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Reflections on the Kerner Report: Race and Inequality in the 1960s

February 28, 2018

Video from the February 26, 2018 discussion with Professors Jane Rhodes, Cedric Johnson, and Amanda Lewis.

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Hunger Incorporated: Why the Alliance between Corporations and Anti Hunger Groups Holds Us Back from Solving Hunger

October 25, 2017

Video from the October 23, 2017 discussion with author Andrew Fisher.

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Youth Joblessness News Conference

June 12, 2017

This July 12, 2017 news conference addressed findings in the report 'The High Costs for Out of School & Jobless Youth in Chicago and Cook County'.

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Jobs for Climate and Justice: A Worker Alternative

June 9, 2017

Video from the June 9, 2017 lecture with Michael Leon Guerrero.

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Latino Gang Research: The Impact of Joan Moore

March 11, 2016

Recording of the March 11, 2016 forum on Latino gang research honoring Joan Moore through the work of her students.

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Making Democracy Fun: How Game Design Can Empower Citizens and Transform Politics

June 23, 2014


Drawing on more than a decade of practical experience and extensive research, Josh Lerner, the Executive Director of the Participatory Budgeting Project, explains how games have been integrated into a variety of public programs in North and South America.

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Latinos, Environmental Justice & Climate Change

June 9, 2014


A recent poll conducted by Latino Decisions on behalf of the Natural Resources Defense Council and Voces Verdes shows that an overwhelming majority of Latinos (9 out of 10) want the government to take action against the dangers of climate change.

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How Does Financialization Affect Manufacturing Investment?

February 17, 2014


Susan Christopherson, Professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning at Cornell University, considers if advanced manufacturing can flourish in post-industrial economies such as those in the United States and Britain.

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Engaged Learning as the Bridge to Civic Engagement – Troy Duster

October 10, 2013

The Arc that Bends Toward Justice Requires an Accelerator: Engaged Learning as the Bridge to Civic Engagement - Troy Duster

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