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Community Corner

Hope in a Time of Crisis: My Life as a Community Organizer

Weaver will discuss the craft of community organizing and how people are motivated to become involved.

Amanda Weaver, lead organizer for the local affiliate of National People’s Action, the Illinois-Indiana Regional Organizing Network, speaks March 22nd. Her topic is “Hope in a Time of Crisis: My Life as a Community Organizer.” With an MA in community development and social justice from Loyola University, Weaver will discuss the craft of community organizing and how people are motivated to become involved. She will tell what drew her to this work and keeps her engaged and energized.

Please join us for Coffee Hour after the talk. All are welcome to our EHS Sunday programs, which are free and open to the public, and childcare is available.

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