Archive for June, 2009
The 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia were the last games hosted by the United States. Last year, the International Olympic Committee announced that Chicago, Illinois, is one of four candidates to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. Chicago joins Madrid, Tokyo, and Rio De Janeiro, the other remaining contenders. Chicago was the first stop on the IOC’s tour of candidate cities. As VOA’s Kane Farabaugh reports, members of the IOC Evaluation Commission gave Chicago hope that the games could return to the United States in 2016.
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Featuring interviews with Chicagoans, this video explores the experience of growing up Catholic, with a focus on memories of Chicago Catholic schools.
www.chicagohsitory.org
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@ Elmhurst college in suburban Chicago, 10/17/08.
On January 9, 2008, the chicago city council approved a nearly $20 million legal settlement to four African American men who were tortured into confessions by former police Cmdr. John Burge and his subordinates. The four allegedly were subjected to electric shocks, beatings and other brutality by Burge and his men. Though the settlement in the Burge cases is a victory, we must push for continued justice and accountability in these cases:
Join us in calling for the federal prosecution of John Burge and other Area 2 and 3 Chicago Police officers!
Join us in calling for new hearings for the 26 African American torture victims who remain convicted and incarcerated!
Join us in calling for reparations and psychological counseling on behalf of all of the torture victims!
For more information on the Chicago Police Torture Cases, and to see how you can get involved, visit www.MidwestHumanRights.org!
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These are some clips of the IOC giving praise to Chicago for it’s bid for the 2016 Olympics. If you were only judging from this clip you would think that Chicago residents are overjoyed about the prospect of having the games in Chicago. However, you will find that those reactions are more like overly exuberant episodes of blind trust. The group No Games Chicago represents the residents of Chicago who are against the Olympic bid and are calling for investment in better education, public transit, housing, hospitals, and clean energy. Visit www.nogameschicago.com for the FACTS about the Olympics and why Chicago CAN’T host it.
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Music Artist Kanye West continues his mother’s legacy through the Kanye West Foundation with the 2nd Stay in School Benefit Concert. He has collaborated with Students Helping Our World and Chicago Public Schools. Hear what Kanye, founder of S.H.O.W. David Abrams, Mayor Richard M. Daley and CEO of CPS Ron Huberman have to say about helping kids stay in school.
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So now my question is why do African Americans keep killing one another…I try to be objective, but just look at CPD statistics (which don’t lie) and see that the large percentage of crime happens in black neighborhoods. Why, why?? And some idiot interviewed above said something about seeing someone else with “something” and then wanting it for yourself…in other words robbery. With warped thinking like that there’s no wonder these fools will never progress further.
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Quick view of anger admist the 5 killings in 60619
This segment shows highlights of the No Games Chicago rally of April 2, 2009.
Produced by Mitchell Szczepanczyk for Chicago Independent TV.
Download the show here: http://www.chicagoindependenttv.org
See more at Chicago Indymedia: http://chicago.indymedia.org
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Live at Auditorium theatre
Sorry for crappy quality, featuring many folk artists from the Chicago area
ft. David Bromberg, Bonnie Koloc, Bela Fleck, Abigail Washburn, Corky Siegel, Lonnie Brooks and many others
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