It is easy to look around right now and feel like the challenges we face are simply too big. But hope is not about ignoring the hard stuff. It is that thing inside us that insists something better awaits if we are willing to work for it. Here on the South Side of Chicago, hope is getting a permanent home. The Obama Presidential Center will be dedicated June 18, and the full campus will open to the public June 19. A campus with a world-class Museum. A new branch of the Chicago Public Library. Sweeping green spaces filled with public art. A basketball court. And so much more. This is a place where a child from next door or across the globe can sit behind the Resolute Desk and imagine how they could help create a better world. This is not a monument to the past — it is a living destination for people who refuse to accept the status quo. If you feel that way, this is your invitation to join us. Sign up to be the first to know about updates, events, and tickets at Obama.org.