Focus on efforts to ensure housing is attainable for people with various income levels and in different stages of their lives. Policies include: Allow Accessory Dwelling Units where it makes sense Allow more multifamily, mixed -use, and 2-3 family dwellings at specific locations along key corridors and in transit areas (Dee Road, Higgins Road) Create aContinue reading “Park Ridge Comprehensive Plan: Housing Chapter”
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June 2020 Letter to Editor
‘No one is free when others are oppressed.’ Martin Luther King Jr. We are Action Ridge and our purpose is to promote principles of democracy: inclusion, respect, equity and the health of our planet. We believe that truth matters. The truth is that racism is wrong, painful and hurts everyone. The truth is racism existsContinue reading “June 2020 Letter to Editor”
Vote By Mail Petition
FROM THE WOMEN’S MARCH FOLKS Urgent Petition: We’re asking state election officials to make Vote by Mail available to all voters. We need to put as much pressure as we can on state governments to make Vote by Mail accessible for all. Can you represent voters in Illinois and sign our petition to makeContinue reading “Vote By Mail Petition”
Meeting March 12
What a great program we have planned for our March meeting, on the 12th at 7:00 at the Community Church! We’ll be watching a documentary called “The Color Tax”, which is part of a series entitled “The Shame of Chicago”. Below is a description of the film and attached is the flyer advertising the showing.Continue reading “Meeting March 12”
1-21-2020 MLK Jr. Day Event
Chris Parson and Kate Kerin attended the 4th Annual MLK Jr. dinner organized by Unity in the Community. This years theme was “A Single Garment of Destiny” taken from Dr.King’s Letter from the Birmingham Jail. It was a wonderful event with thoughtful and thought provoking discussion. See attachments for more information.
2020 Chicago Women’s March
Action Ridge was well represented at the Women’s March this past Saturday.
Meeting January 9, 2020
Our monthly meeting is this Thursday, the 9th, at the Community Church at 7:00. It’s going to be another interesting one with a presentation by three Sisters of St. Joseph who have responded to the call to help migrants at the Texas/Mexico border. They’ll show us a video of the actual situation down there soContinue reading “Meeting January 9, 2020”
Meeting November 14, 2019
Climate Change Presentation 11/13/19
October 16, 2019 Meeting Minutes
Meeting was called to order at 7:05 PM by Liz Swanson. 7:00-8:30–Discussion of the book Polarized with the authors, Paris Donahoo and Keith Parsons Keith M. Parsons is a professor of philosophy at the University of Houston-Clear Lake. He is the author of nine previous books including It Started with Copernicus, Rational Episodes, and God and the BurdenContinue reading “October 16, 2019 Meeting Minutes”
