[Oe List ...] ICA GreenRise Uptown Building

[Sunny Walker]

What a long and arduous journey from the eighty's and the reading of Voluntary Simplicity by Duane Elgin. Back when in-kinded styrofoam meant coffee for a group without dish duty.

I'd like to add the nearly 100 Chicago "gangsta" & African & Iraqi refugee youth who, in the summer of 2009, complained all the way to a butterfly garden in the parking lot, went office to office in Kemper & around Uptown doing a "how green are you?" survey. They suffered further punishment having to re-sort garbage from compost from recycling when they unconsciously tossed the remains of breakfast or lunch into one bin-though I imagine the categories stuck. (As an aside, many also wrote better ORID conversations than some of the adults I've trained.)

Kudos to all who, over the years & of late, have maintained "the building"  as a sign of HOPE.

Terry Bergdall <bergdall2 at gmail.com> wrote:

>   On Wednesday, Lesley Showers, ICA-USA's Facilities Manager, and I
>attended an event where the Mayor marked the expansion of the City's
>Chicago Retrofit Commercial Building Initiative. The "ICA GreenRise
>Uptown
>Building" -- which some of you remember it as "Kemper" -- received
>official
>recognition (see link below). A full page ad in Chicago newspapers
>showcases GreenRise with the other buildings (see attached).
>http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/mayor/press_room/press_releases/2013/march_2013/mayor_emanuel_announcesretrofitchicagocommercialbuildingsinitiat.html
>
>   The significance of this multifold. First, it opens the door for pro
>bono assistance organized by the City to support our efforts to build a
>green culture at 4750. This includes the creation of a major monitoring
>system for the upcoming solar project on our roof. They understand
>GreenRise to be a pilot for other nonprofits. Second, this occurred
>largely
>because of the reinforcing strategies of our city-wide neighborhood
>work
>with "Accelerate 77" and our leadership development program with
>universities. As I think many of you know, over 220 students were
>involved
>last year in the doing the crucial field work for A77. (If this is news
>to
>anyone, let me know I'll elaborate.)
>
>   The synergy of GreenRise, Accelerate 77, and university partnerships
>advance our strategy of becoming a high profile, reputable, nonprofit
>player in our hometown of Chicago. This is crucial for building a
>durable
>institutional home so that national and international programs of
>transformative change can continue far into the future. Nothing less,
>of
>course, is worthy of our history.
>
>   Take care, Terry
>
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