Episodes

  • The War On Racism

    The War On Racism
    Nov 18 2020

    Resources

    The Agenda

    https://news.wttw.com/2020/11/01/anti-racism-agenda-illinois-legislative-black-caucus-unveils-agenda

     

    Anti-Racism Resources

    https://eji.org/racial-justice/

    https://www.chicagoparent.com/learn/education-workshops/anti-racism-resources-for-kids/

    https://www.blacklivesmatterchicago.com/

     

    Anti Racism Reading List

    https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/list/share/204842963/1357692923

    https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/29/books/review/antiracist-reading-list-ibram-x-kendi.html
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • It's a Marathon, Not a Sprint

    It's a Marathon, Not a Sprint
    Nov 10 2020
    Maui, Mike, Tim, and Scott talk about self care in uncertain times.
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • National Politics

    National Politics
    Oct 27 2020
    Resources from our guest, Etta Worthington:https://illinois.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/election-collection/https://protecttheresults.com/ What if Trump refuses to accept the results of the electionhttps://www.ballotready.org/ Look at everything on the ballot including judges with reviews by bar associations https://www.injusticewatch.org/interactives/judicial-election-guide/2020-general/en/https://www.voteforjudges.org/  https://www.sierraclub.org/illinois/2020  Sierra club endorsements, including Water Reclamation District Commissioners.https://news.wttw.com/2020/09/30/cook-county-circuit-court-judge-candidates-ranked-3-bar-associations  From WTTWLeague of Women Voters https://illinoisvoterguide.org/From Cook County Board of elections. Everything you need to know https://www.cookcountyclerk.com/agency/elections Resources from our producer, Lotus Lindez:On LGBT Issues:https://transequality.org/the-discrimination-administrationOn BLM:https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/09/01/over-over-trump-has-focused-black-lives-matter-target-derision-or-violence/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/black-lives-matter-sues-trump-administration-over-use-force-d-n1225311https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/01/politics/donald-trump-black-lives-matter-confederate-race/index.htmlOn Immigration Rights, The Border and Concentration Campshttps://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/saclr57&div=21&id=&page=https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2019-08-27/trump-administration-to-redirect-fema-money-to-borderhttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-48991301On Environmental Affairshttps://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/climate/trump-environment-rollbacks-list.htmlhttps://www.brookings.edu/policy2020/votervital/what-is-the-trump-administrations-track-record-on-the-environment/votingChicago Ballot Referendumshttps://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/these-are-the-referendum-questions-on-chicago-voters-ballots/2352414/Oak Park Ballot Referendumshttps://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/oak-park/ct-oak-referendum-questions-tl-1015-20201013-qjikg4iyofeohnntaokk6xergm-story.htmlSuburban Ballot Referendumshttps://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/these-are-the-referendum-questions-on-suburban-cook-county-voters-ballots/2352429/Find Your Polling Placehttps://www.cookcountyclerk.com/service/your-voter-informationMail Dropboxes (Suburbs)https://www.cookcountyclerk.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/SECURE%20DROPBOXES%20FOR%20COOK%20COUNTY%20MAIL%20BALLOTS.pdfMail Dropboxes (City)https://www.cookcountyclerk.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/Mail%20Ballot%20Drop%20Box%20Locations%20-%20082620.pdfOn Fair Tax Amendmenthttps://patch.com/illinois/across-il/illinois-voters-asked-decide-fair-tax-what-you-need-knowJudicial Votinghttps://www.injusticewatch.org/interactives/judicial-election-guide/2020-general/en/historic info on national electionsPast Election Summaries:https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/presidential-elections-1Votor turnout: https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/statistics/data/voter-turnout-in-presidential-electionsElection Results:https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/statistics/elections 
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Youth In Revolt

    Youth In Revolt
    Oct 16 2020

    Local village incidents

    https://www.oakpark.com/News/Articles/9-9-2020/Where-was-WJ's-coverage-of-the-'mob'%3F/

    https://www.oakpark.com/News/Articles/9-9-2020/Thoughts-on-destruction-at-the-Mayor's-house/

    https://www.oakpark.com/News/Articles/9-9-2020/What-a-drag/

    Supporting youth

    https://www.oakpark.com/News/Articles/9-9-2020/D97-unveils-new-'anti_racism-curriculum'-/

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XijIk-HSfkc

    Youth in Action

    https://www.oakpark.com/News/Articles/9-2-2020/After-protest,-board-and-activists-at-impasse-/

    https://www.vfpress.news/articles/communities/proviso-area-teens-planning-peace-march-for-black-economic-development-july-7/

    https://www.oakpark.com/Community/Blogs/8-18-2020/LemonAid-goes-virtual/

    Historic precedent

    https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/05/us/student-protest-movements.html

    https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/6-youth-led-political-movements-to-inspire-you-to-vote

    https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2018/03/youth-activism-young-protesters-historic-movements/

    https://www.loc.gov/collections/civil-rights-history-project/articles-and-essays/youth-in-the-civil-rights-movement/

    The Exploitation of Youth

    https://www.cnbc.com/id/100001024

    https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-happens-when-college-athletes-get-paid-11583879855

    https://onlinemasters.ohio.edu/blog/cost-of-school-athletics-are-increasing/#:~:text=Interscholastic%20sports%20is%20a%20big,spend%20%24671%20per%20child%20annually.

     

    Studies on Youth engagement

    https://circle.tufts.edu/

    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29359473/
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    1 hr and 5 mins