SBCSC STUDENTS: WHERE HAVE THEY GONE?WHY ARE THEY LEAVING? South Bend schools’ enrollment is down nearly 700 students this year, and it’s predicted that an additional 500 will leave by the Fall of 2020. The questions of where these students have gone and why they’re leaving the South Bend Community School Corporation are the topic…
DEVELOPMENT WITHOUT DISPLACEMENT!BOTH A CITY ISSUE AND A COUNTY ISSUE Next meeting of the Community Forum for Economic Justice:Tuesday, September 17, 6 – 8 pmLaSalle Branch Library, 3232 Ardmore Trail, SB Featuring community activists from South Bend & St. Joseph County, who will share their stories of protecting neighborhoods against any negative effects of economic…
The Great Land RobberyThe shameful story of how 1 million black families have been ripped from their farmshttps://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/09/this-land-was-our-land/594742/ How Southern Farmers were Forced from their Land, and their Heritagehttps://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-southern-black-farmers-were-forced-from-their-land-and-their-heritage
Reparations: Building Community UnderstandingWednesday, August 7, 2019 from 6 – 8 pmCivil Rights Heritage Center, 1040 West Washington, South Bend The subject of Reparations for American descendants of slavery is a widely discussed topic today, calling out for national and local understanding and action. On August 7, Dr. Darryl Heller will lay out the history…
CITIZEN SCIENTISTS ARE NEEDED TO ASSIST THE SAFE AND HEALTHY HOUSING TEAM OF SUMMER RESEARCHERS WORKING WITH THE BOWMAN CREEK EDUCATIONAL ECOSYSTEM. We are the Safe and Healthy Housing team based in Lang Lab, the Southeast Neighborhood Headquarters of BCe2. Our project centers around testing the effectiveness of various, inexpensive cleaning techniques people can implement…
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR RURAL ST. JOSEPH COUNTY? On Tuesday, June 11th the Community Forum for Economic Justice (CFEJ) and the Open Space and Agricultural Alliance (OSAA) will host Sybil Drew, a filmmaker from Elwood, Illinois at the New Carlisle Olive Township Public Library 408 S. Bray Street, New Carlisle, Indiana 46552. The meeting will begin…
HHR-ACTION DOCUMENTS “Why Your House Was So Expensive,” by Derek Thompson, The Atlantic. July 2022Download Why Your House Was So Expensive – The Atlantic “Homeowner and Rental Vacancy Rates Declined During COVID-19 Pandemic,” by Jonathan Spader, www.census.govDownload Housing Vacancy Rates Near Historic Lows “Lessons From Eviction Court,” by Fran Quigley, December…
You are invited to participate in A CONVERSATION ABOUT REPARATIONS,Led by Dr. Darryl Heller, former Director of the Civil Rights Heritage Center,and past President of the Community Forum for Economic Justice. The idea of providing reparations for the oppression inflicted upon Black people dates back to right after the end of the Civil War. For…
FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2019, 6PM – 9 PMCIVIL RIGHTS HERITAGE CENTER9TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION HOSTED BY THE CIVIL RIGHTS HERITAGE CENTER In May 2019, the CRHC celebrates nine years since the transformation of the former Engman Public Natatorium. We're gathering folks to celebrate those nine years, and to talk not only about where we've been, but where…
Important Community Service, Necessary Evil, or Just Plain Evil Tuesday April 2nd, 6:00 -7:30 PM La Salle Branch SJC Library (3232 West Ardmore Trail, South Bend) Panelists Dr. Judith Fox, Clinical Professor of Law, Notre Dame Law School Dr. John Hagen, Philosopher, Statistician and Social Activist Cheryl Ashe, Community Activist John Kang, CEO Jubilee Initiative…
CAN WE IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF RENTAL PROPERTIES IN SOUTH BEND? SOUTH BEND CURRENTLY OPERATES A COMPLAINT-BASED HOUSING INSPECTION SYSTEM WHEREBY TENANTS CAN CONTACT CODE ENFORCEMENT TO REPORT SUBSTANDARD HOUSING CONDITIONS — SUCH AS STRUCTURAL DAMAGE, MOLD, INFESTATION, OR A LACK OF UTILITIES. THIS MONTH, A PROPOSAL WILL COME BEFORE THE COMMON COUNCIL…