Little Village Toxic Tour - 2017 RE-AMP Network Annual Meeting

This is a separate registration form for this special, limited-space activity option at the 2017 RE-AMP Network Annual Meeting. Please be sure to visit https://reamp2017.eventbrite.com to register separately for the meeting itself.

RE-AMP member Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO) has organized this optional event in collaboration with the RE-AMP annual meeting planners, with special help from RE-AMP members Faith In Place and Illinois Environmental Council. Tour participants will be transported to the Little Village neighborhood from Loyola University (the annual meeting venue) after programs adjourn for the day on Wednesday July 12, where they will take part in the toxic tour, have dinner at a local restaurant (at attendees' own expense, like other "networking dinners"), and be transported back to Loyola University.

See details about the toxic tour from LVEJO's website:

TAKE A TOXIC TOUR!

LVEJO believes our community is an important classroom to learn about environmental justice and local solutions to climate change.

Sites on the Toxic Tour include Semillas de Justicia Community Garden, 26th & Sacramento, Cook County Jail, the Collateral Channel, and more! Come and experience the brand new La Villita Park as well. It was open to the public in December of 2014.

• Learn about the Struggle for Environmental Justice in Little Village
• Take Students on an Interactive Tour and Promote Active Learning
• Introduce Environmental Justice to your Family and Friends

Below are some Frequently Asked Questions about the toxic tour from LVEJO's website:

• HOW LONG IS THE TOXIC TOUR?

Toxic Tours typically last 2 hours. The bigger the group, the more likely the tour will exceed the 2 hours.

• IS IT A WALKING TOUR OR DO YOU PROVIDE A BUS?

Toxic Tours are walking tours. If your group would like to have a bus, it is up to the group to pay for and coordinate booking a bus. Because the tour is a walking tour, please wear appropriate shoes. Please be aware there is poor infrastructure on some parts of the tour.

• WHERE DOES THE TOXIC TOUR START?

Toxic Tours begin at our Semillas de Justicia community garden located on 2727 S. Troy St. Please see the Toxic Tour Map Route for more information.