News from the Chicago Urban League
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Chicago Urban League President and CEO Shari Runner
issues statement on SB 2339 - Carjacking Bill
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Yesterday, Shari Runner, President and CEO of the Chicago Urban League, issued the following statement in opposition to Illinois Senate Bill 2339:
“Carjacking is a terrifying and typically violent crime that deserves the kind of action that will prevent future occurrences and promote public safety. The much-touted Illinois Senate Bill 2339 does neither. In fact, it has little to nothing to do with carjacking. Instead, it seeks to impose unnecessarily punitive felony consequences for possession of a stolen motor vehicle, or even a stolen vehicle part, which are most frequently acquired by the nonviolent theft of parked or unattended cars. What’s more, it extends that punishment to a passenger who might have no idea a vehicle was stolen. Rather than advancing public safety, this bill, if enacted, would further our state’s disturbing trend of over incarceration, particularly of African-American and Latino youth. We can do better. Every community deserves to feel safe, and SB 2339 fails to offer increased safety for anyone.”
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The Chicago Urban League
will be closed Monday, May 28, 2018
in observance of Memorial Day.
We will reopen Tuesday, May 29th.
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Former CUL Youth Returns to Share Testimony
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It's nothing more rewarding than hearing from clients whose lives were positively impacted by CUL services. Recently, Ciara Weaver stopped by the office to share her testimony.
As a high school student, Ciara was enrolled in the Goal Power program through the Chicago Urban League from 2006-2009, as well as the NULITES program from 2008-2011. She was also an active scholarship recipient throughout her undergraduate experience at Southern Illinois University at Chicago from 2010-2015.
"I wanted to express my sincere gratitude to everyone at the Chicago Urban League, for literally getting me through high school and college," said Weaver. "You all were my mother's backbone, from guiding me to the right resources, supplying dorm necessities when we couldn't afford it, and the list goes on."
Currently, Weaver is the reigning Miss Black North Central US Ambassador, 2018, under the National Ambassadors of Change , as well as a Master's Candidate at Depaul University. She will receive her M.Ed in Early Childhood Education and an MA in Teaching in Leadership. To hear more of Ciara's testimony, click
here
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EmpowerYouth! Performance at Lyric Opera House Nears
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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.
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CLICK
HERE
TO REGISTER TO HEAR BRYAN STEVENSON
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Save the Date!
57th Annual Golden Fellowship Dinner
Saturday, November 3, 2018
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Check out CUL's media coverage this week!
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Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
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Housing and Financial Empowerment
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Workforce Development Center
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Want to become an employer vendor at our Citywide Job Fair?
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To reserve your spot, click
here
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In 1983 two young professionals, James Compton and John Rogers, had a vision of young professionals across Chicago joining together in service and making a collective impact on our city. I don’t think they imagined that it would spearhead a national movement that is now more than 65 chapters and 7,000 members strong.
Join us for a night of inspiration as we honor some of Chicago’s game-changers and influential leaders in the areas of entrepreneurship, advocacy, education or service as well as celebrate 35 years of young professional excellence. Event includes an heavy hors d’oeurves, open bar, and music by DJ Joe Kollege.
Regular Ticket Price
- $100.00
Parking for the evening is discounted at $20.00 for valet.
Click
here
to purchase tickets.
There is also a hotel room block at Hotel Palomar for guests. Reservations must be made by May 23rd. Please email
mbawardsceremony@gmail.com
for more details.
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Community Events & Announcements
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JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Girls Who Code
summer programs
are designed to incite a real passion for computer science in girls, build their awareness of careers in technology, and inspire them to join a supportive sisterhood of girls who code across the US. As an instructor in our program, we aim to ensure that your experience is equally as rich as that of our students. You will share your knowledge, as well as learn alongside and from our students.
Learn more about the role & apply
here.
MacArthur Foundation has an opening for the role of
Senior Associate, Meeting Planning, Events and Conference Services.
To review the job description and apply, click
here
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