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  • Senior Action Network Fundraiser The Third Annual Senior Action Network Fundraiser will be held on Saturday, August 22, 2009 from 4 P.M. to 7 P.M. Tickets are $15. The event will again be held at Greater Walters AMEZ Church, 8422 South Damen Avenue. Tickets for the event can be purchased by contacting your Senior Action Network Governing Council member, or Rev. Elaine Bellis at Community Renewal Society, 312-427-4830, x3841 or ebellis@communityrenewalsociety.org.

  • 35 under 35 Leadership Awards Recipients Announced Community Renewal Society recognizes 35 young social justice leaders

  • Catalyst wins national award Catalyst Chicago has won an award from the Education Writers Association for its special report “The Class of 2011,” which examined the Chicago Public Schools’ High School Transformation initiative through the life of Marshall High School. Editor in Chief Veronica Anderson was the editor, and Sarah Karp and John Myers were the reporters. Their package of stories placed second in the trade and special interest publication category.

  • Check out Civic Action's New Action Center! Want to get more involved in the work of the Civic Action Network? Check out our new Action Center to find out about upcoming bills for the Veto Session of the State Legislature, November 19 - 21.

  • The Chicago Reporter Wins Numerous Awards In May, Chicago Reporter won the Chicago Headline Club's 2008 Watchdog Award for Excellence in Public Interest Reporting for the series "Missed Signals," which appeared in the Nov/Dec 2007 issue of The Chicago Reporter. The Chicago Reporter's Kimbriell Kelly and Alden Loury also captured a Lisagor Award for business reporting in a trade or specialty magazine, newspaper or newsletter for "The High Price of Home Ownership," and Jeff Kelly Lowenstein, Angelica Herrera and Kimbriell Kelly won a Lisagor Award for in-depth reporting. The Chicago Reporter was also nominated for a 2008 Midwest Light of Human Rights Jeanne and Joseph Sullivan Award through Heartland Alliance.

  • Catalyst is Changing Next school year, Catalyst Chicago will cease to exist in its current format as a newsmagazine! Changing with the times, Catalyst will publish five such in-depth reports and move content, including Comings & Goings, Updates and Viewpoints, to their web site. They also will augment increased online news content with a community calendar and a "Yellow Pages" of school-related organizations. Visit Catalyst-Chicago for more details


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