Northeastern Illinois University to Host Conference that will Explore the Diversity of Chicago’s Albany Park Neighborhood

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Chicago, Illinois, United States of America (Free-Press-Release.com) March 25, 2011 -- Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) will host “Experience the World in Albany Park: Globalization in Our Backyard,” a sequence of more than 40 sessions and events culminating in a six-day conference. Some of the event’s highlights include:

• Changing Worlds Photography and Oral History Exhibit: Between 1996 and 2000, fourteen Hibbard School families told their stories for this exhibit.

• Sustainable Design and Community Participation: Sculpture Park and Healing Garden in Ronan Park: North River Commission and its partners envision a sculpture garden where residents of the greater Albany Park area can find beauty and peace, where those who have fled the turmoil of their homeland can rest and renew.
• Geography and Responses to Natural Hazards in Greater Albany Park
• Gang Activity in Albany Park: Perceptions and Reality: Danny Siguenza from Cease Fire Albany Park speaks about gang presence in Albany Park.
• Remapping Albany Park: What Can We Learn?: What has changed in the past ten years?
• Exploring Our Histories, Sharing Stories Teaching Workshop: With Kay Berkson, Founder of Changing Worlds: Participants will learn how to engage students in activities that strengthen literacy and social studies curriculum and build community in the classroom.

• Houses of Worship in Albany Park: Then and Now: Lisa Berube looks at the history of religion in Albany Park

This event is free and open to the public. For more information, call Susan Stall, conference organizer, at (773) 442-4777 or visit http://www.neiu.edu/~sociolgy/confIndex.html

Monday, April 11 – Saturday, April 16

Northeastern Illinois University
5500 N. St. Louis Ave. in Chicago
(Use campus entrance located at 3701 W. Bryn Mawr Ave.)

Highlighting the thriving partnerships and networks that tie Albany Park to the world, “Globalization in Our Backyard” will provide opportunities to meet with community leaders to discuss issues that are global in scope and local in significance.
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