Written By: Kevin Alcaide “One does not sell the Earth, upon which people walk” (Crazy Horse, Oglala Lakota War Chief, 1875). The YAOTL group visited a prairie preserve by Ashland and 55th, in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood. The purpose of the trip was to learn the History of the Chicago River. Adam [...]
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Jan 23
Jan 23
Public Transit and Working with Politicians
By: Brenda B. This summer as part of my youth internship at LVEJO I worked with the Public Transit campaign. I have got to say I definitely did not know what to expect. It was the first time I had worked on that specific campaign so I had a lot to learn. The main [...]
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El Sitio Celotex…. Un Parque Seguro y Saludable Pa’ la Comunidad!
En Septiembre, los organisadores de LVEJO me dijieron que la ciudad compró el sitio Celotex de la señora loca que era dueña. Fue un momento agridulce para mí, era dulce, porque “nosotros” por fin tenemos el terreno para construir el parque y amargo debido a que tomó cerca de seis años para comprar el sitio, [...]
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