Regional/Midwest

The May 2011 episode of Chicago Independent Television features interviews from the "We Are One" rally for labor rights and workers' rights in Chicago, a march and rally in Chicago for a nuclear-free future, and interviews from the 2011 National Conference for Media Reform recently held in Boston.

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The May 2011 episode of From The Trenches, the monthly radio show of the Chicago Independent Media Center, features audio from a reading with noted musician and activist Steve Earle about his new novel, and an interview with journalist Natalie Moore and scholar Lance Williams about their book "The Almighty Black P Stone Nation: The Rise, Fall, and Resurgence of an American Gang".

Download May 2011 episode | Chicago Indymedia's radio page | CIMC / FTT Radio podcast feed

from http://ctul.net/

Hunger Strike, May 21-??:

Bringing to light the injustices workers face every day cleaning Cub Foods stores.

“Every night, we are surrounded by food as we clean the grocery stores in our community.  Yet often we cannot afford to put enough food on the table for our own families.”

UPDATE 5/19: MIRAc Calls Press Conference on State Capitol Steps Friday 12:30PM: NO More Deportations in Minnesota!