Monthly Archives: March 2012

Let’s Talk About Power at “Creative Chicago Expo”!

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Tom Tresser

The 2012 Creative Chicago Expo is this Friday and Saturday at The Chicago Cultural Center. I will be conducting a round table discussion on how the creative community might organize for power.  The discussions will be held in Preston Bradley … Continue reading →

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Tom To Present @ Occupy Midwest

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Tom Tresser

I’ll be in St. Louis on March 16 and 17 as part of the Occupy The Midwest Regional Conference. Join me and thousands of activists, concerned citizens and Occupiers under the Gateway Arch. I’ll be presenting on the No Games … Continue reading →

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CounterSpin Radio Interview On No Games Chicago Camapign

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Tom Tresser

CounterSpin Radio, a project of FAIR, interviewed me about my experience with the No Games Chicago campaign (10 minutes). This was sparked by a recent front page article in The New York Times about forced evictions in Rio as part … Continue reading →

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Tom Part of Boost Camp for Arts Entrepreneurs

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Tom Tresser

I’ve been added to the faculty of The Institute for Arts Entrepreneurship’s 2012 Boost Camp. The Boost Camp is a series of 12 online experiences will help you work through a variety of relevant and specific topics to help you … Continue reading →

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Tom Interviewed By Evoca Founder

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Tom Tresser

Murem Sharpe, the CEO and founder of the online audio service Evoca, interviewed Tom online. Tom has been using Evoca for online recording and archiving speeches for a number of years.  This is the audio file, 21 minutes. Click to … Continue reading →

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Support Will Guzzardi for State Rep

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Tom Tresser

Will Guzzardi is the real deal. I’ve been urging cultural workers, nonprofit managers and social change agents to run for office for over 20 years. I tried it myself. Will is a grassroots journalist and has done investigative work on … Continue reading →

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