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housing, tenants, residents, rights, eviction, pandemicApril Alonso for Borderless Magazine/ CatchLight Local Chicago
En La Villita, una comuna de artistas liderada por inmigrantes se resiste al desalojo Immigration Policy

En La Villita, una comuna de artistas liderada por inmigrantes se resiste al desalojo

En medio de una crisis de vivienda que ha dejado a los inquilinos inmigrantes entre los más vulnerables, un grupo de inmigrantes y músicos de punk rock lucha por quedarse en un edificio comercial al que durante años han llamado su hogar.
March 1, 2021
housing, tenants, residents, rights, eviction, pandemicApril Alonso for Borderless Magazine/ CatchLight Local Chicago
In Little Village, An Immigrant-Led Artists’ Commune Resists as Developer Seeks Eviction Arts & CultureLabor and Economics

In Little Village, An Immigrant-Led Artists’ Commune Resists as Developer Seeks Eviction

In the midst of a housing crisis that has left immigrant renters among the most vulnerable, a group of immigrant punk rock musicians are fighting to stay at a commercial building they’ve called home for years.
February 24, 2021
warehouse, essential, workers, coronavirus
‘COVID Jungle’ Report Highlights Experiences of Manufacturing, Warehouse Workers Amid Pandemic Environment and Health

‘COVID Jungle’ Report Highlights Experiences of Manufacturing, Warehouse Workers Amid Pandemic

When Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued a stay-at-home order in March 2020, closing nonessential businesses and encouraging people to work from home, Little Village resident Estrella Hernandez continued to report to her temporary job at a west suburban warehouse.
February 16, 2021
Max Herman / CatchLight Local Chicago
Grupo colaborativo del Sur de Chicago y su lucha contra la inseguridad alimentaria por medio de comidas que alimentan el alma Immigration Policy

Grupo colaborativo del Sur de Chicago y su lucha contra la inseguridad alimentaria por medio de comidas que alimentan el alma

La red colaborativa Farm, Food, Familias (Rancho, Comida, Familias) trabaja con varios chefs para dar comida a las comunidades afroamericanas y latinas más necesitadas, tomando en consideración sus culturas culinarias
February 16, 2021