Chicago Religious Leadership Network on Latin America 30th Anniversary Celebration
Topic: Chicago Religious Leadership Network on Latin America
The University of Chicago Office for Military-Affiliated Communities hosts a panel discussion and presentation on service-connected injuries and the impact on veteran’s life, work and families. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).
Topic: Honoring the Hurt
The Guild Literary Complex hosts a poetry reading that explores the idea that social, emotional, and intellectual control are necessary for public safety, rehabilitation, and justice. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).
Topics: Incarcerated: Stories, Poetry and Perspectives
The Center for Tax and Budget Accountability’s 2019 Fiscal Symposium brings a cross-section of legislators together to discuss their experiences and the future of equitable policies. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).
Topics: CTBA 2019 Fiscal Symposium: Race, Politics and Policy
Author Peter Pero pays tribute to the working men and women of Italian Chicago who have built the city, brick-by-brick. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).
Topic: How Italian Labor Shaped Chicago
Public Narrative partners come together with journalists who cover our region to celebrate the stories that made a difference in our lives. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).
Topic: Studs Terkel Awards
DePaul University College of Education hosts a panel to discuss the impact of anti-immigrant & anti-black rhetoric & policies on students. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).
Topic: Supporting Our Students
Democratic presidential candidate and South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg discusses the future of American politics, the Democratic Party, and more. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).
Topic: Presidential Candidate Pete Buttigieg
Former U.S. Secretary of State joins David Axelrod in a conversation on the issue that the United Nations has called “the greatest ever threat to human rights”: climate change. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).
Topic: Confronting Climate Crisis
Over 30 organizations unite in their demand that government officials declare a climate emergency. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).
Topic: Youth Climate Strikers
UIC College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs hosts a conversation on how to create inclusive, sustainable and well-designed places for all. Panelists include University of Michigan’s Robert Fishman and Douglas Kelbaugh. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).
Topic: The Craft of City Design
The Cook County Health Foundation's Annual Gala and Awards Event raises awareness for building better futures for those living with heart disease and diabetes. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).
Topic: Cook County Health Foundation
Emerging poets from across Chicagoland compete in an audience-judged reading contest hosted by the Guild Literary Complex. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).
Topic: Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Awards
Comedian Marz Timms hosts "CAN TV’s LOL! Chicago" featuring Adrienne Brandyburg, Jake West, Matt Riggs, Samantha Berkman, Shannon Noll and headliner Warren B. Hall. "CAN TV’s LOL! Chicago" is a Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV) original production.
Topic: CAN TV's LOL! Chicago
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum hosts a program in Chicago to learn more about their urgent work to keep Holocaust memory alive in a challenging world. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).
Topic: 2019 Risa K. Lambert Chicago Luncheon
White Sox historian Richard Lindberg provides an inside glimpse of the Black Sox scandal, its aftermath and its tragic impact on the Southside team. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).
Topic: 100th Anniversary of the Black Sox Scandal
Chicagoans rally in response to the racist actions and violence that people of color and various religious denominations have endured in El Paso, Dayton, and elsewhere. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).
Topic: Let’s Fulfill the Dream Together Rally
The 2019 Business Leadership Institute will focus on leadership through the eyes of women. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).
Topic: Women in Leadership
Michael Grice interviews Barry Taylor, the Vice-President of the Civil Rights Team at Equip For Equality. This program was recorded by CAN TV.
Topic: disability
Discussion on leadership, finding talent, leading change, and sharing what’s top of mind to incoming leaders. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).
Topic: Leading Change for Chicago and Illinois
KAN-WIN hosts a commemoration for the victims and survivors of sexual slavery by the Japanese military during WWII. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).
Topic: 7th Global Action Day for Justice for Comfort Women
Clifton Redmond is an Irish poet and a member of The Carlow Writer’s Co-operative and has had poems published in literary journals in Ireland and internationally. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).
Topic: Poet Clifton Redmond
Journalists tell the story of Race and Ethnicity in Chicago. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).
Topic: Covering Race and Ethnicity
The Metropolitan Planning Council hosts a conversation on access to environmental goods, self-sufficient food and herbal medicine, violence, history, exclusion, and co-creating public space. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).
Topic: Race and Place in Urban America
In 1919, Chicago exploded in a firestorm of racial violence. In this colloquium, Prof. David Bates recounts the ways that Chicago’s black and white workers responded to those eight bloody days. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).
Topic: The Chicago Federation of Labor and the Race Riot of 1919
Susan Aarup interviews Michael Grice, Angela Lacy & Jazmine Coates about the Chicago Disability Activism Collective. This program was recorded by CAN TV.
Topic: disability
Marine war veteran and National Book Award finalist Elliot Ackerman presents his new memoir Places and Names, an astonishing reckoning with the nature of combat and the human cost of the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria. This program was recorded by CAN TV.
Topic: Elliot Ackerman: Places and Names
Revisit the legacy of Viola Spolin and Paul Sills and their significant influence on Chicago and the national theater community. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).
Topic: A Tribute to Viola Spolin and Paul Sills
Historian Kathleen Skolnik highlights Chicago in the Roaring 20s at this event hosted by Friends of Historic Second Church. This program was recorded by CAN TV.
Topic: Celebrating the Roaring 20s
TR4IM hosts a conference that explores historical trauma, identity and proactively positions the community to not just survive but thrive. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).
Topic: 2019 Trauma Conference
The City of Chicago salutes LGBTQ Veterans. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).
Topic: Salute to LGBTQ Veterans
UIC’s Institute for Research on Race & Public Policy hosts a discussion on how experiences of racial discrimination and inequities affect American Indians in Chicago. This program was recorded by CAN TV.
Topic: The State of Racial Justice for American Indians in Chicago
The Lincoln forum hosts a discussion on how our communities can contribute to help solve Chicago’s epidemic of violence. This program was recorded by CAN TV.
Topic: A City in Crisis
The Pozen Family Center for Human Rights at the University of Chicago presents the 2019 Robert F. Kirschner Human Rights Memorial Lecture series featuring Seattle University School of Law Associate Professor Dean Spade.This program was recorded by CAN TV
Topic: Solidarity Not Charity
Friends of the Children Chicago hosts a panel of experts that share the latest thinking on innovative ways to help change the story for Chicago's most vulnerable youth. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).
Topic: The Power of Early Intervention
Steven Levitsky discuss how democracies thrive and decline and the implications for U.S. at this event hosted by The Chicago Center on Democracy at the University of Chicago. This program was recorded by CAN TV.
Topic: How Democracies Die: An Interview with Steven Levitsky
The Chicago History Museum commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of the Stonewall riots, by taking a closer look at Chicago changemakers and the LGBTQIA liberation movement. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).
Topic: Quiet as a Riot
The Metropolitan Planning Council hosts a discussion on the current sustainability of commuting in the Chicago region and what can be done to improve it. This program was recorded by CAN TV.
Topic: How Green Is Your Commute
Poets and writers from family homeless shelters throughout Chicago present work developed through the Horizons Writing Program, an initiative of the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).
Topic: Chicago Coalition for the Homeless: Horizons Writing Showcase
Discussion on what the new mayor should understand about community and ethnic media in Chicago and the role community plays in supporting institutional media. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).
Topic: A Memo to the Mayor about Community Media
A panel of professionals discuss the future of clean energy jobs for Chicago & Illinois. This program was recorded by CAN TV.
Topic: environment
Chicago City Council Mayoral Press Briefing held on May 29, 2019.This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).
Topic: Chicago City Council Mayoral Press Briefing
Bril Barrett of M.A.D.D. Rhythms hosts a discussion on Chicago's tap dancing history. Joining Bril is Peggy Sutton, daughter of legendary tap performer Tommy Sutton. This program was produced by CAN TV.
Topic: local arts
Joel Margolis interviews Alexander Brown, the Executive Director of Friedman Place. This program was recorded by CAN TV.
Topic: disability
International House and the Office of the Provost present a special Memorial Day program with former U.S. Under Secretary of the Army, Patrick J. Murphy to recognize those who served in the U.S. Military and gave their lives to protect their country. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).
Topic: Memorial Day Program Featuring Patrick J. Murphy
A discussion on the largely undocumented history of South India. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).
Topic: The 400 Year History of South India
This celebration recognizes the unique contributions Asian Americans and Pacific Island Americans have made to our great nation. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).
Topic: Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration
Comedian Marz Timms hosts "CAN TV’s LOL! Chicago" featuring Jon Torres, Sabeen Sadiq, Pat Bolduc, Vikram Balaji and headliner Lem Slaughter. "CAN TV’s LOL! Chicago" is a Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV) original production.
Topic: CAN TV's LOL! Chicago
The 15th Annual Haiku Festival welcomes guest poet Janice N. Harrington and many award-winning young poets. This program also includes Tsukasa Taiko Legacy (Japanese drummers) and pianist Kene Obiaya. This program was recorded by CAN TV.
Topic: poetry reading
A conversation on race and politics featuring Rubloff Professor and CTBA Executive Director Ralph Martire and Illinois State Senator Toi Hutchinson. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).
Topic: Race & Politics
Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, Alderman of the 35th Ward, is our guest this week. He was, until the recent election, the only Democratic Socialist in the City Council, but he will soon be joined by five others, thereby creating a six-member Progressive Caucus. Ramirez-Rosa discusses the Emmett Street Project, which, when built, will house 100 affordable units, many of them 3-bedroom. It's a dramatic departure from other large rental projects in his ward, which are generally small apartments renting for...
Topic: Chicago Newsroom
A day of protests for workers and labor unions that traces their modern roots back to a world-changing explosion in Chicago. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).
Topic: May Day 2019
Jane Addams Hull-House Museum hosts a book talk and public discussion exploring education and the fight for self-determination and equitable public schools on the West Side of Chicago. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).
Topic: Self-determination and School Segregation on Chicago's West Side
Professors Mary Patillo (Northwestern) and Stacy Sutton (UIC) speak with us this week about the many ways in which the City of Chicago exacerbates poverty with its injurious, escalating fines and punishments. At the municipal level, we cite the example that a person can receive a $200 fine for not purchasing a $100 city sticker. The fine doubles to $400 if not paid, and can easily lead to booting and impounding of the car. When one's car is a lifeline to employment and education, its loss can...
Topic: local politics
Aneel Chablani, the attorney from the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights who filed suit to invalidate the TIF funding for Chicago's Lincoln Yards project, is one of today's guests. He's joined by Brenda Delgado, Board President at Raise Your Hand for Illinois Public Education. They assert that tax increment funding for a project in such a wealthy community victimizes less affluent populations across the city since it deprives schools, law enforcement and smaller development projects from...
Topic: local politics
Bril Barrett of M.A.D.D. Rhythms hosts a discussion on Chicago's tap dancing history. Joining Bril is Muriel Foster from the Sammy Dyer School of Theatre and Jimmy Payne Jr. and Sara Payne to talk about the legacy of their father Jimmy Payne. This program was produced by CAN TV.
Topic: Living Legacy Conversations- Chicago Tap
Rob Rotman interviews Tom Wilson & Susan Aarup about the Illinois Single-Payer Coalition. This program was recorded by CAN TV. SHOW MORE
Topic: disability
A distinguished panel of education experts engage in conversation about the future of public education in the United States. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).
Topic: American Public Schools Making the Grade
Author Oswaldo Zavala presents an examination of the key institutions, events, and protagonists on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border that collectively articulated a “national security” narrative. This program was recorded by CAN TV.
Topic: U.S.-Mexico border
Communications consultant Peter Cunningham, Chicago Newsroom producer David Resnick and Openlands CEO Jerry Adelmann appear on today's show. Cunningham says of Tax Increment Financing that it's been proven not to work in blighted regions- the very areas they were designed to help. He also tells us that Chicago's dropping population is a significant issue, because it affects tax policy, education planning and almost every other aspect of City management. In the second segment Jerry Adelmann...
Topic: local politics
David Ranney describes his work experiences between 1976 and 1982 in the factories of southeast Chicago and northwest Indiana. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).
Topic: Living and Dying on the Factory Floor
James Forman, Jr. examines the history behind the nation's war on crime. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).
Topic: Locking Up Our Own Crime and Punishment in Black America
The University of Chicago Alumni Association affinity group the Women’s Alliance host a discussion on the difference between migrants and refugees and an overview of the most recent migrant crisis from a global perspective. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).
Topic: Immigration Today Are We Abandoning Our Values
Comedian Marz Timms hosts "CAN TV’s LOL! Chicago" featuring Peter Daniels, Tucker Millett, Casey Larwood, Seth Davis, Vickie Lynn, and headliner Russ Williamson. "CAN TV’s LOL! Chicago" is a Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV) original production.
Topic: CAN TV's LOL! Chicago
The Klonsky Brothers - Fred and Mike - join Ken Davis for a conversation about the incoming Lightfoot administration and the controversy that erupted over the Lincoln Yards/78 TIF vote in City Council yesterday. Both insist that the Mayor-Elect did not "cave" to pressure from Rahm Emanuel, and that she will have many opportunities to put her imprint on the projects as they get constructed over the years. They also discuss Governor Pritzker's efforts to pass a graduated, or...
Topic: local politics
An in-depth discussion on the physical laws and concepts underlying the scientific advances portrayed in the Star Wars movies. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).
Topic: The Science of Star Wars
Writer and scholar Timothy Hampton presents a unique examination of both the poetics and the politics of Bob Dylan's compositions. This program was recorded by CAN TV.
Topic: Bob Dylan's Poetics
Kenneth Borst interviews Artist, James Williams about his paintings and the concept of "tactile arts." This program was recorded by CAN TV.
Topic: disability
Equal Pay Day Chicago is an event to promote awareness of pay equality in Chicago and around the nation. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV
Topic: women's issues
Sarah Karp, WBEZ education reporter, tells us about her most recent story in which she dissects CPS' claim that graduation rates are quickly improving in the city's public schools. A major part of the success, Karp reports, is the use by CPS of commercial "alternative schools" that take at-risk students from traditional high schools. The curriculum, she tells us, is considerably less challenging, sometimes consisting of little more than sitting in front of a laptop for to or three...
Topic: Chicago local news
Panelists present their vision and roadmaps for Chicago Public Schools in order to achieve greater racial justice in the city’s public education system and society at large at this event hosted by Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy (IRRPP). This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).
Topic: Future of Chicago Public Schools
Lincoln Central Association, Lincoln Park Chamber of Commerce, Park West Community Association and The Wrightwood Neighbors Association host the 43rd Ward Aldermanic Runoff Debate. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).
Topic: 43rd Ward Aldermanic Runoff Debate
Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs hosts a celebration in honor of Women’s History Month.This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).
Topic: Women's Issues
The kick-off celebration of the 2019 STOMPING GROUNDS festival which runs through May 31st, 2019. This program was recorded by CAN TV.
Topic: 2019 STOMPING GROUNDS
The Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community hosts the 25th Ward Aldermanic Runoff Forum. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).
Topic: The Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community hosts the 25th Ward Aldermanic Runoff Forum....
