“FBI we say no. Raids on activists have got to go!” A group of demonstrators chanted at a rally at the Dirksen Federal Building in late June to protest the May 17 arrest of immigrant rights activist Carlos Montes. Joe Iosbaker led the protest, criticizing the FBI’s involvement in the early morning raid on Montes’ […]
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Qpon is the “Daily Deal” company with its roots, focus and vision linked to the LGBT community. QponChicago.com serves the greater Chicago area providing our community really great savings on all kinds of fun and interesting things to do such as restaurants, beauty salons, stores, music, gyms, health professionals, spas, special events, theater, schools, sports […]
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Byliner publishes original narratives by some of the most accomplished writers working today, at lengths that allow them to be read in a single sitting. Called Byliner Originals, these stories typically range between 10,000 and 35,000 words and are available in digital form, with select titles also available as audio or print-on-demand books. They tackle […]
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AREA Chicago and Calles Y Sueños have been presenting work in conjunction with AREA Issue #11 on Im/Migration has been on display since June 4. It closes on July 4th. You can attend the closing event, a counter-nationalist cook-out, party and speak-out on Sunday, July 3, 5-11 p.m. The artworks are in some ways portraits, uneasy depictions […]
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Facebook: Almost 500 million people in the world have a profile, and they love it, hate it or love to hate it. Regardless of the feelings you have toward your profile, Mary Schmich, columnist for the Chicago Tribune, told an audience at a Community Media Workshop in Chicago June 9 that you have to treat […]
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Reporter Kelsey Duckett updates this ongoing story at Gapersblock. “We have not left, and we will not leave,” she said. “The construction crews have said they will not cross our picket line, meaning construction will not begin until we move. We are not leaving until we are heard.” According to a press release from the […]
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Thinking about grad school? There is a free information fair on Monday for people in the nonprofit world who are thinking of going to grad school in the next year or two. The fair will take place in the Auditorium Building of Roosevelt University, at 430 S. Michigan Avenue this coming Monday, the 27th, from […]
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