Multimedia
New Sports and Gold Medals at Spring Into Sports
Here's a recap of the sports action and medal ceremony at Spring Into Sports in Chicago, including plenty of new experiences for the 1500 youth who participated at four local high schools.
Audio slideshows
Chicago opened its streets for cycling, strolling and fitness activities on October 5, 2008. Thousands turned out to enjoy the car-free environment.
Instructor Charlie Barbera uses dance and drums to help ease social tensions as part of "Building Community through the Arts."
Learn about a new approach to helping low-income families reach financial stability in this slideshow, which features participants from CWFs in Baltimore and Chicago.
Vignettes from three communities give a flavor of the work underway as neighborhoods create quality-of-life plans and then implement their strategies.
Multimedia reporters Sarahmaria Gomez and Alex Fledderjohn visit a back-alley workshop where youth from West Town and Humboldt Park learn much more than bike-repair skills.
Listen in on the action as youth from Little Village and North Lawndale get together for Friday night basketball and other activities.
Listen in as community leaders, business owners and residents young and old talk about Auburn Gresham and its future. Read more about the festival.
See more audio slideshows here.
Videos
Activist Jaime de Leon provides a video tour of his Little Village neighborhood in Chicago, including the site of a historic hunger strike that led to construction of a new high school.
Youth participate in and help manage the Beyond the Ball basketball program at Little Village Lawndale High School. Here's how the program works.
A new boxing gym in La Villita, Chicago, is helping kids stay out of trouble while promoting a healthy lifestyle. La Villita, Little Village, Chicago, IL. Created by: Tu Multimedia, tumultimedia.org
Home foreclosures continue to damage Chicago neighborhoods at a rapid rate, but community members are coming together to put an end to this crisis. Runtime: 8:26 Location: Chicago, IL Created by; Tu Multimedia, tumultimedia.org
A special video presented on June 9 by New Communities Program leaders to celebrate the 10 years of work by macarthur Foundation President Jonathan Fanton. Neighborhood leaders, youth, artists and others say thanks for the support that came to 16 neighborhoods in Chicago.
Sports programs from basketball to jiujitsu are changing kids' lives in Chicago neighborhoods, and will be showcased at Spring Into Sports April 4 to 11, 2009. Produced by tumultimedia. Run time 4:42.
LISC/Chicago's executive director Andy Mooney talks about the roots of the New Communities Program and how it has been implemented in Chicago.
Here's a recap of the sports action and medal ceremony at Spring Into Sports in Chicago, including plenty of new experiences for the 1500 youth who participated at four local high schools.
After five years of implementation of the New Communities Program, its director Susana Vasquez talks about the people and methods that make it work.
A group of us learned how to make audio slideshows to highlight the work of community groups involved in the New Communities Program.
A delegation from Chicago went to Quito, Ecuador, to learn about the Latin American tradition of "Ciclovias," when cities close streets to traffic and open them to pedestrians and cyclists.
Hundreds of youth (and a few adults) learned how to use bows and arrows during Spring Into Sports in Chicago from April 4 to 11, with instruction from Watching Arrows Fly. Video by Brent Michel.
This is a shorter version of "This Is Our Neighborhood," featuring community leaders talking about their garden, art center, murals, new buildings, foreclosure-prevention work, mariachi band and sports activities. It's a nice overview of LISC/Chicago's New Communities Program.
Visit the Mexican-American Little Village community to see how LISC/Chicago's New Communities Program has been implemented there.
Kids compete, participate in sports demos and get active at four high schools during spring break. Sports include badminton, archery, soccer, basketball, dodgeball, double dutch, swimming, ping-pong, Wii and volleyball. Video by tumultimedia.
On a Tuesday afternoon, the blair of trumpets and strumming of guitars flood the halls of Cooper Elementary School in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood. It's time for mariachi class led by Victor and Jose Yahvi Pichardo, a father-son team with a wealth of Mexican music experience. This program is supported by LISC Chicago's Elev8 program.
St. Leonard's is a residential program for ex-offenders that provides support and training to help individuals rebuild their lives. Runtime: 5:12 Location: West Haven, Chicago, IL Created by: Tu Multimedia
Curie Youth Radio podcasts
Students at the Curie Metro High School Youth Radio program tell stories about their neighborhoods.
Saying Goodbye on 56th and Fairfield, by Miguel Lopez. (2009)
Kurt Swan recounts the fire at Family Dollar, 79th and California. (2009))
Come taste the deliciousness at this strip mall on Pulaski, by Steven Gallardo. (2009)
We spy on Ana Romero's neighbor, who never stops sweeping. (2009)
Angela Griden provides a tour of Martin Luther King Plaza on the West Side. (2009)
A visit to Belmont, for the Hulk in all of us, by Mariah Steward. (2009)
A full game of Harry Potter Quidditch, Chicago style, by Kathryn Kaye. (2009)
Lamar Smith wants you to hear the laughter on 67th and California. (2009)
Come inside the Little Village Environmental Justice Center and see youth in action, by Xochitl Sandoval. (2009)
A railroad viaduct divides Little Village and North Lawndale and creates a border between African-Americans and Latinos that is not supposed to be crossed. Here is Ashley Woods' recollection of the death of a man who crossed the tracks. (2006)
Carlos Maeda lives right underneath the air traffic of Chicago's Midway Airport, where the shriek of jet engines surrounds everyone for blocks. Though not a traveler himself, he reflects on other people's journeys, every day. (2006)
Abdel Mutan brings us to the dinner table during tight times, and recognizes his mother's love for her family. (2008)
Keith Shine wants more for his neighborhood than a bad reputation. Look through the eyes of a Chicago teenager as he brings us to his favorite event of the summer: the annual basketball tournament at the Ickes Homes on Chicago's South Side. (2007)
Yvonne Rodriguez listens in as a bunch of guys debate the best way to dress and whether hip hop is better than rock. Their differences aren't so visible to others.
Slideshows
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