About
A panel revisits the Young Lords’ People’s Park through activism, art and public space.
This Tour Day panel digs into a little-known Lincoln Park site created by the Young Lords as a response to gentrification and displacement. Scholars connect the park’s political purpose with Mark di Suvero’s play sculptures, offering a layered local-history conversation about art, play and community power.
What to expect
Spend two hours at DePaul hearing a moderated panel with scholars of the Young Lords and modern sculpture. The discussion uses the 1969 People’s Park as a case study, moving between neighborhood history, public-space design, political protest and interactive art.
Good to know
- The panel runs from 6 PM to 8 PM.
- It takes place on Tuesday, October 6.
- The venue is DePaul University’s Arts and Letters Hall.
- The address is 2315 North Kenmore Avenue.
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Common questions
When does the panel take place?
The discussion runs from 6 PM until 8 PM Tuesday.
Where is the event?
It is at DePaul’s Arts and Letters Hall, 2315 North Kenmore.
What was People’s Park?
It was a Lincoln Park community space created by the Young Lords.
What subjects will the panel connect?
The speakers connect political protest, modern sculpture, play and public space.