Depressed economy leads to depression-era tactics
Megan Cottrell, One Story Up [full text]
Go into many neighborhoods in Chicago, and you’ll have trouble convincing anyone that this economic downturn is a recession. With some neighborhoods facing 20 percent and higher unemployment, depression is the word. And some communities are turning to tactics used in the depression to fight back against rising joblessness, evictions, crime and disorder.
Think the eviction blockades proposed by Chicago’s new Anti-Eviction campaign are something new? Not so, said Joe Perry, a longtime Cabrini organizer, who gave a little history lesson to the residents gathered last week to plan a campaign in their community. Take a listen:
Joe Perry "Those Times Are Coming Back..." from Megan Cottrell on Vimeo.
Read the full article here
Also, check out Megan's reporting on Vocalo.org, her story comes in at 9, or about an hour into the audio.
Friday, February 5, 2010
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