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FAST FOR FAMILIES ACROSS AMERICA A Bus Tour for Immigration Reform and Citizenship   ARRIVING IN South Bend Monday, March 24, 2014 Rally and Press Conference 11:30 am   Community Meeting 5:30 to 7:00pm

Public forum: Michiana's Sustainable Future   Sponsored by the Community Forum for Economic Development   On March 18, Dr. Mike Keen, Director of the Center for a Sustainable Future at  IU South Bend, and James Summers, CEO of the Michiana African American Chamber of Commerce, will share information on sustainability and its real impact on our…

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.

    A Public Forum Is It Time to Raise the Minimum Wage?   Is it possible to live on the income from a minimum-wage job? Would raising the minimum wage increase unemployment? What bills have been introduced in the Indiana Legislature and the US Congress to raise the minimum wage?  7 pm, Tuesday, February 18, 2014…

    Housing is considered to be "affordable" if it costs less than 30% of a family's income. Does the South Bend area need more affordable housing?  If so, what can we do about it?   Public Forum on Affordable Housing 7 pm, Tuesday, January 21, 2014 LaSalle Branch Library (3232 W Ardmore Trail, SB)   Discussion…

IMPROVING OUR COMMUNITY means addressing a variety of issues, including  – the health & fitness of our residents,  – equitable access to quality education, – safe and affordable housing for all, and  – the protection of our Civil Rights.   More than just talking about these issues, we need to share examples of how groups…

A REQUEST FROM THE SAINT JOSEPH COUNTY MINORITY HEALTH COALITION Dear Coalition Partner!!!! Please see the CALL FOR ACTION below to pack the halls at the Indiana Statehouse on November 19, 2013 in support of Expansion of Health Care Coverage.  Saint Joseph County Minority Health Coalition as well as statewide affiliates around the state have led the community conversation around the Affordable…

AN INVITATION FROM THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS  Lunch with the League – Professor Allert Brown-Gort on Immigration Reform Immigration Reform: Issues and Perspectives Professor Allert Brown-Gort Faculty Fellow, Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies, The University of Notre Dame Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Work and the Economy Immigration reform is one…

Here we are at the end of the produce season. October 19 is the last day for the 2013 Saturday Market on LWW and next Wednesday afternoon October 23 will be the final Market at the Western Avenue location. There still are tomatoes (red and green), onions, potatoes, all kinds of squash, pumpkins, cabbage, apples,…

The Community Forum for Economic Development Presents:  The Fight for Educational Equity A New Page in the Civil Rights Movement Tuesday, October 15, 2013 7:00 pm LaSalle Library (3232 W. Ardmore Trail, SB)   “We have deplored prejudice but tolerated economic injustice.” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.   It’s been almost 60 years since…

    Since January 2008, the Community Forum for Economic Development has supported the United Way's "Pro$perity Building Tax Team" through VITA, the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, that offers free tax preparation and e-filing for low-to-moderate-income taxpayers.  We've helped to recruit and train tax preparers and other support volunteers who have collectively built a very successful program in…

A FRONTLINE documentary, The Released, will be shown on Saturday, September 14, 2013, in the Colfax Auditorium at the Main Library, 304 South Main in downtown South Bend, from 10:30 am until noon.  The Released looks into the lives of mentally ill ex-offenders and their struggle to remain out of prison.  Following the viewing of the…