Coalition
for Equitable Community Development
Promoting an Economically and Racially Diverse
Community in Chicago's Hyde Park-Kenwood Neighborhood
Meetings,
Events, Publications:
Board: September 21, 4:30 pm, 1525 E. 53rd St. 4th floor
Membership and public meeting and forum: TBA-
Report: October 18, 2008 Public CECD forum: "Will the Olympics Affect OUR Housing in Hyde Park-Kenwood?"
Report: February 28 2009 Annual Meeting: Updates on state and federal efforts to make homes affordable and keepable.
In 2008-2009 Agenda see outcome of push for afforable housing in Olympics benefit agreement, current board and committee actions.
CECD Brochure in pdf
Our latest issue paper
Here: Mission, Institutional Members, Officers and Committees, Contacts and Co-sites, Meetings/Reports links
Our Mission
Membership
The Coalition for Equitable Community Development (CECD) is a 501c3 membership organization consisting of individuals, organizations, congregations, and businesses that live or do business in Hyde Park and Kenwood.
If you live or work in Hyde Park-Kenwood, you can become
a member. Just download the membership
application and send it in with your membership dues made out to Interfaith
Open Communities (our fiscal agent .) Membership page and appeal.
Checks can be made out to Coalition for Equitable Community Development and sent to CECC at 1525 E. 53rd St. #907, Chicago, IL 60615. Phone - leave message at 773 955-4455.
Our starters:
Winston Kennedy
John and Brenda Murphy
Pat Wilcoxen
Organizational Charter Members
| Hyde Park Cluster, Interfaith Open Communities |
| Hyde Park and Illinois chapters Older Women's League |
| Hyde Park and Kenwood Intefaith Council- Peace and Social Concerns |
| Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference |
| Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce |
| K.A.M. Isaiah Israel Social Justice |
| University of Chicago Office of Community Affairs |
| Racial Justice Task Force and Social Justice Task Force, First Unitarian Church Chicago |
| 57th Street Meeting of Friends |
| University Church Chicago |
Officers and Committees
| President | Pat Wilcoxen | Board of Directors- elected February 28 2009 |
| 1st Vice President | John Murphy | |
| 2nd Vice President | George Rumsey | 3-year terms |
| Secretary | Linda Thisted | |
| Treasurer | Allison Hartman | Allison Hartman |
Other Board Members |
Karen Robinson | |
| Lenora Austin | Pat Wilconxen | |
| Rahsaan Clark-Morris | ||
| Mark Granfors | 2-year terms | |
| Winston Kennedy | ||
| Mark Granfors | ||
| Committees | Rahsaan Morris | |
| Affordable Housing Advocacy (AHA) | Linda Thisted | John Murphy |
| Community Planning | Pat Wilxoxen | Gary Ossewaarde |
| Fundraising | John Murphy | |
| Membership | George Rumsey | 1-year terms |
| Research | Mark Granfors | Lenora Austin |
| Margaret Kennedy | ||
| George Rumsey |
Contacts and Complementary Sites
| CECD | President Pat Wilcoxen, 2nd Vice President and Membership Chair George Rumsey |
1525 E. 53rd St. #907, Chicago, IL 60615, |
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| Interfaith Open Communities & Transitional Hsg. | http://www.iocillinois.org/ |
| Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference- hydepark.org coalition info (links to more) | www.hydepark.org/affordablehousing/HPKaffordSteeringC.htm hpkcc@aol.com |
| Sputhsiders Organized and United for Liberation | |
| Illinois/Hyde Park Older Women's League (OWL) | http://www.owlillinois.org Allison C. Hartman |
General Meetings and Reports
| April 29 2006 Forum | (See announcement at top for upcoming meetings) |
| May 19 2007 Summit | |
| December 5 2008 CECD Organizational Meeting | |
| To Dec 5 State of Hsg HP Report- Ken Oliver | |
| February 20 2008 Kickoff | |
| May 14 2008 1st General Mtg (in preceding) | |
| May 14 Statement on the 53rd Cornell development (in preceding) | |
October 18 How Will the Olympics Affect Affordable Housing in HPK? |
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| Issue Paper on Olympics and Housing- Oct. 2008 | |
| Reports February 28 2009 Annual Meeting |
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| Stimulus Bill housing; Proposed for Illinois |
