By Socrates Lizardo
LIFT-Chicago is hosting its third annual Poverty Awareness Week beginning Monday that will be held in multiple Chicago college campuses including Loyola University Chicago.
The week-long series hopes to raise awareness about the realities of poverty in the Chicago area.
“The week’s events will engage participants in constructive discourse around poverty and the pressing challenges facing our community members, while working together to produce tangible solutions that will move us toward an opportunity society,” according to LIFT-Chicago.
Events will run from Monday through Saturday. The four partner universities are DePaul University, Loyola University Chicago, Northwestern University, and UIC. The events throughout the week will include a food drive, concert, a film screening, panel discussions, and many more.
Here are the events that will be held at Loyola’s Lake Shore campus:
“What: Food and Toiletries Drive
Where: Campus-wide, Loyola University Chicago
When: April 8-14th
What: Panel Discussion on Food Disparities in Chicago
Where: Quinlan Life Science Building, Third Floor Atrium, Loyola University Chicago
When: Tuesday, April 9, 2013, 7:00 pm
What: LIFTopolis
Where: 14th Floor of Mundelein, Loyola University Chicago
When: Saturday, April 13, 2013, 11:30 am”
For more information about LIFT-Chicago and other events click on the following link: http://povertyawarenessweek.wordpress.com/
