Beyondmedia Education envisions a compassionate and just society where universal access to media tools and information equip women and youth to document and communicate their stories, serve as educators and role models for others, influence public policy, and generate social transformation.
The Guild Complex is an independent, not for profit cultural center that serves as a forum for literary cross cultural expression, discussion and education in combination with other arts. They believe that the arts are instrumental in defining and exploring the human experience, while encouraging participation by artist and audience alike in changing the conditions of our society. Through its culturally inclusive, primarily literary programming, the Guild Complex provides the vital link that connects communities, artists and ideas.
The Journal of Ordinary Thought - Every Person Is a Philosopher. JOT is founded on this basic idea and is dedicated to bringing out the unheard voices and stories of Chicago. Many of the writers in JOT groups are marginalized from traditional, mainstream literary circles, because of class, race, physical isolation, or other issues. We only publish writing produced in our workshops.
Mess Hall is a place for visual culture, creative urbanism, sustainable ecology, food democracy and cultural experimentation. We are networked with other intiatives like ours in Chicago, the U.S. and abroad.
The Public Square at the Illiniois Humanities Council fosters debate, dialogue, and exchange of ideas about cultural, social and political issues with an emphasis on social justice. Our programs promote participatory democracy by creating space for public conversations.
UNITE HERE! UNITE (formerly the Union of Needletrades, Textiles and Industrial Employees) and HERE (Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union) merged on July 8, 2004 forming UNITE HERE. The union represents more than 450,000 active members and more than 400,000 retirees throughout North America.
The Uptown Multi-Cultural Art Center is a non-profit agency producing annual exhibits of art work on T-shirts in public spaces on-line year round and off-line every summer. We bring together artists from around Chicago showcasing Chicago's cultural diversity. UMCAC sponsors the Annual Art of the T-shirt Harvest Festival at the American Indian Center.