Tom will be presenting at the 25th edition of PechaKucha Chicago at Martyr’s on March 5 at 8:00pm. What is PechaKucha? “PechaKucha 20×20 is a simple presentation format where you show 20 images, each for 20 seconds. The images advance automatically and you talk along to the images. PechaKucha Nights are informal and fun gatherings where creative people get together and share their ideas, works, thoughts, holiday snaps — just about anything, really — in the PechaKucha 20×20 format.” Get tickets here.
Category: Presentations
Presentation From TIF Town Meeting
Here is the presentation Tom Tresser gave at the February 12 TIF Town Meeting on the 12 TIFs in the 27th Ward (audio = 23 minutes). The meeting was held at the fabulous Chopin Theatre.
Sound Off At TIF Town Meeting
We’re going to the first community town meeting on TIFs on February 12 at the Chopin Theater! Find out the details and RSVP on Facebook.
Featured Speakers: Ben Joravsky – Award winning political reporter.
Tom Tresser – Citizen activist and civic educator, CivicLab co-founder.
Dr. Richard Dye – Professor at UIC Institute of Government + Public Affairs. (Research finding TIF districts hinder growth)
At the end of 2011 there was $1.39 billion left in TIF bank accounts, yet the City claimed a budget deficit of $636 million at the start of 2012.
The Tax Integrity and Fairness Alliance is hosting a Town Meeting to spread knowledge and demand change on Tuesday, February 12th from 7-9pm, at the Chopin Theatre, 1543 West Division.
Featured Breakout Groups: Citizen Investigation, ‘Become a TIF Illuminator’ with Tom Tresser. Participatory Budgeting, ‘Design Your Own Utopia’ with Sharon Post of Chicago Political Economy Group. Grassroots Organizing, with Steven Serikaku, retired CTU teacher and PDAIL activist. Speak up. Bring your questions!
Download flier = TIF Town Meeting flyer / Download press release = TIF Town Hall press release
Talk On Technology & Social Change
CivicLab co-founder Tom Tresser will be doing a talk and workshop on “Using Technology For Social Change & Community Organizing” at the Bronzeville Visitor Information Center, Friday, November 30, 2-4pm. 3401 South King Drive.RSVP to 773-819-2053.
Topics include:
- How are people using the Internet & social media to effect change and make their voice heard?
- How do you use Facebook & Twitter for social change?
- How might Chicago groups use these tools to affect change here?
“Welcome To The Gift Economy” at Bioneers Chicago
CivicLab co-founder Tom Tresser presented “Welcome To The Gift Economy” at the Bioneers Chicago gathering on November 3. If the current economic system is dysfunctional, let’s create a new one. Here is the deck:
Crowdsourcing Social Change @ TEDxDePaul
Tom presented on “Crowdsourcing Social Change” at TEDxDePaul on October 13. You can watch the presentation deck and listen to the audio here (18 minutes). We did some crowdsourcing on the spot – asking attendees to reveal how much student debt they will have upon graduation and to share ideas for dealing with mounting and unmanageable student debt. Thanks to the folks at GoSoapBox for the use of their platform for this demonstration! Participate here.