A Project of YAOTL

What Our Chicago River Tells Us

youth — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:47:23 +0000

Written By: Kevin Alcaide “One does not sell the Earth, upon which people walk” (Crazy Horse, Oglala Lakota War Chief, 1875). The YAOTL group visited a prairie preserve by Ashland and 55th, in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood. The purpose of the trip was to learn the History of the Chicago River. Adam [...]

Public Transit and Working with Politicians

Brenda — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:42:43 +0000

By: Brenda B. This summer as part of my youth internship at LVEJO I worked with the Public Transit campaign. I have got to say I definitely did not know what to expect. It was the first time I had worked on that specific campaign so I had a lot to learn. The main [...]

El Sitio Celotex…. Un Parque Seguro y Saludable Pa’ la Comunidad!

youth — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:40:09 +0000

En Septiembre, los organisadores de LVEJO me dijieron que la ciudad compró el sitio Celotex de la señora loca que era dueña. Fue un momento agridulce para mí, era dulce, porque “nosotros” por fin tenemos el terreno para construir el parque y amargo debido a que tomó cerca de seis años para comprar el sitio, [...]

Youth go to Bioneers..

youth — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:30:06 +0000

Bioneers was a chance to learn new things about topics we all can relate to, such as Food sovereignty and education. This event was made possible thanks to Peter Schwartzman a professor at Knox College. I’m thankful to Selene, the Urban Land Organizer at LVEJO for inviting me on this trip. The First [...]

Occupied with chicago ….

youth — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:20:49 +0000

If you have access to any news source such as tv, newspapers, or the internet you have probably heard about the “Occupy Chicago” and other “Occupy” movements going on around the country that started from the “Occupy Wall-Street” protests in New York. These protests have been going on for a few weeks now, maybe even [...]