One West Side Group Provides Flood Clean-up, Jobs 09/02/2010
A news report from Sarah Ostman, AustinTalks.org Westside Health Authority Rosemary Marsh was sure her home would withstand the heavy rains of July 23. The brick Keystone Avenue home she shares with her sister had never leaked before – and it had weathered many a storm over the past two decades. But when the 73-year-old peered down her basement steps the mor […]
Sarah Ostman
Learn to Organize for Your Community 09/01/2010
Chicago is the home of Saul Alinsky—style community organizing. Now you can get that kind of training and turn around and move your neighborhood and community forward. The Community Renewal Society’s flagship three-day training identifies key organizing principles, how values influence those principles and how you can become an effective organizer and leader […]
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Join Senior Citizens Today to Defend Social Security 09/01/2010
A news report from Curtis Black’s Newstips Blog, Community Media Workshop Senior citizens and their supporters will protest the appearance of the leading proponent of Social Security privatization at a Chicago fundraiser today. The action is part of a growing effort to defend the nation’s retirement insurance program. The Illinois Alliance of Retired Americ […]
Curtis Black of Community Media Workshop

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