May 22nd, 2008
Veteran cabbies, Ron Florence & Fayez Khozindar, chairman of the United Taxi Driver Community Council
Recorded May 22, 2008
WNUA Broadcast Date: Sunday, May 25th, 2008
United Taxi Driver Community Council Interview [23:05m]:
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With the summer travel season officially underway, tourists and conventioneers will be visiting our city for outdoor festivals, business meetings and baseball games. There is no better time to enjoy Chicago than in the summer. And there is no better way to get acquainted with the city than with a local who knows it inside and out.
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May 9th, 2008
Asian Community contingent at the 2009 May Day March & Rally in Chicago. View all images posted by marchers here.
Recorded April, 2008
WNUA Broadcast Date: Sunda, April 27th, 2008
Immigration and May Day Chicago 2008 [24:06m]:
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Chicago’s immigrant workers rallied again on May Day to commemorate the 2006 march that nearly brought the Loop to a standstill.The 2006 May Day March was a landmark moment for our city’s immigrant workers, and for the immigration reform movement. On that day, Chicago’s Latino, Asian and European immigrant workers filled city streets demanding equal rights in the workplace, fair wages and the right to unionize.
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March 24th, 2008
From left to right: State Representative Connie Howard, Rev. Calvin Morris and Rev. Coleman
Recorded Wednesday, March 19, 2008
WNUA Broadcast date: Sunday, March 23rd, 2008
Redeeming Factors [29:34m]:
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On this Easter weekend, many of us will pause and think forgiveness, almsgiving and new life. It’s a time when we reflect on our shortcomings, weather our own mistakes or those of a loved one, and wrestle with the difficult acts of forgiveness and the richness of redemption.
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February 25th, 2008
Recorded Wednesday, February 20, 2008
WNUA Broadcast date: Sunday, February 24th, 2008
DGAP: Creating a participatory democracy, that’s effective in holding elected officials accountable [22:46m]:
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Around the country, Chicago is proudly known as “the city of big shoulders,” “the city that works” and of course, paying homage to our longwinded politicians—not the weather, “the windy city.” Chicago is also known as one of the most corrupt cities in the nation, with more local officials indicted or in jail than anywhere else.Case after case of police brutality, Aldermen accepting bribes and the Mayor for Life’s hired truck scandal – it’s no surprise Chicago politics is –in many peoples’ minds — synonymous with corruption. Some think a little corruption is necessary to grease the wheels and pave the way for a city that works. Others believe the costs of corruption out weigh its alleged benefits.
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