Chicago DSA  General Chapter  Meeting 

The convention will be a bit different than recent chapter meetings. First, we’re at a new venue. The convention will be held in the Riaz H. Waraich Auditorium at The Flats @ East-West University, which is in the downtown South Loop neighborhood. 

This location is well served by transit: The venue is near stops on the routes for buses 1,2,3,4, 6, 26, 28 29,62, and 146.  It is a short walk from the Roosevelt and Harrison L stations.  If you're coming from outside of the City or taking Metra, Union Station and the Ogilvie Transportation Center also 30 minutes on foot. 

Limited street parking is available in the neighborhood. There are parking ramps nearby. We advise attendees to carpool if you elect to not take mass transit. 

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Free, volunteer-run child care will be available onsite at the chapter meeting for children 2+ years of age. We'll have activities to keep the kids engaged so that you can participate fully in our democratic process.  (Younger children are welcome but must be accompanied by their parent or guardian throughout the meeting.) 

To request child care, please email Co-Chairs Lyra and Sean at co-chair-1@chicagodsa.org and co-chair-2@chicagodsa.org by September 16th. Include your children's names, ages, and any requests for special accommodations (allergies, sensory sensitivities, etc.).

Chicago DSA members in good standing have the option to attend the meeting virtually via Zoom if individual circumstances prevent them from attending in person. The proceedings will be streamed and virtual attendees will be able to speak and vote at the meeting. 

Please RSVP no later than September 16th to attend the meeting virtually. We will not be able to accommodate late registrations for virtual attendance.  

We highly recommend attending the meeting in person if you are able to do so. While this will be a hybrid meeting, the truth it that it's really two different meetings happening at once: one meeting in the the room and one on Zoom, and in our experience the meeting in the room is a whole lot better. If you need any accomodations to make the meeting more accessible for you to attend in-person please reach out to the chapter Co-Chairs.