitating, and supporting the Foundation’s efforts to proactively measure, assess, and learn from its grantmaking programs.
 
The Evaluation Officer works with the Managing Director and program colleagues on all aspects of the Foundation’s evaluation, working with Program teams to develop Terms of Reference for all evaluations for any area of work; external evaluation contracts; and internal evaluation teams to engage with external contracts; and with Evaluation partners/Program teams to develop Evaluation Design/Framework for each area of work. Read full job description here.