Coalition
for Equitable Community Development
Promoting an Economically and Racially Diverse
Community in Chicago's Hyde Park-Kenwood Neighborhood
Meetings and Events
December 14, Monday, 4:30 pm. CECD Board meets at the 4th floor conference room, Hyde Park Bank Bldg., 1525 E. 53rd St.
Watch for our annual meeting and forum in February.
Our Mission
Membership
The Coalition for Equitable Community Development (CECD) is a 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. (Interfaith Open Communities is acting as fiscal agent for CECD.)
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 - elected October 2009
| President | Pat Wilcoxen | C |
| 1st Vice President | John Murphy | |
| 2nd Vice President | George Rumsey | |
| Secretary | Gary Ossewaarde | |
| Treasurer | Allison Hartman | |
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| Other Board Members | Lenora Austin | |
| Rahsaan Clark-Morris | ||
| Mark Granfors | ||
| Margaret Kennedy | ||
| Karen Robinson | ||
| Linda Thisted | ||
| Committee Chairs | ||
| Affordable Housing Advocacy (AHA) | Linda Thisted | |
| Community Planning | Pat Wilxoxen | |
| Fundraising | John Murphy | |
| Membership | George Rumsey | |
| Research | Mark Granfors | |
Contacts and Complementary Sites
| CECD | President Pat Wilcoxen, 2nd Vice President and Membership Chair George Rumsey |
| Interfaith Open Communities | http://www.iocillinois.org/CECD |
| Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference- hydepark.org coalition info (links to more) | www.hydepark.org/affordablehousing/HPKaffordSteeringC.htm hpkcc@aol.com |
| 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- Oliver | |
| February 20 2008 Kickoff | |
| May 14 2008 1st General Mtg (in preceding) | |
| May 14 Statement on the 53rd Cornell development (in preceding) | |
