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These 30 artists, researchers, organizers, policymakers, philanthropists, and changemakers answered the call to work as equity strategists both inside their organizations and throughout our entire city. Click on their photos to get to know their work. Dig into their projects in the 2019 Equity Playbook.
 Dana O'Leary, Chicago City Clerk's Office
Assessing Inequity in Fines and Fees: Collecting Numbers and Narratives to Make the Case for Reform |
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 Maurice Robinson
Organizer
We Cry In Silence: Unpacking African-American Male Mental Health |
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 Leone Jose Bicchieri, Working Family Solidarity
Who Gets to Work? Who Has to Leave? Using an REIA to organize for workers' and residents' rights |
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 Kendra Freeman, Metropolitan Planning Council
Building without Bias: Leading a Cultural Shift to Foster Equitable Development |
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 Loreen Targos, Metropolitan Tenants Organization
Assessing Housing Quality: A Racial Equity Check-Up |
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 Era Laudermilk, Cook County Public Defender's Office
In Defense of Data: Using Data to Build Equity into Public Defense |
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 Gavin Taves, Chicago Housing Authority
Planning for a Changing Environment: Building Chicago's Public Housing to Address Climate Change |
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 Genese Turner, Illinois Public Health Institute
Equity as a Journey: Practicing What We Preach |
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 Megan Brand, Pierce Elementary and SPEAK UP
From Color-Blind to Color-Bold: An REIA at Pierce Elementary |
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 Tiffanie Beatty, Chicago Humanities Festival
Productively Specific: A Chicago Poet Distinguishes Between Diversity and Equity |
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 Vanessa Uribe, Cook County Bureau of Economic Development
Government Grantmaking for Racial Equity: Building a Framework for Racial Equity |
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 Tanvi Shah, Chicago Jobs Council
Working Towards Equity: An Assessment for Workforce Development Organizations |
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 Jim Merrell, Active Transportation Alliance
Whose Streets?: Ideas for Integrating Racial Equity into Transportation Decisions |
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 Tamela Meehan, Cook County Juvenile Probation and Court Services
Creating a Youth Bill of Rights: Shifting Power in the Cook County Juvenile Probation System |
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 Kacie Smith, State Matters
Inclusive Storytelling: Whose Voice Matters in State Matters |
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 Glenance Green, Free Spirit Media
Speaking Truth with Power: Got Data? Got Community? Let's Tell a Story |
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 Paola Aguirre Serrano, Borderless Studio
Design for Self-Determination: A Pathway for Redeveloping Closed Schools |
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 Isaias Solis, Latin United Community Housing Association
Closing the Racial Wealth Gap: An Analysis of Mortgage Lending Practices |
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 Danielle McCain, John Marshall Law School - Fair Housing Center
Untold Damages: The Mental and Emotional Toll of Housing Discrimination on Survivors |
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 Leslie Ramyk, Conant Family Foundation
Shifting Philanthropic Culture: Cultivating a Community of Practice to Expand Racial Equity in Family Foundations |
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 Delrice Adams, Cook County Justice Advisory Council
Equity Across the Board: Advancing Racial Equity within Cook County Government |
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 Imron Bhatti, Advocates for Urban Agriculture
Just Food?: Engaging the Field to Inform Equitable Agriculture Policy |
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 Niya Kelly, Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
Building Accountability to Whom We Serve |
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 Jen Brown, Alliance for Research in Chicagoland Communities, Northwestern University Institute for
Public Health and Medicine
Nothing About Us, Without Us: Community-Academic Collaboration to Grow Racial Equity in Research |
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 Tracy Bishop, Cook County Forest Preserves
Building Equity from Inside to Out: Unmasking Hidden Biases Preserved in Organizational Policies |
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 Clifford Helm, Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights
Small Businesses, Expensive Lawyers, and Systemic Racism: Evaluating Programs for Structural Inequity |
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 Rachel Pate, The Chicago Community Trust
From Grantmakers to Changemakers |
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 Jasemen Hatcher, Open Communities
From Clients to Advocates: A Racial Equity Approach to Housing Counseling |
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 Juanita Irizarry, Friends of the Parks
Setting Equitable Tables: Evaluating Partnerships through a Racial Equity Lens |
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 Lauren Burdette, Chicago Public Education Fund
Shifting from Community Engagement to Community Consent: Lessons from the Ogden-Jenner Merger |
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