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Saturday December 20th 2025
January 23 Events
Community Journalism Trainings
Thursdays:
January 5, 4 PM – 5 PM
January 19, 6 PM – 7:30 PM
February 2, 12 PM – 1:30 PM
Online (Zoom)
Free
Interested in learning more about community journalism, or getting involved in the alley? Receive free, professional community journalism training through these upcoming workshops being offered in partnership with Journalism of Color. While we’re still scheduling local in-person trainings, we do have a few Zoom trainings already on the books. Trainings are always FREE and always open to members of the Phillips community. You can attend one training or more (each training will have similar content). RSVP by emailing ciriens@journalismofcolor.com
Thursday Evenings at ASI
Thursdays
3 PM – 8 PM
American Swedish Institute
2600 Park Avenue
Free
Explore the ASI with free museum admission from 3-8pm. There will be live music on select Thursdays. https://asimn.org
Organ Recital by Katelyn Emerson
Sunday, January 8
4 PM
Mount Olive Lutheran Church
3045 Chicago Avenue South
Free
Organist, lecturer, and pedagogue Katelyn Emerson is internationally renowned for performances throughout North America, Europe, and Asia that are “thrilling from beginning to end” and showcase repertoire from the 14th to 21st centuries with “impressive technical facility and musicianship” (Cleveland Classical).… Read the rest “January 23 Events”
Community Journalism Trainings
By CIRIEN SAADEH
Hello Phillips Community!
As we mentioned last month, the alley will soon be
offering a few community journalism trainings as part of an
ongoing partnership.
While we’re still scheduling our in-person trainings, we do
have a few Zoom trainings already on the books. These are
always FREE and always open to members of the Phillips
community. RSVP by emailing ciriens@journalismofcolor.
com. Here are the dates:
- Zoom Training 1: Jan. 5 at 4 – 5pm
- Zoom Training 2: Jan. 19 at 6 – 7:30pm
- Zoom Training 3: Feb. 2 at 12 – 1:30pm
You can attend one training or more (each training will
have similar content).
These trainings are a wonderful way to potentially get
involved with the alley’s work and to receive free, professional
community journalism trainings.
We hope to see you there!
Hola a la Comunidad de Phillips!
Cómo escribimos el mes pasado, the alley ofrecerá unos entretenimientos de
periodismo comunitario con el apoyo de nuestra asociación colaborativa.
Planeamos, para el futuro, entrenamientos de cara a cara, pero ya
tenemos unos entrenamientos ”Zoom” disponibles. Siempre son
gratis y están abiertos para todos los miembros de la comunidad
Phillips. Por favor, RSVP a ciriens@journalismofcolor.
com. Las fechas y horas del Zoom son:
• Entrenamiento Zoom 1: el 5 de enero,
de 4 a 5pm
• Entretenimiento Zoom 2: el 19 de enero,
de 6 a 7:30pm
• Entrenamiento Zoom 3: el 2 de febrero,
de 12 a 1:30pm
Puedes ir a uno entrenamiento o más (cada
tiene contenido similar).… Read the rest “Community Journalism Trainings”
Keep citizen journalism alive!
PEACE HOUSE COMMUNITY: Finding Peace
By MARTI MALTBY
With one day before the deadline for this article, I can’t think of anything to write about. So, I ask one of Peace House Community’s members what topic I should tackle. “How do you find peace?” he responds. Philosophers, sages, mystics, and self-help gurus have been pondering that question for centuries, and I’m supposed to cover it in 500 words?!
It’s a good question though. Peace, tranquility, stillness … whatever word you want to use, it is an elusive but vitally important quality. We all need to experience it at some point to stay healthy. Many of us need a lot of it, while others seek it out only when they have a migraine, but either way, it is indispensable.
I think humanity has spent so much time thinking about peace, in part, because finding peace is such an individual endeavor. Each person has to discover their own ways of settling themselves. More than that though, each person has to develop new ways as their situations change. Sometimes finding peace involves sitting quietly and meditating, but sometimes, ironically, finding peace involves raising your fist and yelling (as Alice Cooper sang) or gloriously losing one’s temper under the right circumstances (as June Callwood wrote).… Read the rest “PEACE HOUSE COMMUNITY: Finding Peace”