Be a Part of Environmental & Climate Justice in Chicago

Calling Pilsen & Mi Villita residents!

Join the team to design & expand ChiVes, a NASA-funded project connecting data on the environment with neighborhoods. Learn environmental, health, housing, education and other information to tell your community’s story to impact change. Add your and your community’s own stories, photos, events, news and more to the project.

Add Your Own Imprint

Interested in adding art, photos, or poetry to the map to tell the story of environmental justice in your area? Or want to access or update free data, analysis, and mapping to support your advocacy work? Maybe you have a whole new set of resources to add to the map. Set the agenda and organize with your friends. Join us!

Co-designers will receive a $25 Visa gift card for each workshop, and bonus for completion across the entire series. Service hours may also be earned.

• Requirements: 18+ years of age, resident of Pilsen or Little Village, or nearby.
• When: Wed April 3rd from 3-4:30p, food provided, @Instituto del Progreso Latino, 2570 S Blue Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60608, in Spanish and English
• Apply:  https://go.illinois.edu/ChivesDesign
• Questions? Email José Alavez at jalavez@illinois.edu 

Who We Are

These workshops are hosted in partnership with Instituto del Progreso Latino, the People’s Response Network, the Healthy Regions & Policies Lab from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and DePaul University in collaboration with the Chicago Department of Public Health.