Open Democracy Evanston

We are excited to announce that the group of PB organizers who helped implement PB last year has recently become Open Democracy Evanston, a community-based organization that advocates for PB, including project implementation. We have so many great opportunities coming up!

To learn more and to get on the Open Democracy Evanston email list use this link: https://pbevanston.nationbuilder.com/join_open_democracy_evanston

Read recent articles about Open Democracy:
https://evanstonroundtable.com/2024/03/07/participatory-budgeting-group-reorganizes-to-continue-advocacy-work/

https://dailynorthwestern.com/2024/02/19/city/new-community-group-open-democracy-evanston-picks-up-where-participatory-budgeting-left-off/
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Estamos muy emocionados de anunciar sobre el grupo de organizadores del Proyecto Participativo ( PB) que ayudó a implementar PB el año pasado recientemente es Open Democracy Evanston. Es una organización basándose en la comunidad ,aboga por PB, incluyendo la implementación de projectos. Nosotros tenemos muchas más oportunidades por venir.

Para aprender más y saber sobre Open Democracy Evanston por email use este enlace: https://pbevanston.nationbuilder.com/join_open_democracy_evanston

Lea los recientes artículos sobre Open Democracy:
https://evanstonroundtable.com/2024/03/07/participatory-budgeting-group-reorganizes-to-continue-advocacy-work/

https://dailynorthwestern.com/2024/02/19/city/new-community-group-open-democracy-evanston-picks-up-where-participatory-budgeting-left-off/

Speakers at budget hearing rap spending, praise Participatory Budgeting

Each speaker praised the pilot for how it engaged them: several Evanston Township High School (ETHS) students said it empowered them and other local teens. Northwestern University graduate student Rishabh Juneja said it connected him to the broader Evanston community off of campus, and Kayleigh Kavanagh said it’s been “the best experience I’ve had in Evanston” since moving to the city around a year ago.

“I vote in elections, but I never felt like I had this type of influence,” Kavanagh said. “I want to raise my kid in a place where the residents have a say in how the money is spent.”

Speakers at budget hearing rap spending, praise participatory budgeting - Evanston RoundTable Evanston City Council Members heard opposition to tax and rate hikes, calls for reduced expenses and wide support for continuing participatory budgeting

The final results for Participatory Budgeting Evanston are in:

• Mental Health First Aid Training –
$50,000 (3,400 votes)

• Grants/Incentives for Activities and
Education Support for Marginalized
Students in Grades 3-12 – $700,000
(3,117 votes)

• Evanston Urban Farm – $350,000 (3,014
votes)

• Affordable Housing Subsidy – $810,000
(2,918 votes)

•Affordable Refugee Housing – $645,000
(2,890 votes)

•Youth and Young Adult Drop-In Center – $210,000 (2,692 votes)

•Small Business Grants – $150,000 (2,095
votes)

https://evanstonroundtable.com/newsletter-archive/breaking-and-the-participatory-budgeting-winners-are/

Please join the Participatory Budgeting Evanston staff, Budget Delegates, and volunteers this Friday, October 13, from 6 pm - 8 pm for the Results Party in the Parasol Room at the City of Evanston!

At this event, we will:
🎉celebrate our achievements
🎉recognize people who contributed to
the projects success
🎉AND of course announce the winning
proposals!