Chicago Ideas

Can you imagine a world without water? What does the future of water look like? Both urban and agricultural communities are grappling with the challenges of climate change, aging infrastructure and the overall scarcity of fresh water. Join us on Friday, 10/22 at 10:00 a.m. for this engaging and informative conversation on the world’s most precious and valuable resource, and what can be done to ensure an equitable and sustainable water future. Joining us for this livestream will be MWRD Commissioner Kimberly Neely du Buclet and U.S. Water Alliance artist-in-residence and activist Benny Starr - this talk will be hosted by Chicago Ideas founder Brad Keywell!

TONIGHT @ 6 PM CT!!

What does the world lose when we allow a language to go extinct? Why do some languages survive while others do not? What can we do to save them? And why should we care? According to UNESCO, two-fifths of the world’s languages are poised to die out and the vast majority of these endangered languages are those spoken by indigenous people. Join us for a very special Chicago Ideas Indigenous Peoples’ Day livestream segment on Monday, October 11th at 6:00 p.m. CDT.

Participating in this Instagram Live Rooms segment are Daniel Bogre Urdell, co-founder of Wikitongues and Language Revitalization Leaders, Windy Goodloe who is a member of the Black Seminole community, and Teyanna Pierite-Simon, a member of the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe. Hosting this segment will be our Associate Producer, Vivian Mikhail who also speaks a highly-endangered language. Don’t miss out!