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          APRIL 22, 2016 IS THE 10TH     ANNIVERSARY OF THE     FIRST MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY FORUM FOR ECONOMIC JUSTICE   On April 22, 2006, we organized the first    "COMMUNITY FORUM ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, Improving our Quality of Life.”   It was a great success, bringing together activists who represented groups focusing on a variety…

UTILITY COSTS: HARD TIMES MAY GET HARDER FOR INDIANA RESIDENTS!   Residential electric bills may increase by 22.7% for Indiana residents if I & M is granted a rate increase by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission.  Meanwhile, the Energy Assistance Program could lose up to 50% of its federal funding, drastically cutting heating assistance for…

Tuesday, Feb 20, 6 PMCivil Right Heritage Center1040 West Washington, South Bend CODING EVICTIONS:ST. JOSEPH COUNTY INDIANASMALL CLAIMS’ EVICTION COURT WATCH STUDYJudith Fox & Katherine Wines February 20, Civil Rights Heritage Center 6 pm A discussion of findings and recommendations fromSt Joseph County Court Watch study

Thursday, May 29, 5:30 PM – Pokagon Room, Main St. Library INITIAL MEETING TO FORM AN OBSERVER CORPS        This project was proposed and discussed at the April Forum breakout session: "Transparency in local government: the key to effective democracy." Tuesday, June 3, 5:30 PM – The General Store (on Jefferson, across from Howard…

A COMMUNITY FORUM: BREAK THE SCHOOL TO PRISON PIPELINE Saturday, September 12, 2015 — IU South Bend, Wiekamp Hall   In March, two public meetings were held to discuss what is known as the “School to Prison Pipeline.”  Over a hundred local residents attended one or both of these meetings.  Although the meetings were sponsored by…

Making our voices heard: effective advocacy in difficult times                  During the winter of 2017, we are experiencing an upsurge in public participation in our democratic process.  We’ve seen marches, rallies, large and intense town hall meetings, on-line petitions, organized phone calls to legislators and debates on social media.  These are all part of a…