Up on the very crowded stage the mayor was shouting the kind of things that made the overflow crowd howl with joy. He talked about how Chicago was made by immigrants, how immigrants are welcomed to Chicago and how Chicago needs immigrants. Que cierto! For a room packed one night this week with Latino politicos [...]
Written by Stephen on July 30, 2010
We were talking about the stories that could be written about North Lawndale and Isaac Lewis reeled off one idea after another. Stories about health and the economy and what’s happened to the community. Stories about now and then. Stories that lift people up and stories that give you a sense of what needs to [...]
Written by Stephen on July 29, 2010
Here is a story from one of our interns that connects people with agencies that can help. And nowadays getting the right help is more important than ever for folks searching for new futures. This is the article from EXTRA: by Kaaren Fehsenfeld | trad. Víctor Flores After 27 years of hard work at a [...]
Written by Stephen on July 29, 2010
If folks stare at your pictures and wonder how you messed up, that’s okay. We all can do better. And if you take part in tomorrow’s photography workshop for the ethnic news media, the chances are you will do better. We’ll meet at 9 am (July 27) at our offices, 218 s. Wabash, 7th floor [...]
Written by Stephen on July 26, 2010
The front page catches your eye and brings you straight to the editorial page. Here, it reads: ‘We have to formulate a way to make sure that criminals in our midst know that they are not welcome, that they are not safe, that there is no harbor for them…The only way that kind of criminal [...]
Written by Stephen on July 23, 2010
We’re very lucky to have Carlos Javier Ortiz for our photography workshop this Tuesday for the ethnic news media. The session is from 9 to 11 am at our offices, 218 s. Wabash, 7th floor. We’re close to capacity but we can squeeze a few more folks. Let me know if you want to join [...]
Written by Stephen on July 23, 2010
We sang. We hung until they closed and they waited for us to leave. We filled the people with ourselves and filled the Heartland Cafe with a great heap of generosity. Our Scribe Aid fundraiser was so good because so many cared to help our journalism colleagues who’ve lost jobs and are trying to start [...]
Written by Stephen on July 22, 2010
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