Welcome back! We hope you got a chance to tune into our show live! If not, here it is for you below.
First Voice – June 15th – Chicago for the People by MartinMaciasJr
Matt Ginsberg a community organizer from South Side Together Organizing For Power (STOP). He joined us (on his birthday) to talk about the struggle to save Chicago’s Mental Health Clinics. Matt is also part of the group of Chicagoans organizing Chicago for the People March and Rally: Taking Back Our City!!! This event on June 21st feature a BBQ at Cabrini Green, a rally, and a concert in Humboldt Park.
We also featured audio from an event organized by Chicago-based (RISA) Rising in Solidarity with Ayaiti, about solidarity with Haitian farmers and their struggles for food sovereignty and security. Farmers recently burned tons of donated crop seeds in protest of Monsanto (an agriculture company) and its genetically engineered seeds.
Lastly, Henry Cervantes shared his vision for addressing the issue of violence. He works for Telpochcalli and teaches at Farragut High. As part of the Violence Prevention Collaborative he organizes the annual Healing the Hood celebration in Little Village.
Next week First Voice will be covering the US Social Forum! Stay tuned for updates
