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Art and Activism: the Life and Works of Dr. Margaret T. Burroughs
Author: Wanawat Wechakit Program of Study: LL.M. Law School Do you think art and activism are conflicting? Let’s find out in this podcast how these two concepts, when combined, can transform the society in a unique way through the works and life of a poet, writer, teacher, reformer, artist and above all an activist: Dr. Margaret T. Burroughs “Woman”...
Beyond August 9th Downtown Looting: Mending Interracial Wounds
Author: Dwi Cahyo Ardianto Program of Study: Harris MPP The Magnificent Mile Looting has its roots in the centuries of discrimination, but policies could help counteract its underlying problem. Transcript follows after references References Music: Stefan Kartenberg. Little Jam. Retrieved from http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/JeffSpeed68/61299 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8618423/Downtown-Chicago-reopens-cleanup-wake-widespread-looting-hundreds-overrun-Magnificent-Mile.html https://www.costar.com/article/2044913864/chicago-halts-construction-on-developments-in-business-district-after-looting https://new.finalcall.com/2020/08/12/a-police-shooting-targeting-of-a-tourism-mecca-increase-threats-stress-and-a-citys-sense-of-crisis/ https://abcnews.go.com/US/downtown-chicago-reopens-cleanup-wake-widespread-looting/story?id=72302970 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/10/us/shooting-chicago-looting.html https://www.economist.com/united-states/2020/08/15/chicago-civil-unrest-and-inequality https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/04/us/george-floyd-video-funeral.html https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2019/08/19/riots-flare-in-manokwari-after-racist-attack-on-papuan-students-in-surabaya.html https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2019/08/20/jokowi-to-visit-papua-west-papua-after-riots.html Democracy Now. 2020. “No rights whatsoever”:...
Boystown: Understand inclusivity from multidimensions
Author: Cao Ruochen Program of Study: SSD MAPSS Located in the north part of Chicago, Boystown is one of the most renowned LGBTQ neighborhoods in the world. This spot has witnessed the Pride Parades every June for decades since the Stonewall Uprising in 1969. According to a local queer activist, Devlyn Camp, the nickname Boystown was given by columnist...