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>> THERE'S TRUTH TO THE ADD GANG

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YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT.

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OUR DIETS AND HEALTH ARE CLOSELY

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RELATED.

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MANY CHICAGOANS IN UNDERSERVED

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NEIGHBORHOODS ON THE SOUTH AND

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WEST SIDES ARE NOT WITHIN

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WALKING DISTANCE OF A GROCERY

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STORE.

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LEAVING THEM WITH FEWER

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NUTRITIONAL OPTIONS AND MORE

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VULNERABLE TO DIET-RELATED

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DISEASES.

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THIS ISSUE AND MORE WILL BE THE

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FOCUS OF THE 15TH ANNUAL CHICAGO

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FOOD POLICY SUMMIT A FREE EVENT

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FRIDAY.

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JOINING US IS RODGER COOLEY THES

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USE ACTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE FOOD

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POLICY ACTION COUNCIL.

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WELCOME TO "CHICAGO TONIGHT".

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>> THANK YOU.

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>> FIRST IF YOU WOULD TELL US

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BRIEFLY A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR

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NONPROFIT AND WHAT IS THE FOOD

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POLICY SUMMIT HAPPENING ON

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FRIDAY?

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>> WE ARE THE CHICAGO FOOD

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POLICY ACTION COUNCIL AND WE

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FOCUS ON BRINGING TOGETHER

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COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND

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ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE LOOKING AT

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WANTING TO PROVIDE AND CREATE A

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FOOD SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES MORE

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JUST FOOD SYSTEM THAT WOULD HELP

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IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF FOLKS,

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IMPROVE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF

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THE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

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OF OUR FOOD SYSTEM AND ECONOMIC

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OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITIES

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WHO HAVE BEEN CUT OUT FROM FOOD

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OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH BUSINESSES

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AND ALSO HOW IT CAN CONNECT TO

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THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF

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MORE VULNERABLE POPULATIONS OF

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CHILDREN, ELDERLY FOLKS.

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WHILE WORKING WITH THE CITY

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DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES WHO

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TOUCH FOOD IN DIFFERENT WAYS.

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WHETHER IT'S THE ZONING WHERE

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STORES WOULD BE LOCATED.

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THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

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RESOURCES FOR CORNER STORES THAT

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COULD SELL HEALTHIER FOOD.

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HOW LAND WILL BE ALLOCATED FOR

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URBAN FARMS AND GARDENS AND

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WHERE IS THE WATER GOING TO COME

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FROM FOR MAKING SURE THE CROPS

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MAKE SURE THEY GET THE WATER AND

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PUBLIC HEALTH AND HOW FOLKS ARE

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LEARNING WHERE THE OPPORTUNITIES

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TO GET HEALTHIER FOOD AND MAKE

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BETTER CHOICES.

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>> YOU SAID A JUST FOOD SYSTEM.

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WHAT IS A JUST FOOD SYSTEM?

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>> FOR US IT DOES HIT THE

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DIFFERENT VALUES.

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ONE, THERE IS A LOT OF COVERAGE

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ABOUT INEQUITIES IN TERMS OF HOW

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THE LIFESPAN WITHIN CHICAGO.

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CAN YOU GO FIVE, 10 MILES IT CAN

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BE A 30-YEAR GAP AND A LOT OF

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THAT COMES DOWN TO DIET-RELATED

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DISEASES AND COMES DOWN TO FOLKS

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ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD OR ALSO

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BEING ABLE TO PURCHASE THAT

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HEALTHY FOOD IF IT IS IN THEIR

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AREA.

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TRYING TO MAKE THAT BRIDGE

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BETWEEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

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OPPORTUNITY AND PATHWAYS FOR

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FOLKS IN ALL COMMUNITIES TO BE

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ABLE TO MAKE AN INCOME LIVING

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THROUGH FOOD AND BE ABLE TO HAVE

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IT AND ABLE TO SUSTAIN THEIR

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LIVES.

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WHILE NOURISHING THE LARGER

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ENVIRONMENT.

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>> WHAT ARE SOME OF THE HURDLES.

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YOU TOUCHED ON IT A BIT.

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WHAT ARE THE HURDLES THAT

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COMMUNITIES IN CHICAGO FACE?

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>> SURE.

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SOME OF IT'S BEEN AROUND

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LONGSTANDING REDLINING OF THAT

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WOULD HAVE CAUSED FOLKS TO MOVE

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NOT BE ABLE TO ACCESS AND BUILD

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COMMUNITY WEALTH.

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WHEN THERE ARE EPISODES LIKE THE

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RECESSION IN A LOT OF

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NEIGHBORHOODS FOLKS GET

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DISPLACED BECAUSE OF FORECLOSES

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OR BEING EVICTED FOR WHEN THEY

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CANNOT AFFORD THE RENT CAUSES A

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DOWNWARD SPIRAL IN THE

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COMMUNITIES.

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RETAILORS ARE LEAVING.

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SO THEY ARE NOT HAVING ACCESS TO

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FOOD.

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AND THE FOLKS ARE NOT HAVING

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ACCESS TO JOBS SO THEY ARE

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BECOMING DEPENDENT ON BENEFITS

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TO MAKE BARELY ENDS MEET.

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AND IT'S CHALLENGING FOR SMALL

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BUSINESSES TO NAVIGATE

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ESPECIALLY FOLKS IMMIGRANTS

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MAYBE ENGLISH IS NOT THE FIRST

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LANGUAGE AND THEY DON'T HAVE THE

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SAME CULTURES AND REGULATIONS

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HERE.

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AND IT CAN BE CHALLENGING TO

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PASS THROUGH THE LAYERS OF

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BUREAUCRACY AND GETTING ACCESS

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TO FUNDS AND RESOURCES TO START

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AND GROW THEIR BUSINESSES.

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>> THIS IS THE 15TH ANNUAL FOOD

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POLICY SUMMIT.

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CAN YOU POINT TO SUCCESSES OR

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OUT COMES OVER PREVIOUS YEARS?

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>> SURE.

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SOME THINGS WE HAVE WORKED ON IN

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THE PAST WAS IMPROVED COMPOST

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LEGISLATION THAT TOOK PLACE AT

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THE STATE AND THEN THE CITY

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LEVEL TO ALLOW FOLKS TO COMPOST

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IN COMMUNITY GARDENS OR DO IT

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COMMERCIALLY SO WE COULD HAVE

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HEALTHY SOILS FOR URBAN

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AGRICULTURE AND FARMING.

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LOOKING AT URBAN ZONING.

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TECHNICALLY ILLEGAL TO FARM

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FOR-PROFIT IN THE CITY UNTIL THE

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ZONING WAS CHANGED CHANGED IN 2.

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AND OUR BIGGEST ONE WAS IN 2015

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WE WORKED ON AND GOT 40

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ORGANIZATIONS TO SIGN OFF AT THE

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SUMMIT TO PASS THE GOOD FOOD

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PURCHASING PROGRAM AND PASSED

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WITH THE CITY AND COUNTY WHICH

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SET STANDARDS FOR THE FOOD

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PURCHASED OR SERVED AT COUNTY

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AND CITY AGENCIES WHICH COVERS

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320 MILLION A YEAR IN FOOD

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BUDGETS.

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>> HAS MAYOR LIGHTFOOT BE

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RECEPTIVE TO YOUR EFFORTS?

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>> SHE HAS BEEN AT LAST YEAR'S

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SUMMIT WE HAD A MAYOR'S FORUM

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FOR THE CANDIDATES ON FOOD AND

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ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.

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AND SHE CAME OUT VERY MUCH IN

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FAVOR OF A LOT OF OUR PLATFORM

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ISSUES DURING THE SESSION.

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AND SO WE'VE GOTTEN NOTHING BUT

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CONTINUED SUPPORT FROM HER

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ADMINISTRATION.

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>> IF YOU COULD SORT OF GRAB A

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COLLECTIVE EAR OF THE CITY

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COUNCIL AND MAYBE ADVOCATE FOR A

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TOP PRIORITY WHAT WOULD THOSE

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PRIORITIES BE?

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>> I THINK REALLY HOW LEVERAGING

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THE OPPORTUNITYIES IN THE SOUTH

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AND WEST SIDES FOR DIRECTING

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CITY RESOURCES IN A DIRECTED WAY

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AND FOCUSED WAY.

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INCLUDING THE DEPARTMENT OF

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PLANNING FOR HOW LAND USE IS

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ALLOCATED FOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR

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GETTING FOLKS ON THE LAND AND

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VACANT SPACES NOT RESERVING IT

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FOR DEVELOPMENT DOWN THE ROAD.

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LOOKING AT HOW THEN THE

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DEPARTMENTS CAN COLLABORATE

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AROUND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND

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RESOURCES FOR GETTING JOB

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TRAINING AND GETTING FOLKS

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CONNECTED TO THE SOUTHWEST IS A

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GREAT HEADSTART BUT THE BARRIERS

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THAT FOLKS WHO WERE STARTING

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WITH ZERO INCOME OR SAVINGS TO

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BE ABLE TO GET THE GRANTS AND

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LOANS THEY NEED TO START TO

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BECOME ACTIVE PARTNERS.

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>> RODGER COOLEY THANK YOU FOR

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JOINING US.

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>> THANK YOU.

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>> AGAIN THE 15TH ANNUAL CHICAGO

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FOOD POLICY SUMMIT IS TAKING

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PLACE FRIDAY 9:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M.

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AT THE SOUTH SHORE CULTURAL