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Mar 15: The Eating Well community dinner
presents "Introducing the Future" Community Dinner Saturday, March 15, 2014 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM Curtis Products 401 Bendix Drive. South Bend, IN 46628 (Formerly Bendix Corporation Administration Building) "Introducing the Future" is the kickoff event to build support and momentum for The Eating Well Grocery Store & Community Cafe.
Upcoming Event Oct 9: Making Every Vote Count
On Thursday, October 9th, the League of Women Voters of the South Bend Area and the American Democracy Project of IU South Bend will host a public forum entitled: "Safeguarding Your Vote: Making Every Vote Count." The event will be held from 6:00-7:30 in The Grille (Administration Building Cafeteria) on the IU South Bend Campus….
May 16: Community Forum Meeting on Tax Caps and the “Fiscal Cliff”
Are Property Tax Caps Pushing Us Off a Fiscal Cliff? In 2008, Indiana passed property tax caps that limit an owner’s property tax burden to a fixed percentage of the property’s gross assessed value. The full phase-in of these tax caps will take place in 2020 — an event described as a “fiscal cliff.” …
Upcoming events of interest
* Hope for the Working Poor – Kim Bobo speaks at UND Dec. 6* International Human Rights Day – Health Care is a Human Right! Dec. 10* Lunch with the League – Mayors Leucke and Rea discuss local use of stimulus money Dec. 11 *****************************************************************
May 1: Jobs, Incomes, and Unions in South Bend
Jobs, Incomes, and Unions in South Bend: Seizing New Opportunities to Promote a More Just Economy Sponsors include:The Community Forum for Economic JusticeHiggins Labor Program, University of Notre DameCivil Rights Heritage Center, Indiana University SB Join us for an important May Day conversationfocusing on the following questions: What are people, especially the working poor, experiencing…
Jan 17: Community forum meeting on equitable and inclusive economic development
According to the Brookings Institution, states and localities spend $50 to $80 billion on tax breaks and incentives each year in the name of economic development despite a mountain of evidence showing that tax incentives produce mostly marginal returns. These traditional approaches to economic development by local governments have not benefited all populations — and,…