MEMORIAL DAY UPDATES!
Please see How We Treat Our Troops.
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See also: How To Host A Safe Summer Cookout
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Song of the Day:
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From The Vault: My Front Page Memorial Day Story In The Chicago Tribune.
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This week’s White Sox Report: Bonus Baby Bingo.
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Now back to our original Memorial Day weekend programming.
Biden Time
It’s Memorial Day weekend! The perfect time for Joe Biden to sort of miss the point.
Fictions
Sinisterly named educational testing firm Scantron agreed this week to remove a pro-charter school reading passage from standardized tests administered in Chicago. After all, who needs fictional brainwashing when you have a real-world example right in your back yard?
Frictions
Come on. The rest of the Class of ’62 is just jealous because no one read their manifestos.
Corrections
Well, at least the London Whale is feeling better. But isn’t this the type of thing you just paper over with pretend money anyway?
Elections
Mitt Romney bucked conventional wisdom this week when he defended expanding class sizes. Unless, of course, it’s the upper class.
Prescriptions
So which in the long run is worse? Being milkshaked or Bud Lighted?
Depictions
Finally, we know it’s just a movie, but we totally would’ve aimed for Bieber.
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The Weekend Desk Tip LIne: Lime-lighted.
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The Sound Opinions Weekend Listening Report: “Jim and Greg go Disco. Tune in to hear their thoughts on Donna Summer, Robin Gibb and why this oft-dissed genre deserves more respect. Plus, reviews of new releases from Beach House and Killer Mike.”
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The CAN TV Weekend Viewing Report: CAN TV brings you local, relevant issues from Chicago’s neighborhoods and communities. See what’s happening around the city in education, the arts, government, cultural events, social services and community activities.
NATO SUMMIT IN CHICAGO
Social Responsibility & National Security: Towards A New NATO
On May 17, 2012, NATO opponents debated NATO experts at the Pritzker Military Library in Chicago. The debate was sponsored by the National Strategy Forum.
Watch Online
Saturday, May 26 at 9 p.m. on CAN TV21
1 hr
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March & Rally Against The NATO Summit
Protestors gather for a rally at Chicago’s Grant Park followed by a march to McCormick Place in opposition of the NATO Summit being held there.
Watch online
Sunday, May 27 at 9 a.m. on CAN TV21
2 hr
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Protest the Global 1%
National Nurses United and other organizations protest in Chicago ahead of the NATO summit, calling for a “Robin Hood” tax on banks and other financial institutions and a stop in cuts to social services.
Watch Online
Sunday, May 27 at 11 a.m. on CAN TV21
1 hr 30 min
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Vision and Campaigning for the Future
Kathy Kelly of Voices for Creative Nonviolence joined other activists in this session from the anti-NATO summit discussing their plans for future efforts.
Watch online
Sunday, May 27 at 1 p.m. on CAN TV21
1 hr 10 min
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Laying the Foundations: NATO, Economic Globalization & Economic Justice
Chicago Alderman Joe Moore (49th Ward) participated in a plenary session from the Counter-Summit for Peace & Economic Justice.
Sunday, May 27 at 2:30 p.m. on CAN TV21
1 hr 45 min
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ALSO
Perspectivas Latinas: National Latino Education Institute
NLEI Executive Director Elba Aranda-Suh highlights its efforts to provide job training to the Latino community in a wide range of areas, from computer technology to health.
Sunday, May 27 at 4:30 p.m. on CAN TV21
30 min
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United African Organization Summit – Rahm Emanuel Keynote
Mayor Rahm Emanuel delivers the keynote address at the United African Organization’s summit on African immigrants and refugees.
Sunday, May 27 at 5 p.m. on CAN TV19
30 min
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Protest Against Johnson & Johnson Supplier
Protestors from the Coalition Against Segregation of Temporary Employees protest a local company for alleged discrimination in their hiring practices.
Watch Online
Sunday, May 27 at 6:30 p.m. on CAN TV19
30 min
Posted on May 26, 2012