Chicago choreographers and dance companies help kick off a citywide dance festival with performances and discussions about the creative arts process. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).
Today on Guest Host Kitty Kurth is joined by two guest who know an awful lot about gun violence and present some interesting and innovative ways to address the scourge that it has become. Kathleen Sances from GPAC Gun Violence Prevention PAC talks about legislation in the Illinois legislature which if enacted would save lives… View Article
Today on Guest Host Kitty Kurth talks current affairs with two of her all-time favorite girl pundits. Guests Sylvia Ewing and Joanna Klonsky cover a wide range of topics from what they provocatively describe as a non-old white guy perspective. They tackle the news of the day and also discuss how the media tackles the… View Article
Ken Davis is joined by Sarah Gronkiewicz-Doran and Nick Kryczka, both members of Neighbors for Affordable Housing in Jefferson Park. Their group has launched a campaign to support affordable, accessible and inclusive housing on Chicago‚Äôs Northwest side. They discuss an effort to build an affordable-housing complex at 5150 N. Northwest Highway, for which Mayor Emanuel… View Article
Ken Davis is joined by AFSCME‚Äôs public affairs director Anders Lindall to discuss Janus vs AFSCME, a significant case to be heard this year by the United Sates Supreme Court. If the Court decides against AFSCME it would allow workers in a unionized public-sector workplace to reject the payment of union fair-share fees. Fair share… View Article
Ken Davis is joined by Sun-Times columnist Dan Mihalopoulos to discuss his recent column revealing a possible financial conflict for Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin, who has been leading the push to repeal the County‚Äôs Sweetened Beverage Tax. Mihalopoulos reported that Boykin, an employee of the national law firm Barnes and Thornberg, has been a… View Article
Joel Margolis interviews Willis Cowing about current health care legislation and what it means for the disability community. This program was produced by Adapt of Chicago Productions, a CAN TV Community Partner.
Ken Davis is joined by the Chicago Rehab Network‚Äôs Kevin Jackson to discuss recent proposals to amend the City‚Äôs housing ordinance in an effort to build more affordable housing. The proposal is controversial, however, because some aldermen argue that the amendments do nothing to stem gentrification. Since 2000, according to CRN‚Äôs most recent report, one-half… View Article