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You're Invited!
Holiday and Citizen Initiative Awards Party WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2019 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at the Citizen Advocacy Center 188 Industrial Ave, Suite 106 in Elmhurst This is a free event. Contributions are welcome! Come one, come all! The Citizen Advocacy Center (CAC) is an award winning, non-profit, non-partisan free community legal organization. Founded in 1994, CAC's mission is to build democracy for the 21st century by strengthening the citizenry's capacities, resources, and institutions for self-governance.
CAC operates through the use of community lawyers who protect the public’s assets and promote meaningful participation in the democratic process. As an institution comprised of community lawyers, CAC engages in a holistic approach to building democracy through community organizing, coalition building, legal advocacy, civic education, and litigation to make government more accountable, accessible, and transparent. CAC seeks to increase democratic protocols at every level of government and develop the voice of the public. Efforts that start at the local level often result in statewide initiatives to address anti-democratic barriers rooted in state law. CAC is located in Elmhurst, Illinois and is open for the public to:
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Watch how CAC has been hard at work for 20 years!
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Meet some citizen advocates
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