Join us at this hour-long introduction to Documenters where you’ll learn how to get trained and paid to attend and cover local government meetings in Chicago!

It’s all happening Wednesday, January 12, from 5:00-6:00 p.m. CST, via Zoom––register here to receive access details.

During this training, you’ll learn more about the Documenters program, practice navigating resources helpful for covering public meetings and connect with other civic minded folks!

Stay on the line after Orientation for Covering Your Local Government, a training for our most common assignment type. We’ll go over the basics of documenting public meetings subject to the Illinois Open Meetings Act, as well as your legal rights and responsibilities.

Orientation is required to apply to Chicago Documenters assignments. In addition to Orientation, we offer other trainings and events to practice skill building and nurture community. You can see what’s coming up at Chicago Documenters, read original public meeting coverage and see what public meetings are happening at Documenters.org. Sign up or sign in here!