Adam Kader is a second year student in the Masters in Urban Planning and Policy (MUPP) program in the UIC College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, specializing in community development. He is particularly interested
in particpatory planning, public space, and community organization practice. Adam's undergraduate degrees are in anthropology and Spanish, with a minor in gender studies. His undergraduate research focused on indigenous labor
and womens' movements in Latin America and Latino Chicago. Adam's work experience has been in adult ESL instruction. As a new RA at UICNI this year, he is currently working on a project to create a zocalo in Pilsen, as well as coordinating the Organizer Learning Network.