
Chicago Neighborhood Check-In: Englewood
About the Event:
Join CHF for a Chicago Neighborhood Check-In, in which we ask artists, cultural workers, and organizers about the local impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Tonika Johnson and Asiaha Butler, two of the co-founders of the Resident Association of Greater Englewood (R.A.G.E.), will talk about how this crisis has affected the health, economy, and social ties of their community. Drawing on their intertwined backgrounds in art and activism, Johnson (Folded Map Project) and Butler (R.A.G.E. President) reflect on their personal experiences living and working in Englewood during the pandemic, and their hopes for community healing after this crisis.
Details:
- The live stream link will be shared with registered guests in advance of the program. Please consider supporting our events by paying what you can for a digital ticket when registering, or by making a donation in any amount. Your support makes our programming possible.
This program is presented in partnership with the Resident Association of Greater Englewood (R.A.G.E.).

Englewood Resources, Who to Follow + Ways to Support
Asiaha Butler on instagram and twitter @mrs_englewood
Tonika Johnson on instagram @Tonikaj | twitter @tonikagj | website
Organizations to Follow
- Resident Association of Greater Englewood (R.A.G.E.) (website) | instagram @rage_englewood | twitter @Join_RAGE
- Teamwork Englewood (website)
- Inner-City Muslim Action Network (IMAN) Chicago (website)
Englewood artists + businesses to know + support:
- Englewood Arts Collective (website) | Englewood Arts Collective (instagram)
- Englewood Branded (instagram)
- Kusanya Cafe (website)
- Englewood Brews (website)
- Tea Squares (website)
- Soul Boricua (website) | Sould Boricua (instagram)
Recommended Reading

Tonika Lewis Johnson
Tonika Lewis Johnson is a visual artist and photographer from Chicago’s South Side Englewood neighborhood. Her artistic practice e...

Asiaha Butler
Asiaha Butler is a longtime resident of Greater Englewood and is determined to uplift, inspire and change the perception of her ne...


