It was only a few days ago, January 27th, that President Barack Obama delivered “The State of the Union Address”. And of course, this had both its pros and cons. First of, President Obama covered a variety of topics during his address; from topics such as the recession, going “green”, and equal pay. The following [...]

By: Tiburon 1/8/2010 This week, the Regional Transit Authority which oversees public transit in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs is being slapped with a civil rights lawsuit.  The complaint is that funding for CTA and Metra buses and trains favor whiter suburbs whereas in the city, we get less services and pay more at the [...]

Next YAOTL meeting is 1/21/10 at 5:30 pm. Movie night & Discussion “Death of a Black Panther” Come join us!

Check out this article and audio slideshow! Alderman Takes Aim at Power-Plant Emissions by: Chip Mitchell http://www.chicagopublicradio.org/content.aspx?audioid=38889

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When: Sunday, December 6th 2009 Time- 10:00am Where: at Las Isabelles Store Hall 2702 S. Central Park Chicago, IL 60623 Live Music! Hand Crafted Gifts! Mexican Delicacies! Raffles! Support Local Artists this Holiday Season & Give from the Community!!! Benefiting the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization. For tabling information contact Raquel Nunez at: info@lvejo.org Come [...]

I was glad to be at the 350 event on October 24, 2009. It was truly an amazing movement to me. LVEJO was a host for this mass protest. Many of us were gathered up in Pilsen in the shadow of Fisk Coal Power Plant. We shouted, danced and played music for hours. This was [...]