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Bughouse 2020: Voting!

Jul 22, 2020

Virtual

This year, Bughouse Square—a historic epicenter of speechifying in Chicago—is wherever you are.

Bughouse 2020, hosted by the Newberry Library and co-sponsored by the Society of Smallness, GCE Lab School, and the Washington Square Park Advisory Council, was held virtually the afternoon of July 22. Throughout the afternoon, a series of speakers got on their virtual soapboxes to hold forth on the theme of VOTING.

Program

  • Introductions: Elizabeth Cummings, Sarah Wilson
  • Early History of Bughouse Square: Paul Durica
  • Bughouse Reborn: Rick Kogan
  • Youth Soapbox hosted by the GCE Lab School. Speakers: Shay Guerra, Gimena Servin, Hiu To.
  • The Society of Smallness: Georgina Valverde
  • Open Soapbox, moderated by Dud Lawson and Jorge Mújica
  • Musical Interludes throughout, introduced by Cate Harriman; musicians Phillip Armstrong and Greg Woods of Mosaic Soul Ensemble, playing retro music recorded in Washington Square Park.

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Pre-Bughouse Soapbox Series

Leading up to Bughouse 2020 on July 22, GCE Lab School and the Newberry are hosting a soapbox series that provides a platform for youth voices. Each soapbox event tackles a different theme with a different lineup of speakers.