Reserve your free ticket now for the documentary screening of Cooked: Survival by Zip Code, the story of the worst heat disaster in U.S. history in 1995 in Chicago, when 739 residents—mostly elderly and black—died over the course of one week. The film links the deadly heat wave’s devastation back to the human made disaster of structural racism, shining a light on the issues of poverty, race, class, and education that underlie how natural disasters take lives.
We will have resources and conversation about how our city is working on resilience within our neighborhoods and how you can take action. Light refreshments will be available.
