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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Occupied with chicago ….
If you have access to any news source such as tv, newspapers, or the internet you have probably heard about the “Occupy Chicago” and other “Occupy” movements going on around the country that started from the “Occupy Wall-Street” protests in New York. These protests have been going on for a few weeks now, maybe even [...]
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little village youth embark on healthy Communities Annitiative
On October 14 youth coordinator Raquel Nunez and Youth organizer Caroling Macias went to a convening with fellow cohort members within the fcyo healthy communities initiative. The initiative focus’s on youth organizing around ensuring access to healthy, affordable and culturally relevant food in low-income communities like Little Village. While at the convening youth groups from [...]
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Interviewing Ian Viteri
Ian is a youth, artist and community organizer of Little Village. He was raised in the streets with a conscious mind. Ian currently works as the organizer of the Clean Power campaign at LVEJO. I will be interviewing Ian around the work he has done. How long have you been doing work in the [...]
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BATTLING MEDIA INJUSTICE WITH THE POWER OF WORDS
Fighting to get the truth out because there is so much miscommunication…. Relations fakin that they’re spreading the message Misquoting the people to get the attention they need, trying to feed Off of your reactions. The same actions that lead you to believe violence has become something normal. Fighting your own people for the jobs [...]
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Open letter: A right to a safe and civil education
March 22, 2010 To Whom It May Concern: As you may know, the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) and their allies in the non-profit sector are working on the Illinois Safe and Civil Schools Act, a legislative effort to address youth-on-youth violence in Illinois’ schools. As a collection of youth-centered organizing initiatives deeply committed [...]
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350 Chicago Climate Action Saturday Oct. 24th
Support Clean Air in Chicago and a strong International Cimate Treaty! Mass Rally on 350.org’s International Day of Climate Action October 24th, 2009 at 1 p.m. in Pilsen For more information go to: www.howgreenischicago.org Organized by: Pilsen Environmental Rights and Reform Organization, LVEJO, Greenpeace and Rainforest Action Network of Chicago
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