student-run coffee shop operating in the basement of the divinity school since the 1960s

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Grounds of Being is committed to being a safe and inviting environment, and to promoting social justice on campus. We reject the ‘Chicago Principles’ of political neutrality and stand in solidarity with those groups in our community advocating for progressive and inclusive change, a stronger voice for all students and community members, and increased accountability from administrators to the student body and the Hyde Park/Woodlawn/Kenwood neighborhoods. Below, you can find links to some of the causes we care about on and off campus.
Graduate Students United
Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) for the Obama Library
No Cop Academy
Invisible Institute
UofC Resists
UChicago Socialists
UChicago United
Southside Together Organizing for Power
Assata’s Daughters
Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture
Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality
Chicago District of the International Socialist Organization
Chicago Democratic Socialists of America