News & Updates
IMAN and Chicago Public Art Group Launch MLK Memorial Project
On MLK Day 2014, IMAN and the Chicago Public Art Group (CPAG) are announcing a historic initiative to create a public memorial commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s march through Chicago’s Marquette Park on August 5, 1966. IMAN staff and volunteers will also be engaged in a community service project, feeding residents and talking to […]
Annual Dinner Spotlight: Senator Patricia Van Pelt From Grassroots to State Senate
(Along with the internationally acclaimed scholar Dr. Tariq Ramadan, IMAN is fortunate to have the passionate and inspiring State Senator Patricia Van Pelt open up our dinner this year.) Before she became an Illinois State Senator with a promising and upward-bound political trajectory, she was simply known as our sister: a fellow community organizer, pastor […]
IMAN Youth Getting Organized!
In 2008, IMAN formally institutionalized the Youth Council as an organizing arm within the youth department. The Youth Council meets once a week and is comprised of 15 youth leaders who have been involved in at least one year of consistent programming. In addition to participating in regular programming, these leaders develop communication and leadership […]