Actions Panel
Grassroots Organizing between Housing and Environmental Justice
A collective discussion with representative(s) from the Autonomous Tenants Union (ATU).
When and where
Date and time
Wednesday, May 10 · 1:30 - 2:30pm CDT
Location
Urban Lounge 1155 East 60th Street Chicago, IL 60637
About this event
Please join CEGU for a collective discussion with representative(s) from the Autonomous Tenants Union (ATU) in regards to housing justice in Chicago and its connection to the environmental justice efforts in the city and beyond. We will look at the intersection of these two social justice movements, current impacts to tenants, and we will learn about ATU's structure and organizing model.
About the organizer
Based in the Division of Social Sciences at the University of Chicago, the Committee on Environment, Geography and Urbanization (CEGU) is an interdisciplinary platform for critical thinking, advanced research, and innovative pedagogy on the societal and spatial dimensions of climate change, biodiversity loss, and other kinds of environmental transformation. Key fields of research and pedagogy include urban environmental studies and sustainable urbanism; energy histories and geographies; environmental humanities; spatial and environmental media; environmental policy, design and practice; and community engagement.