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Brighton Park Neighborhood Council

Submitted by BRICK Winner on Sat, 08/26/2006 - 22:31.
Last updated on Thu, 07/26/2007 - 10:26.

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Alex Poeter founded the Brighton Park Neighborhood Council in Chicago, IL. An East German immigrant who was raised under an oppressive dictatorship, Alex leads a grassroots organization that mobilized local residents to close down 27 drug houses, secure $40 million in local school improvements, and improve the local economy through $65 million in Community Reinvestment Act funds. Alex won a BRICK Award in 2000.

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