Chicago 400 Conferences

Series of conferences to support the work of organizing with people on registries experiencing homelessness

• Chicago 400 Campaign
• Maps
• McDonald's Legal Talk Desk and Fellowship Programming
• Organizing Model and Campaign Structure
• Chicago 400 Conferences
• Drawing, Sculpture, Sound, Performance, and Radical Social Practice
• Why This Issue

The Chicago 400: Planning Our Current and Future Policy Alliance
Community Hall, Adler University, November 23, 2019. Conference focusinng on civic education for people listed on a public conviction registry and experiencing homelessness. Attendance of 70 included at least 50 people who register weekly as homeless, not including their family members.

The Chicago 400: Timeline to A Bill
King Library, 3436 S. King Drive, September 21, 2019. Conference for people listed on a public conviction registry and experiencing homelessness. Attendance of 50 included at least 40 people who register weekly as homeless, as well as several family members.

Organizing for Power: Conference of the Chicago 400
Community Hall, Adler University, June 8, 2019. Conference for people listed on a public conviction registry and experiencing homelessness, to provide trainings in community organizing, relationship-mapping, and briefings on legislation and litigation. Attendance of 50 included at least 30 people who register weekly as homeless, as well as several family members.
See the planning agenda for this Chicago 400 conference.

Policy Meeting
Chicago Cultural Center, February 16, 2019. Meeting to prioritize policy objectives for Chicago 400 campaign. Attendance of 45 people included 30 people who register weekly as homeless, as well as several family members.

Conference of the Chicago 400: Cataloging Problems and Solutions
Cabrini Green Legal Aid, December 9, 2018. Conference for people listed on a public conviction registry and experiencing homelessness, featuring workshops with policy analysts, re-entry specialists, and appellate defenders. Attendance of 70 people included at least 40 people who register weekly as homeless, as well as several family members.

Convening on Conviction Registries for People Experiencing Homelessness
Community Hall, Adler University, October 27, 2018. Conference for people listed on a public conviction registry and experiencing homelessness, featuring panels with victim advocates, legislators, housing providers, civil rights attorneys, and reentry specialists. Attendance of 85 people included at least 40 people who register as homeless, as well as several family members.