Archive for the ‘LOCAL’ Category

An Action a Day Keeps the Greedy at Bay: Chicago Tenants Rise Up

Image courtesy of STOP by Matt Ginsberg-Jaeckle (from the January 2007 print edition) Across the country, land is being snapped up by developers at an alarming rate, pushing poor people and people of color to the suburbs and onto the streets. In Chicago this has meant the demolition of whole communities,...
September 9th, 2009 | ACTIVISM, ISSUES, LOCAL, LOCAL | Read More

Building Solidarity through Struggle: The Experience of STOP

by the Student/Tenant Organizing Project (From the January 2007 print issue; all images courtesy of STOP) “Let us in to see the plans they’re rolling out for our community!” demanded Marie Goodwin, an elderly poet and Woodlawn tenant, as she stood at the entrance to the Palmer House Hilton on a...
September 8th, 2009 | ACTIVISM, ISSUES, LOCAL, LOCAL | Read More

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January 27th, 2006 | ACTIVISM, EDITOR'S PICK, EVENTS, ISSUES, LETTERS, LGBT, LIFE & STYLE, LIFE AFTER GRADUATION, LOCAL, LOCAL, POETRY, PROSE, PUTTING IT IN PERSPECTIVE, RESTAURANT DEALS, SUBCULTURES, TRAVEL DIARIES, VOICES | Read More

What the Hell is Happening in Hyde Park?

by Nick Juravich On Tuesday, April 12, 2005, students received an email from Hank Webber, the University’s Vice President for Community and Government affairs. While most blanket emails from administrators warrant immediate deletion, this one was read widely. The facts, as reported in Webber’s email...
April 19th, 2005 | A Moment in Your Backyard, LOCAL, LOCAL | Read More
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