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The ICA's mission is to release the capacity to create positive, sustainable futures. Supporting the use of Technology of Participation® methods,
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ICA-USA began in the 1960s during a time defined in the US by civil rights--and white flight to the suburbs--when it demonstrated racial diversity in a high profile community renewal project on Chicago's West Side. In 2021, ICA-USA continues its support for sustainable development through:
1. Facilitating participatory planning, training and evaluation for communities, organizations and individuals,
2. Using our GreenRise Uptown Learning Lab to model cooperation and ways to reduce carbon energy use ,
4. Sharing our decades of experience through the ICA Global Research Network.

09/29/2026

We’re pleased to share that we will be continuing our tradition of hosting a Holiday Soirée here at the GreenRise building this fall.

This year has been an exciting year for the Institute of Cultural Affairs, and we would be delighted to celebrate our achievements, impacts, and milestones surpassed with the people who made it possible. The fundraiser will take place on Friday, November 13th from 4:00—8:00 pm in the ICA GreenRise Building. As the date approaches, there will be more information and details to come.

07/29/2026

Let’s Upcycle Uptown! ♻️ Join us on August 8th from 11-3 in the ICA GreenRise’s parking lot! Bring any old clothes or scrap fabric you’d like to repurpose and give new life! Feel free to bring cloth items (clothing, backpacks, etc.) that need simple repairs and we will try our hand at fixing them up

We will have:
- basic mending and sewing
- tie-dye with natural dyes
-screen printing
-linocut stamps and diy patches
-cyanotypes

Up, up, and (don’t throw) away!

07/20/2026

Please join us in welcoming two additions to our programming at The ICA. First, one brand new presentation taking place with Marilee Feldman, LCPC, CADC titled, “The Climate Crisis and Mental Health: Understanding and Coping with Climate Anxiety, Eco-Grief, and Despair.” MLK Room, 7/22 from 12-1pm. Registration in bio.

Second, we have an additional panelist for our SOS (Stigmas of Sustainability) panel conversation, Rev. Kim Crutcher, MAPC, LCPC. She will be joining our other sustainability practitioners Tom, Gerardo, Dr.Ku, and Pancho (Dr. McFarland) bringing a multi-hyphenate perspective. New bio attached! MLK Room, 7/22 from 2-4pm. Registration in bio.

07/14/2026

Ever felt like you didn’t belong in the space of “sustainability”? Too fatigued to make everyday sustainable decisions because it’s simply overwhelming with little environmental fires everywhere? Feel like living sustainably is simply out of reach, or wish you saw more folks who looked like you putting sustainable knowledge to action?

Let’s see what happens when a sociologist, a forester, a landscape specialist, and a food systems entrepreneur sit down to talk about who gets to participate in sustainability. Part of , join us for “SOS (Stigmas of Sustainability): A panel conversation on Access, Participation, and Representation for the everyday practitioner and consumer.”

We’ll have the coffee, tea, and water, you’ll (bring your own mug) and an open mind. See you there!
Wed, July 22 @ 2pm
The ICA GreenRise MLK Room, Uptown, Chicago
Registration in bio

05/08/2026

Thanks to all that attended and participated in our Earth Day celebrations last weekend. Between our screening of How to Power a City for the One Earth Film Festival and our 4th annual Earth Day Celebration at Buttercup Park Uptown your support give us hope that we can work together to make Chicago a leader in community-driven sustainability. You are what makes our community thrive!

Address

4750 N Sheridan Road
Chicago, IL
60640

Telephone

+17737696363

Website

https://www.ica-usa.org/, https://linktr.ee/ICA_USA

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