Events

Nov
17
Fri
Veterans & Veteran Employers Meet-Up Event @ The Cliff Dwellers
Nov 17 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

 

 Veterans & Veterans Employer Meet-up

Computer Training Institute of Chicago
Friday, November 17, 2017 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (CST)
Chicago, Illinois

The Cliff Dwellers
200 S. Michigan Ave 22nd FL, Rooftop Deck
Chicago, Illinois

Computer Training Institute of Chicago
Invites you to our Veterans & Veterans Employers Meet-Up Event

The goal of this event is to connect Veterans & Veterans Employers.
We have employers who want to hire veterans. We have veterans who want to get hired. We are orgranizing this event to get both groups on the same page and connect them both, to the resources they both need, to reach their goals.

What current occupations are in demand?
What skills are Veteran employers looking for?
What careers and benefits are veterans looking for?

EVENT AGENDA

6:00-6:25 – Networking

6:25-6:30 – Veterans Guest Speaker Opening Remarks

6:30-8:00 – Panel Discussion (Audience Participation)

8:00-9:00 – Social interaction Between Veterans & Veterans Employers

Veterans & Employers Follow Us @chicagovetswork

Music DJ | Cash Bar

May
18
Fri
Journey for Justice Alliance Conference @ Walter Dyett High School
May 18 – May 20 all-day
Journey for Justice Alliance Conference @ Walter Dyett High School | Chicago | Illinois | United States

It’s not too late to register for the J4J Conference in Chicago. Register now! Come learn from ED justice organizers, parents, youth & teachers from around the globe!
http://ow.ly/idM630jGgGR

J4J Conference Info

Opening Keynote:
Nina Turner
President | Our Revolution

Nina Turner is the president of Our Revolution. She is a former Ohio State Senator, college professor, public speaker, frequent media commentator and author, and was a national surrogate for Senator Bernie Sanders during the 2016 Democratic Presidential Primary. She has been the host of the Nina Turner Show on the Real News Network.

Closing Keynote:
Dr. Yohuru Williams
Professor of History | Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at
University of St. Thomas

Historian, professor, education activist and author .Dr. Williams is a professor of History Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of St. Thomas and was previously a professor of history and dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Fairfield University and former chief historian of the Jackie Robinson Foundation. Dr. Williams is an education activist and noted scholar about the Civil Rights Movement and Black Power movement. Diverse magazine named Williams one of its Top 10 Emerging Scholars under 40 in 2009.

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