Cocktails & Complicity

The word "community" has been used a lot over the past year. We've been instructed to lean on community as a tool of resistance against harmful policies and racist rhetoric that is eroding our mental health and well-being. But what does "community" even mean? What does it take to build a community of care?

Join Alternatives for a cocktail or mocktail on Thursday, March 12 to dive into what it means to build a community of care. Grab a seat as Executive Director Bessie Alcantara sits down with:

• Sarah Daniels from the Illinois Collaboration on Youth (ICOY)
• Adela Carlin from Illinois Partners for Human Service

The discussion will be followed by a Q&A. Space is limited, so get your tickets now and avoid the wait list!

Alternatives' "Cocktails & Complicity" is an annual conversation series led by Executive Director Bessie Alcantara to unpack the intersection of capitalism, nonprofits, and philanthropy, and how each of these areas reinforce systemic oppression rather than challenge it. This series provides a space for guests to understand the challenges of navigating the nonprofit and philanthropic world, especially as POC in leadership. Past speakers include Leslé Honoré (Urban Gateways), Ayoka Samuels (City Colleges of Chicago), and Jamyle Cannon (the Bloc).

Attendees have shared that this event series "feels like therapy," and they leave feeling less alone in their emotions, experiences, and struggles navigating the nonprofit world. We love creating space to connect with peers who feel the same way we do about imagining new, meaningful ways to work.

Please note: To help us offset the costs of space usage, food, and beverages, this event now has a ticket price of $5 to attend.

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