Strutting in our Territory ~ Sneaker Ball
Thursday November 5, 2026
Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center (SRBCC)
Celebrating a decade of youth-led design, empowerment, and community transformation with dancing, speeches, blasts from the past, a view to the future, and more!
You’re invited to join us as we “Strut in our Territory” moving through the spaces we’ve designed, shaped, and made more just—on our terms. For the last decade, Chicago youth have taken back the narrative—not with protest signs, but with renderings, street furniture, park upgrades, bus stop redesigns, and public art that says: We live here. We matter. We build.
For our 10th anniversary, we are showing off and reclaiming our community. From Albany Park to Austin, Chicago youth have bene creating spaces that welcome all in our communities. Your donations during our campaign year will help us to continue this work.
Come out and STRUT with us, reflect on 10 years changing the way Chicagoans see and experience their beloved spaces.
Anniversary Committee
Helen Slade
Jessica Bee
L David Stewart
Michael Newman
