28 Jul 2020
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1. CALL TO ORDER/DECLARATION OF A QUORUM
2. Public Comment
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A.
4. CONSIDERATION
A. Approval of Neighborhood Arts Grant Funding Request
B. Approval of the Five Social Service Organization of the Community Resiliency through the Arts Program
C. Approval of the 2022 Arts Council Meeting Calendar
5. DISCUSSION
A. Revival of Special Events
B. Proposed changes to Cultural Fund Grant for 2022
6. COMMUNICATIONS
A. Chair Update
B. Public Art Update
C. Staff Update
7. ANNOUNCEMENTS
8. ADJOURNMENT
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Agenda PDF: https://cityofevanston.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/65118?handle=FA048970FFBD49268F43945F6A7EFB2C
1. CALL TO ORDER/DECLARATION OF A QUORUM
2. Public Comment
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A.
4. CONSIDERATION
A. Approval of Neighborhood Arts Grant Funding Request
B. Approval of the Five Social Service Organization of the Community Resiliency through the Arts Program
C. Approval of the 2022 Arts Council Meeting Calendar
5. DISCUSSION
A. Revival of Special Events
B. Proposed changes to Cultural Fund Grant for 2022
6. COMMUNICATIONS
A. Chair Update
B. Public Art Update
C. Staff Update
7. ANNOUNCEMENTS
8. ADJOURNMENT
Agenda HTML: https://cityofevanston.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/65119?handle=080E15C5BC73462B951E2C98611C913F
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16 Apr 2019
Systemic racism affects every area of life in the US. From incarceration rates to predatory loans, and trying to solve these problems requires changes in major parts of our system. Here's a closer look at what systemic racism is, and how we can solve it.
Sources:
An overview of funding of public schools
https://www.publicschoolreview.com/blog/an-overview-of-the-funding-of-public-schools
Minorities who “whiten” job resumes get more interviews (Harvard Study)
https://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/minorities-who-whiten-job-resumes-get-more-interviews
Bureau of Labor Statistics (Unemployment rates by race and age)
https://www.bls.gov/web/empsit/cpsee_e16.htm
Whites have a huge wealth gap over blacks (but don’t know it)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/09/18/upshot/black-white-wealth-gap-perceptions.htm
The Effects of 1930s Redlining Maps
https://www.chicagofed.org/publications/working-papers/2017/wp2017-12
The Color of Money: how mortgage lending practices discriminate against blacks. (1989 Pulitzer Prize investigative Reporting)
http://powerreporting.com/color/
Additional Viewer Resources:
Public School Funding in the US
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_school_funding_in_the_United_States
Redlining
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redlining
Institutional Racism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institutional_racism
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Main site: http://act.tv
Facebook: http://facebook.com/actdottv
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Sources:
An overview of funding of public schools
https://www.publicschoolreview.com/blog/an-overview-of-the-funding-of-public-schools
Minorities who “whiten” job resumes get more interviews (Harvard Study)
https://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/minorities-who-whiten-job-resumes-get-more-interviews
Bureau of Labor Statistics (Unemployment rates by race and age)
https://www.bls.gov/web/empsit/cpsee_e16.htm
Whites have a huge wealth gap over blacks (but don’t know it)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/09/18/upshot/black-white-wealth-gap-perceptions.htm
The Effects of 1930s Redlining Maps
https://www.chicagofed.org/publications/working-papers/2017/wp2017-12
The Color of Money: how mortgage lending practices discriminate against blacks. (1989 Pulitzer Prize investigative Reporting)
http://powerreporting.com/color/
Additional Viewer Resources:
Public School Funding in the US
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_school_funding_in_the_United_States
Redlining
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redlining
Institutional Racism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institutional_racism
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act.tv is a progressive media company specializing in next generation live streaming and digital strategy. Our YouTube channel focuses on animated explainers, livestreams from protests around the country, and original political commentary.
Main site: http://act.tv
Facebook: http://facebook.com/actdottv
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/actdottv
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/actdottv
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