Monthly Archives: March 2014
Location of Old WWII Victory Garden Becomes New Community Garden
Northeastern Illinois University will celebrate Cesar Chavez Day of Service by building a community garden and green space in an area that once housed the largest WWII victory garden in… Read more
MHOA Joins Familia and Hogar Expo
McDonald’s Hispanic Owner-Operators Association (MHOA) participated in Univision Radio’s Familia and Hogar Expo at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL. The Familia and Hogar Expo focused predominantly… Read more
Emanuel Meets Family of Civil Rights Leader Cesar Chavez
Mayor Rahm Emanuel met with Paul Chavez, the son of civil rights leader Cesar Chavez, and director Diego Luna who directed the new film, Cesar Chavez last Friday. The National… Read more
City Officials Break Ground on Navy Pier Flyover
Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Senator Dick Durbin and local officials broke ground Tuesday on the Navy Pier Flyover project, an elevated path for safer walking and biking along the Lakefront Trail… Read more
ILCC, Gene Siskel Film Center to Present Oscar Nominated Films
The International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago (ILCC), and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in collaboration with the Gene Siskel Film Center will present “The Foreign Language… Read more
‘The Last Prisoner’ Film Director Asking for Funds
Clandestino Films launched and Indiegogo campaign to raises fund in order to continue production on the feature-length, documentary film The Last Prisoner. The campaign will run through April 19. Funds… Read more
McDonald’s USA Gives Youth Chance to Join Soccer Heroes in Brazil
McDonald’s gives young soccer enthusiasts in the Chicagoland and northwest Indiana area the opportunity to meet their soccer heroes competing for the 2014 FIFA World Cup title in Brazil this… Read more
CYC Sunshine Kids Garden Receives Grant
The National Gardening Association (NGA) announced that CYC Sunshine Kids Garden, Chicago Youth Centers in Chicago has received a $1,000 grant to build a new community garden to promote gardening,… Read more
Cesar Chavez
By: Ashmar Mandou Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers movement inspired millions of people to dedicate themselves to social, economic, and civil rights issues. Chavez’s legacy continues to educate,… Read more
