Welcome to Black Oaks!
Directions to the Black Oaks Center on the Savanna:
For a google map to the land from Chicago, click: HERE,
Check out how we envision our homestead! This beautiful rendering is hot off the presses from our friends at Grounded Design Studio. Come out to the land and help us make it a reality.
We hope you will join us for these two exciting events this coming weekend!
SATURDAY JUNE 13, 6-9pm
We will be guest presenters at the:
2009 ADPSR Lewis Mumford Awards
&
SUNDAY JUNE 14, 9am-4pm
Reserve your spot on a Bio-Diesel Bus down to the Savanna for our next
Reserve your spot on a Bio-Diesel Bus down to the Savanna for our next
Black Oaks CommUnity Building Day!
BUS DETAILS ADDED BELOW
BUS DETAILS ADDED BELOW
All of the event details are below.
Both are free and open to the public.
Please help us spread the word!
-----------------June 13, 2009-----------------
Architects/Designers/Planners
for Social Responsibility Presents:
The 2009 Lewis Mumford Awards for
The 2009 Lewis Mumford Awards for
Peace,
Environment, and Development
When: Saturday, June 13th 2009 6pm-9pm
Where: Archeworks (625 North Kingsbury St.)
Who: Practitioners/designers/builders/activists/community
members/local non-profits/ and other generally awesome people working towards
community-based sustainability in and around Chicago. The event is free and open to the
public - please help spread the word! Students are encouraged to attend.
Why: To honor three exemplary Chicago community non-profit organizations, share other projects that are in the works, network with wonderful folks, and to celebrate all of the amazing activity happening in Chicago right now. Food, drinks, and music will be provided to spice up the night.
Presenters:
Roberta Feldman - Director UIC City Design Center
Fred Carter and Dr Jifunza Wright-Carter - Founders of The Black Oaks Center for Sustainable Renewable Living
Award Winners:
Peace - Growing Home
Environment - Little Village Environmental Justice Organization
Development - Fuller Park Community Development Corporation
When: Saturday, June 13th 2009 6pm-9pm
Where: Archeworks (625 North Kingsbury St.)
Who: Practitioners/designers/
Why: To honor three exemplary Chicago community non-profit organizations, share other projects that are in the works, network with wonderful folks, and to celebrate all of the amazing activity happening in Chicago right now. Food, drinks, and music will be provided to spice up the night.
Presenters:
Roberta Feldman - Director UIC City Design Center
Fred Carter and Dr Jifunza Wright-Carter - Founders of The Black Oaks Center for Sustainable Renewable Living
Award Winners:
Peace - Growing Home
Environment - Little Village Environmental Justice Organization
Development - Fuller Park Community Development Corporation
For more information about our partner organization, ADPSR check out: www.adpsr.org/chicago
-----------------June 14, 2009-----------------
CommUnity
Building Day at the Black Oaks
Center Eco-Campus
BIO-DIESEL BUS PICKUP TIME & LOCATION:
LEAVING AT 9AM FROM 3241 FEDERAL STREET
On IIT's Campus in front of the Herman Union Building. 1.5 BLOCKS FROM THE 35TH STREET STOP ON BOTH THE RED AND GREEN LINES.
Map of Location: Click Here
When: THE BUS WILL DEPART PROMPTLY AT 9AM. PLEASE DON'T BE LATE.
On IIT's Campus in front of the Herman Union Building. 1.5 BLOCKS FROM THE 35TH STREET STOP ON BOTH THE RED AND GREEN LINES.
Map of Location: Click Here
When: THE BUS WILL DEPART PROMPTLY AT 9AM. PLEASE DON'T BE LATE.
We will arrive back at 3241 Federal Street at 5pm.
PLEASE RESERVE YOUR SPOT ON THE BUS BY EMAILING DAN@GROUNDEDDESIGNSTUDIO.COM
PLEASE RESERVE YOUR SPOT ON THE BUS BY EMAILING DAN@GROUNDEDDESIGNSTUDIO.COM
We are currently working on:
- Building a wooden deck for our new yurt (the yurt will be erected on the last weekend in June - come back out for that!!!),
- Finishing the chicken coop, and
- Putting the final layer of lime
plaster and a tile mosaic on the cob entrance wall
- We hope to also begin a site analysis for the future off-grid Welcome House
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We hope to see you
on the Savanna very soon!
www.blackoakscenter.org
blackoakscenter@gmail.com
Spring 2009 Community Building Days
June 14
June 27 - 28
Peace, Love, & Light
Fred & Dr. Jifunza Wright-Carter
In partnership with
Architects/Designers/Planners for Social Responsibility