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Obama launches presidential centre in Chicago

MM News Staff by MM News Staff
September 29, 2021
Former US president Barack Obama attends a groundbreaking ceremony for the Obama presidential center in Chicago. Source: Reuters.

Former US president Barack Obama attends a groundbreaking ceremony for the Obama presidential center in Chicago. Source: Reuters.

CHICAGO: Former President Barack Obama presided over a ceremonial groundbreaking at the future Obama Presidential Centre in Chicago, saying he hopes the facility will be a hub of global civic activism.

Construction of the $700 million centre, blocks from the University of Chicago on the city’s South Side, began in August despite opposition from local activists. Donations to the Obama Foundation are paying for the project.

Due to be completed in 2025, it will house a museum of artifacts from Obama’s 2009-2017 presidency and be a public gathering space for cultural and educational events. The Democrat made history as the first Black US president.

“We are about to break ground on the world’s premier institution for developing civic leaders across fields, across disciplines and, yes, across the political spectrum,” said Obama, 60, who once worked as a community organizer in Chicago.

After his remarks, Obama, his wife Michelle Obama, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot dug into the construction site ground with shovels and gently tossed dirt.

Obama started his political life in Chicago. The former first couple met there, their two daughters were born in the city and he taught law at the University of Chicago.

He also represented part of the city’s South Side in the Illinois state Senate before being elected to the US Senate and then the White House. “Chicago is where everything most precious to me begins,” he said.

Environmental activists have opposed the project on the 19.3-acre (8-hectare) site, steps from Lake Michigan. A group known as Protect Our Parks along with others sued in federal court in Chicago in April, claiming the centre’s construction violates the National Environmental Policy Act.

In August, the court denied an emergency motion to halt the project. Another group, known as the Obama Community Benefits Agreement Coalition, also opposes the project, saying the site will displace neighbourhood residents.

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