JASC and JASIA members who are at least 65 years old have the opportunity to attend an upcoming Blackhawks game with box seats. This opportunity is open to 5-10 individuals, with one guest allowed per individual. The game will be held in late 2022 or early 2023.

• In order to take advantage of this opportunity, interested eligible individuals should email jasc@seniorcaucus.org. Here's what to include:

  • Your full name

  • Confirmation that you meet the eligibility requirements described above

  • A contact phone number

  • A brief write-up (2-3 sentences) explaining why this experience would be meaningful to you.

From our friends at AARP and featuring Caucus Leader Donald M. Bell:

AARP believes in celebrating the diversity of the LGBTQ+ community across all generations. That’s why we offer tools, programs and services to help you get the most out of your fabulous life.

Join AARP Illinois to be inspired by LGBTQ+ influencers in arts, music, health and education, including community and business outreach projects. Speakers will include Donald M. Bell, LGBTQ+ activist and a founding ally of Chicago’s Affinity Community Services, Pastor Beth Brown of PCLP along with community leaders, business owners and sources from the arts.

Register here.

What will happen at the town hall?

You'll get to learn about the Bring Chicago Home proposal to end the homelessness crisis in our city, meet other people on the Northside who care about this issue, and help move this campaign forward. We will be joined by Alderpeople Andre Vasquez (40), Matt Martin (47), Harry Osterman (48), and Maria Hadden (49). 

Why should I attend?

We need as many people as possible showing they support creating a dedicated revenue stream for affordable housing! In other words, we need guaranteed money every year going to fight homelessness, and that money should be coming from those most able to pay taxes - wealthy real estate developers.

We need a powerful turnout in order to show City Council and the Mayor: we need Bring Chicago Home now!

This event will be held both virtually and in person at Unity Lutheran Church (1212 W Balmoral).

From our friends at Chicago Northside AARP:

Please join us for a presentation about how redistricting is reshaping our courts in 2022.

Email northsideaarpcommunitygroup@gmail.com for more information or to register.

From our friends at PrideArts:

PrideArts will host a screening and discussion of its film THE PATHFINDERS PROJECT, by Magdiel Carmona, Mattie Switzer and Dayton Nelson. The film is a compilation of a series of video interviews with 11 older queer Chicagoans that explores their personal stories in both a historical and a contemporary context.

The series includes interviews with many Chicagoans, including Caucus leader and staff member Donald Bell. The evening will begin with a meet and greet with the Pathfinders from 6 – 7 pm, continue with a discussion with them from 7 -8 pm, and conclude with a screening of the entire film at 8 pm.

This event is free, but reservations are required. Click here to RSVP.

From our friends at Center on Halsted:

Join the Senior Services department in building empathy and allyship for marginalized groups in a conversation about race and equity in the LGBTQ community.

Moderated by Caucus leader Don Bell.

RSVP to Todd Williams at toddwilliams@centeronhalsted.org or call 773-472-6469, ext. 426.

From our friends at SAGE:

The Intergenerational Dialogue Project of the

SCHOOL of the ART INSTITUTE of CHICAGO

and the LGBTA Committee of THE VILLAGE CHICAGO

cordially invite you to attend their

VIRTUAL SAGE INTERGENERATIONAL DINNER

Featured panelists:

Anna Naden

David James

Gabe Klug

Pamela Calvert

Lonnie Kenebrew

Donald M Bell, MC

Attendee Information:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83647078926?pwd=UWY4cWE4TEE4aC9HUTU2QUhmcFlvUT09

Meeting ID: 836 4707 8926

Passcode: THEVILLAGE

From our friends at Chicago Northside AARP:

Please join us for a presentation about gut health and how the health:

• How gut health is affected by diet

• How gut health affects overall health

• Why we want good gut health

Email northsideaarpcommunitygroup@gmail.com for more information or to register.

From our friends at Chicago Northside AARP:

Please join us in remembrance of Veterans Day for an in-person guided tour of the Pritzker Military Library. We will be gathering at the library at 104 S Michigan Ave at 1:30pm on Saturday, October 2nd.

Reservations are required. Email northsideaarpcommunitygroup@gmail.com for more information or to register.

From our friends at Chicago for Abortion Rights:

This 2018 Mississippi abortion ban could threaten to overturn Roe v Wade. The US Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case as soon as November 2021.

Shannon Rotolo PharmD will speak for ISPC

Duane Dowell MD will speak for PNHP Illinois

Access to safe, legal abortion with no financial burdens saves lives and protects health and fertility. It is the right of every person who requests it. The right to abortion – and to all other reproductive health care – can only be fully realized under a national single-payer healthcare system, where all medically necessary care is guaranteed and free at the point of service.