Category Archives: Democracy

Coverage Of 4th Ward Illumination

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Tom Tresser

Despite a Bull’s playoff game 50 people came Room 43 on Monday, May 13 for the 4th Ward Illumination. Read the coverage at Progress Illinois. See the presentation and listen to the audio at SlideShare.

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Pass The Privatization Transparency Ordinance

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Tom Tresser

Is your alderman on the list of sponsors of the Privatization Transparency Ordinance”? If so, call them and tell them to get it out of Alderman Mell’s committee and have voted on by the full City Council. The sponsor is … Continue reading →

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Would You Like That All In Small Bills?

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Tom Tresser

The Chicago Tribune reported the obvious today.

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AREA Chicago Distributes 5,000 Copies Of TIF Poster

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Tom Tresser

Thanks to the great folks at AREA Chicago we are distributing 5,000 copies of the TIF Illumination Project’s graphic poster showing the results of our investigation of the 12 TIFs inside the 27th Ward. Awesome! The poster was written by … Continue reading →

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TIF Illumination On WVON March 23

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Tom Tresser

TIF Illuminators Tom Tresser and Bea Jasper (organizer of the Englewood TIF Town Meeting) will be on “The GreenPreneur Show” on WVON on Saturday night, March 23, from 5-6pm. Listen live here. The call in number is 773-591-1690. Let’s talk … Continue reading →

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Washington Park TIF Town Meeting Packed!

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Tom Tresser

I presented on the six TIFs in the 20th Ward at the Washington Park TIF Town Meeting. Wow. It was packed. Cliff Kelley was the emcee and the attendees had LOTS of questions. We are on to something with the … Continue reading →

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Watch Feb 12 TIF Town Meeting

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Tom Tresser

Thanks to the great folks at CAN-TV you can watch the February 12 TIF Town Meeting produced by The Tax Integrity and Fairness Alliance at the Chopin Theater (1  hour, 22 minutes). View the media coverage and my presentation materials … Continue reading →

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Power For Social Change

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Tom Tresser

I’m doing a webinar on December 13 for the Northeast chapters of the National Network of Statewide Afterschool Networks on power and social change. “Are nonprofit leaders, workers and constituents doing enough to advance the causes of social change, social … Continue reading →

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HSBC Too Big To Indict

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Tom Tresser

From the front page of today’s New York Times: “State and federal authorities decided against indicting HSBC in a money-laundering case over concerns that criminal charges could jeopardize one of the world’s largest banks and ultimately destabilize the global financial … Continue reading →

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“Welcome To The Gift Economy” @ Bioneers Chicago

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Tom Tresser

I was at the Bioneers Chicago on Saturday, November 3 doing a workshop on “Welcome to the Gift Economy” – it was a critique of our current financial system and the institutions that teach it and about giftedness and P2P … Continue reading →

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