Open Democracy Evanston

10/29/2024

Look at all these lovely faces of past PB volunteers who came to Evanston City Hall last night to advocate for Participatory Budgeting (PB) in front of the City Council Members! Your support is much appreciated and is crucial for ensuring PB is incorporated into the upcoming city budget!

Do you want to support PB by making a public comment? Give us a message—we can help you with crafting your comment! Also, don’t forget to give us a follow to stay in touch with all ODE news!

Here are additional City Council meetings where ODE is planning to advocate for PB:

Monday, November 11, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Monday, November 25, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Monday, December 9, 2024 at 6:00 PM

Thank you!

10/28/2024

WATCH a clip of our PBS documentary about Evanston’s participatory budgeting process! If you didn’t already know, we are working with the city to continue PB. Please reach out to us if you would like more info and to get involved @pbevanston.org

Read full article here: https://www.pbs.org/wnet/preserving-democracy/video/get-involved-how-will-this-chicago-area-community-collectively-spend-3-million/

03/26/2024

We are excited to announce that the group of PB organizers who helped implement PB last year has recently become Open Democracy Evanston, a community-based organization that advocates for PB, including project implementation. We have so many great opportunities coming up!

To learn more and to get on the Open Democracy Evanston email list use this link: https://pbevanston.nationbuilder.com/join_open_democracy_evanston

Read recent articles about Open Democracy:
https://evanstonroundtable.com/2024/03/07/participatory-budgeting-group-reorganizes-to-continue-advocacy-work/

https://dailynorthwestern.com/2024/02/19/city/new-community-group-open-democracy-evanston-picks-up-where-participatory-budgeting-left-off/
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Estamos muy emocionados de anunciar sobre el grupo de organizadores del Proyecto Participativo ( PB) que ayudó a implementar PB el año pasado recientemente es Open Democracy Evanston. Es una organización basándose en la comunidad ,aboga por PB, incluyendo la implementación de projectos. Nosotros tenemos muchas más oportunidades por venir.

Para aprender más y saber sobre Open Democracy Evanston por email use este enlace: https://pbevanston.nationbuilder.com/join_open_democracy_evanston

Lea los recientes artículos sobre Open Democracy:
https://evanstonroundtable.com/2024/03/07/participatory-budgeting-group-reorganizes-to-continue-advocacy-work/

https://dailynorthwestern.com/2024/02/19/city/new-community-group-open-democracy-evanston-picks-up-where-participatory-budgeting-left-off/

11/03/2023

Ms. Carole Boone of the Foster Senior Club speaks about her experience with Participatory Budgeting.

10/24/2023

Speakers at budget hearing rap spending, praise Participatory Budgeting

Each speaker praised the pilot for how it engaged them: several Evanston Township High School (ETHS) students said it empowered them and other local teens. Northwestern University graduate student Rishabh Juneja said it connected him to the broader Evanston community off of campus, and Kayleigh Kavanagh said it’s been “the best experience I’ve had in Evanston” since moving to the city around a year ago.

“I vote in elections, but I never felt like I had this type of influence,” Kavanagh said. “I want to raise my kid in a place where the residents have a say in how the money is spent.”

Evanston City Council Members heard opposition to tax and rate hikes, calls for reduced expenses and wide support for continuing participatory budgeting

10/24/2023

Mrs. Judith Treadway the Secretary of the Evanston/North Shore Branch NAACP and a Budget Delegate speaks about her experience with Participatory Budgeting.

10/23/2023

Kemone Hendricks of Evanston Present and Future shares her experience with Participatory Budgeting.

10/18/2023

🏆Mental Health First Aid Training 3400 votes 52% 4%
🏆Grants/Incentives for Activities & 3117 47% 4%
🏆Education Support for Marginalized
Students in Grades 3-12
🏆Evanston Urban Farm 3014 46% 4%
🏆Affordable Housing Subsidy 2918 44% 4%
Refugee Housing 🏆2890 44% 4%
Youth 🏆and Young Adult Drop-In Center 2692 41% 3%

10/14/2023

The final results for Participatory Budgeting Evanston are in:

• Mental Health First Aid Training –
$50,000 (3,400 votes)

• Grants/Incentives for Activities and
Education Support for Marginalized
Students in Grades 3-12 – $700,000
(3,117 votes)

• Evanston Urban Farm – $350,000 (3,014
votes)

• Affordable Housing Subsidy – $810,000
(2,918 votes)

•Affordable Refugee Housing – $645,000
(2,890 votes)

•Youth and Young Adult Drop-In Center – $210,000 (2,692 votes)

•Small Business Grants – $150,000 (2,095
votes)

https://evanstonroundtable.com/newsletter-archive/breaking-and-the-participatory-budgeting-winners-are/

10/13/2023

Please join the Participatory Budgeting Evanston staff, Budget Delegates, and volunteers this Friday, October 13, from 6 pm - 8 pm for the Results Party in the Parasol Room at the City of Evanston!

At this event, we will:
🎉celebrate our achievements
🎉recognize people who contributed to
the projects success
🎉AND of course announce the winning
proposals!

09/30/2023

Thank you to the seniors on September 29th at Ebenezer-Primm Towers Senior Citizens Home and Jacob Blake Manor for voting for their favorite proposals in Participatory Budgeting Evanston as voting comes to an end today, September 30, 2023!

If you have already received your online voting credentials you can still vote until 11:59pm TODAY ONLY!

You can still register in person and pick up a ballot and vote at a passive polling station DURING THEIR HOURS OF OPERATION TODAY, THE LAST DAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2023!

Ballot items can still be found online at pbevanston.org/proposals.
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Passive Polling Stations (dropbox - no staff, no assistance):
Morton Civic Center, 2100 Ridge Ave.
Chandler-Newberger Center, 1028 Central St.
Evanston Ecology Center, 2024 McCormick Blvd.
Fleetwood-Jourdain Center, 1655 Foster St.
Gibbs-Morrison Cultural Center, 1823 Church St.
Levy Senior Center, 300 Dodge Ave.
Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes St.
Robert Crown Community Center, 1801 Main St.
Evanston Public Library Main Branch, 1703 Orrington Ave.
McGaw YMCA, 1000 Grove St.
Youth & Opportunity United (Y.O.U.), 1911 Church St.
YWCA Evanston/North Shore, 1215 Church St