By Steve Rhodes
A life of sin, punk rock and social action.
Posted on February 28, 2018
At The Illinois Holocaust Museum | Where The Children Sleep
By The Illinois Holocaust Museum
“Where the Children Sleep” is a provocative multimedia exhibit featuring powerful photos and film of Syrian refugee children in Europe and the Middle East by award-winning Swedish photojournalist Magnus Wennman.
“Where the Children Sleep” serves as a wake-up call, not only documenting a contemporary human rights crisis but also inviting visitors to take a stand for children’s rights
The exhibition has its Chicago-area debut at the Illinois Holocaust Museum, 9603 Woods Drive in Skokie, opening on March 15 and continuing to September 16.
Posted on February 26, 2018
RECALL! Triple T Chicken Salad
By The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service
Triple T Specialty Meats, an Ackley, Iowa establishment, is recalling approximately 20,630 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken salad products that may be contaminated with Salmonella Typhimurium.
The ready-to-eat chicken salad items were produced on various dates between Jan, 2, 2018 and Feb. 7, 2018. The following products are subject to recall:
Posted on February 22, 2018
When Oshkosh Was Sin City
By Scott Gordon/WisContext
Over the course of their history, Wisconsin’s timber and paper industries have dramatically reshaped the state’s landscape and continue to play a major role in its economy. Beyond launching what is still a multibillion-dollar industry and stripping away vast swaths of old-growth forests, Wisconsin’s early paper barons left both deliberate and unintentional marks on the state’s social fabric.
During the second half of the 19th century, laborers poured into Wisconsin, many of them drawn to lumber and paper businesses in the Fox Valley, an area surrounding the Fox River that includes the cities of Oshkosh, Neenah, Menasha and Appleton. These cities rapidly urbanized and a whole new market sprang up for commercialized entertainment – from drinking and dancing and sex to boxing matches and burlesque and racist minstrel shows. These often rowdy leisure activities also gave workers a social sphere in which to share ideas about labor organizing and economic justice.
Posted on February 20, 2018
Chicagoetry: Mother
By J.J. Tindall
Mother
My mother is dead, my girlfriend
Is crying and I’m ogling
The morning weather,
Some major market blues
Posted on February 19, 2018
Chicago’s Hijab Campaign
By GainPeace
GainPeace, an Islamic group based in Chicago, has launched a six-week billboard campaign designed to portray the Hijab as a symbol of empowerment and to clear negative stereotypes about women in Islam.
The campaign’s purpose is to provide an opportunity for Americans to look at the hijab, the modest clothing of Muslim women, not as a sign of subjugation or oppression but as a symbol of empowerment, strength and freedom.
The billboards connect the modest clothing and Hijab with Mary, the mother of Jesus, who also wore similar clothing and is taken as a symbol of chastity, modesty and strength by the world’s 2.2 billion Christians and 1.7 billion Muslims.
The billboards also include a phone number to the GainPeace organization: 800-662-ISLAM. A caller to GainPeace’s outreach phone line can ask any question about Hijab, Muslim women, and request a free copy of the Quran and brochures on Hijab and women.
The group also desires people of other faiths to learn the peaceful teachings of Islam, contrary to what’s portrayed by some media outlets. The group has also hosted in many Mosques exhibits portraying women in Islam, women in sports, women in politics and women in America.
Posted on February 16, 2018
Public Health Alert For Chicken Salad Sold In Illinois
By The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is issuing a public health alert out of an abundance of caution due to concerns about illnesses reported in the state of Iowa that may be caused by salmonella associated with a chicken salad product. This product was sold at all Fareway grocery stores in Iowa, as well as Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska and South Dakota.
The chicken salad item for this public health alert was produced between Dec. 15, 2017 and Feb. 13, 2018. The following product is subject to the public health alert:
Posted on February 15, 2018
Four Suburban Chicago Millennials Shred America
By Shred America
“Four 20-year-olds travel from Chicago to New York on skateboards. Fueled by youthful ignorance, the four navigate America’s landscape through a maze of wrong turns and unfortunate circumstances.”
Posted on February 14, 2018
MUSH! The CHIditarod, Chicago’s Shopping Cart Race For A Good Cause, Celebrates Lucky Year 13
By The Chiditarod Foundation
Who: Spectators and well-wishers are invited to witness the start of the 13th CHIditarod, Chicago’s annual rambunctious, costumed shopping cart race, raising food and donations to combat hunger.
What: Part competition, part carnival, the CHIditarod is “probably the world’s largest mobile food drive.” This year, more than 100 teams of five people in costumes will race decorated shopping carts for a good cause. Whether it’s the Apollo Lunar Module, rolling a mobile diner, or paying tribute to lost legends or movie classics, each team will contribute at least 69 pounds of food to the Greater Chicago Food Depository, with prizes awarded for largest food and monetary contributions and the most creative carts.
Posted on February 13, 2018
Chicago’s Bric-A-Brac
By Consequence of Sound
“Chicago’s vibrant arts scene is full of musicians, filmmakers, writers, painters, photographers, builders, collectors, and other creative types who grind and hustle each and every day. They create because they love to create, and they do so in a city where success is measured not by downloads or sales, but by impact you make on the community you live in. The Come Up shines a light on these various creators; today, we continue our story with a trip to Bric-a-Brac Records, Chicago’s ultimate thrift store.”
Posted on February 9, 2018