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BPI hosts events throughout the year, including an annual gala that highlights the important work we have done and continue to do. Attend a BPI event to collaborate, network, and learn more about our racial, economic, and social justice initiatives.

Interested in sponsoring one of BPI’s events? Contact Tamara Reed Tran for more information.

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2023 Annual Event

Power In Community: Equity, our annual fundraising event will take place on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, from 6pm-9pm at the Bridgeport Art Center, 1200 W 35th Street, Chicago, IL 60609. Our program will focus on Equity and will feature an array of important voices in the movement for racial and social justice—thought leaders, activists, and artists.

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Past Events

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Building Public Interest

Learn more about the Current State of Policing and Looking Ahead panel discussion, the sixth in our new event series.

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Building Public Interest

In-person discussion centered on the Opportunities and Challenges in the Creation of Affordable Housing, the fifth discussion in our new event series.

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Building Public Interest

View BPI’s interview with Chicago’s new Inspector General, the fourth discussion in our new event series.

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Building Public Interest

View Civil Rights Litigation as a Tool for Social Change, the third discussion in BPI’s new event series.

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Building Public Interest

View The Right to Choose and the Broader Fight for Rights, the second discussion in our event series, Building Public Interest.

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HEP in Illinois

BPI’s Criminal Legal System team hosted a panel discussion that explores the current landscape of HEP in Illinois.

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Building Public Interest

View Health Equity and the Pandemic, the first discussion in our new event series, Building Public Interest.

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2021 Annual Event

View Power In Community, BPI’s 2021 annual event.

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BPI Interviews Sheryll Cashin

This in-depth conversation with the author and law professor covers the history of Black housing experiences in the United States and the short-term impact and long-term implications of public housing desegregation in the Black Community.

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2020 Annual Event

View our 2020 virtual annual event, Change is Now.

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April 2023

2023 Annual Event

April 26th, 2023 @ 6 pm (CST)

1200 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60609

Join BPI for Power In Community: Equity, this year’s annual event that celebrates the strides made in our racial and social justice work. We are committed to meeting today’s challenges while laying the groundwork for the next exciting steps in...

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