Galesburg Organizing Project

Galesburg Organizing Project The GO Project promotes collaboration between Knox students and local residents to create meaningful change in Galesburg.

The Galesburg Organizing Project (GO Project) was created by two Knox College students who believed that there was a lack of partnership between Knox College and the greater Galesburg community. The students sought to resolve this disconnect by forming a bipartisan, inclusive organizing group, spanning the Knox and Galesburg communities in an effort to make positive political and social changes in

the town. The GO Project held its first community organizing session on April 23, 2015. Members from the Knox and Galesburg communities gathered to build relationships, discuss one another’s hopes and dreams for the town, and identify its most imminent challenges. Since then, the GO Project has grown to include over a hundred and thirty individuals who are committed to helping our community live up to its fullest potential. The GO Project uses a grass-roots organizing model to translate ideas into direct action. We are currently focused on a multi-million dollar redevelopment project being looked at by City Council, which would convert an empty 10,000 sq/ft Armory into a community or recreation center. The GO Project will spend Spring 2016 surveying the community about the Armory redevelopment project to provide City Council with citizen feedback.

Hey everyone! Check out our current efforts to establish a student wide bus pass! Woot-woot!
11/14/2016

Hey everyone! Check out our current efforts to establish a student wide bus pass! Woot-woot!

GALESBURG — Knox College students could begin to take surveys to gauge their interest in Galesburg public transportation before fall break.The

10/04/2016

Galesburg City Council voted to kill the armory proposal tonight in a (4-3) vote. While we are disappointed, we are not discouraged! As this initiative has ensued we have been busy working on other initiatives that would be promising to Galesburg. Stay tuned for initiatives regarding transportation and food justice and all other forms of justice we can manifest here in Galesburg!

10/03/2016

***GALESBURG***

TONIGHT: City Council Meeting @ 6:30 @ City Hall

Please show your support for the preservation of funds for a community center. We need your beautiful faces telling those council members how important it is to us!

Hey guys! I know it's been a while since hearing news on The Armory Project, but on Monday, October 3rd @ 6:30pm there w...
09/30/2016

Hey guys! I know it's been a while since hearing news on The Armory Project, but on Monday, October 3rd @ 6:30pm there will be a City Council Meeting to determine if The Armory initiative will move forward or be shut down all together. There are four council members that are likely to vote "no" unless we as a community can put some pressure on them via emails and by showing up to voice our opinions at the meeting on Monday night. Their emails are Alderwoman Bastian: [email protected], Alderman Dennis: [email protected], Alderman Fleming: [email protected], and Alderman Allen: [email protected]. --- Please act now!! ---

06/09/2016

Join us at Galesburg Yoga in the Park! June 11 @ 9am will be the first Galesburg YITP session led by Michele Archer.

The event starts at 9am and is free and open to the public. Park at the Pavilion at Lake Storey Beach and please bring a mat or towel. All ages and levels are welcome! Galesburg YITP is sponsored by The City of Galesburg Recreation. Hope to see you there!

Join us on Wednesday, June 1st, from 5:30-7:30pm at the Armory Open House Event!GO Project has teamed up with the Parks ...
05/31/2016

Join us on Wednesday, June 1st, from 5:30-7:30pm at the Armory Open House Event!

GO Project has teamed up with the Parks and Recreation Department and the City of Galesburg to host an open house on Wednesday, June 1, 2016 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Galesburg Armory, located at 149 North Broad Street.

The City is seeking input from the public on the proposed renovation of the Armory into a City owned recreation/event facility. Information about the project as well as architectural renderings will be available for review. The public will be provided access to view the armory during the open house, and City staff will be available to answer questions. Community members will have the opportunity to vote on their favorite architect.

There will be music, food, games, raffle prizes, face painting, and more! Hope to see you there.

Residents can also share input on the proposed renovation of the Armory through a short online survey. Here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Armory2016

Garden Club and GO Project are teaming up to make our community a more beautiful place!We hope to see you at the gardeni...
05/22/2016

Garden Club and GO Project are teaming up to make our community a more beautiful place!

We hope to see you at the gardening work session at the Knox College Garden, located at the corner of West and First Street. We will be there from 12pm-3pm today!

We are so grateful that our message is being spread by local media! Thanks for the awesome write-up, Sierra Henry!
05/20/2016

We are so grateful that our message is being spread by local media! Thanks for the awesome write-up, Sierra Henry!

In an effort to bring the Knox and Galesburg communities together, seniors Eden McKissick-Hawley and Eric Coats have spent the past two years working to create the Galesburg Organizing Project, or the GO Project, a bipartisan nonprofit that collaborates with the Galesburg community on local initiati...

GO Project made the front page today! Congrats, team!
05/18/2016

GO Project made the front page today! Congrats, team!

GALESBURG — The Galesburg Organizing Project has been pounding the pavement — and on residents’ doors — to find out just how strong the interest is for renovating the National Guard Armory, and the results are split on a demographic level.

Come be a part of our team! GO Project is meeting TONIGHT at 7pm in Old Main at Knox College to discuss last night's pre...
05/17/2016

Come be a part of our team!

GO Project is meeting TONIGHT at 7pm in Old Main at Knox College to discuss last night's presentation to City Council and begin moving forward with new organizing initiatives. All are welcome!

GO Project presented a canvass update at tonight's City Council meeting! Five weeks into our campaign, 34 volunteers hav...
05/17/2016

GO Project presented a canvass update at tonight's City Council meeting!
Five weeks into our campaign, 34 volunteers have knocked on 1725 doors and collected 503 surveys.

Good work, team! A special thanks to the canvassers, donors, graphic designers, supporters, and data entry team who made this happen!



Photo credits: Peter Bailley

UPDATE: GO Project has knocked on more than 1,500 doors, collecting nearly 500 survey responses! We are thrilled to be p...
05/13/2016

UPDATE: GO Project has knocked on more than 1,500 doors, collecting nearly 500 survey responses! We are thrilled to be presenting survey feedback to City Council this Monday, May 16th at 6pm at City Hall.

Thanks to our volunteers, 500 voices will be heard before the Council. Click below to sign up for our final canvassing push before Monday's meeting.

Sign-up to canvass with us on Saturdays and Sundays from 11am-3pm and Monday-Friday from 4-7pm! Each shift lasts just an hour. Meet on the south patio of Alumni Hall at Knox College on the hour. Training and materials provided.

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