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Developing the Chicago Cultural Alliance
 The Cultural Connections partnership is in the process of building the Chicago Cultural Alliance (formerly the Cultural Diversity Alliance). Under the leadership of the Center for Cultural Understanding and Change at The Field Museum, the Alliance is in its final phase of strategic planning and will be launched officially in early 2007.
Vision:
The Chicago Cultural Alliance uses the strength of its constituents' first voice to make a regional and national impact on cultural and civic policy in order to effect social change. The Alliance promotes cultural understanding and provides invaluable resources for government, museums, libraries, universities, and other educational and cultural institutions.
Mission:
The Chicago Cultural Alliance is a consortium of Chicago-area ethnic museums and cultural centers whose mission is to effect social change and public understanding of cultural diversity through first voice perspective. The Alliance increases the visibility and impact of Chicago's ethnic assets by leveraging partnerships between member organizations and major institutions. The Alliance assures the long-term efficacy of its public education, marketing, preservation, and social service programs by providing organizational development assistance to its core members.
For more information about the Chicago Cultural Alliance, see the Business Plan Executive Summary or contact members of the Steering Committee.
Download The Chicago Cultural Alliance Business Plan Executive Summary
(PDF format, 44kb, 6pp).
Chicago Cultural Alliance Phase II: Governance Development
(PDF format, 416kb, 29pp).
Download The Chicago Cultural Alliance Strategic Planning Executive Summary
(PDF format, 112kb, 18pp).
Chicago Cultural Alliance Steering Committee:
Rosa Cabrera, Center for Cultural Understanding and Change, The Field Museum
312/665-7470 and rcabrera@fieldmuseum.org
Jennifer Amdur Spitz, Amdur Spitz and Associates, Inc.
773/975-1345 and Jennifer@amdurspitz.com
Other Steering Committee members:
Widad Albassam, walbassam@earthlink.net
Arab American Action Network (Arts Council)
Tamara Biggs, Biggs@chicagohistory.org
Chicago History Museum
Jorge Felix felixjorge@msn.com
Institute for Puerto Rican Arts and Culture
Kerstin Lane klane@samac.org
Swedish American Museum Center
Jan Lorys, jan.lorys@prcua.org
The Polish Museum of America
Joe Podlasek, joep@aic-chicago.org
American Indian Center
*Chicago Cultural Alliance development has been made possible by support from the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation.
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