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African Voices Podcast: Episode 12!
Top news stories from Chicago and the African continent.
A music mix from Ugochi
Advice Box: Immigration: Petitioning for Family Members
Africans in Chicago interview with fashion designer Kadiatou Diallo
If you would like to contribute news, events, issues, interviews or music to our podcast, email us: [email protected] or call: (312) 949 9980 between 9am-5pm, Mon-Fri.
Click the link below to see the full details of news, events and music featured on the podcast.
Local News
To start off on August 15, 2012, thousands of undocumented youth or DREAMers, many of them African, gathered at Navy Pier to take advantage of President Obama’s Executive Order. This Executive Order allows eligible undocumented youth to apply for relief from deportation and enables them to get a work permit. The DREAM relief day was organized by the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR). The United African Organization is an active member of this organization. A total of 14,000 people came out for the relief day making Illinois’ event the largest in the US. Congressman Luis Gutierrez compared the DREAM relief day to immigrants passing through Ellis Island. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel and many other key political figures also attended the event. Due to the overwhelming attendance, only 1,500 DREAMers were served that day. However, UAO and its partners in ICIRR are committed to serving all youth who are eligible to apply. If you are DREAM act eligible and need assistance, you can receive help from UAO by calling Sarah Travis at 312-949-9980 or emailing her at [email protected] in August, Alie Kabba was joined by Sarah Travis, the Community Resource Specialist at United African Organization. In this episode, they touched on DREAM Relief, UAO’s upcoming Immigration Workshop (Sept. 8th), and other immigration issues.
UAO celebrated its first annual Back to School Picnic on Saturday, August 4, 2012!
Family and friends enjoyed food and great music at the fun-filled event. Over 1,000 reading books and school supplies were donated courtesy of Bernie’s Book Bank, Excel Reading and Classroom Products!
This generous donation allowed UAO to promote reading, literacy, and learning throughout their communities!
This month the United African Organization held a workshop on Women and Leadership. The workshop occurred on August 25th and discussed women’s leadership within a patriarchal society and outlined steps toward empowering women as agents of change in our community
The workshop was a great success! The discussion was led by Fasika Alem of the Ethiopian Community Association of Chicago. Participants discussed women’s roles as leaders, how men and women lead differently, the barriers to women trying to get involved in leadership roles, and the challenges facing African women in leadership roles. We would like to thank Fasika Alem for facilitating the event, as well as all of our participants!
The Diaspora Council of Tanzanians in America held their 2012 convention from August 30 to September 2 at the Chicago Marriott Hotel at O’Hare Airport.
The Ethiopian Flag Day Ceremony was held on September 7th at Daley Plaza. They also held a Ethiopian New Year Bash at the Croatian Culture Center on September 8th from 8pm to 3am.
African News:
Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi died this month after serving as the country’s prime minister for 21 years. On August 20th, Zenawi passed away while receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness. He was buried September 2nd. He was 57 years old.
http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/people/z/meles_zenawi/index.html
Angola held national presidential elections on August 31st. The elections were peaceful. Angola’s current President Jose Eduardo dos Santos won the election with 75% of the vote. Therefore, he will be in power for another 5 years. Santos has been in power for 33 years.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/01/us-ang[...]
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By Tara WeinbergTop news stories from Chicago and the African continent.
A music mix from Ugochi
Advice Box: Immigration: Petitioning for Family Members
Africans in Chicago interview with fashion designer Kadiatou Diallo
If you would like to contribute news, events, issues, interviews or music to our podcast, email us: [email protected] or call: (312) 949 9980 between 9am-5pm, Mon-Fri.
Click the link below to see the full details of news, events and music featured on the podcast.
Local News
To start off on August 15, 2012, thousands of undocumented youth or DREAMers, many of them African, gathered at Navy Pier to take advantage of President Obama’s Executive Order. This Executive Order allows eligible undocumented youth to apply for relief from deportation and enables them to get a work permit. The DREAM relief day was organized by the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR). The United African Organization is an active member of this organization. A total of 14,000 people came out for the relief day making Illinois’ event the largest in the US. Congressman Luis Gutierrez compared the DREAM relief day to immigrants passing through Ellis Island. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel and many other key political figures also attended the event. Due to the overwhelming attendance, only 1,500 DREAMers were served that day. However, UAO and its partners in ICIRR are committed to serving all youth who are eligible to apply. If you are DREAM act eligible and need assistance, you can receive help from UAO by calling Sarah Travis at 312-949-9980 or emailing her at [email protected] in August, Alie Kabba was joined by Sarah Travis, the Community Resource Specialist at United African Organization. In this episode, they touched on DREAM Relief, UAO’s upcoming Immigration Workshop (Sept. 8th), and other immigration issues.
UAO celebrated its first annual Back to School Picnic on Saturday, August 4, 2012!
Family and friends enjoyed food and great music at the fun-filled event. Over 1,000 reading books and school supplies were donated courtesy of Bernie’s Book Bank, Excel Reading and Classroom Products!
This generous donation allowed UAO to promote reading, literacy, and learning throughout their communities!
This month the United African Organization held a workshop on Women and Leadership. The workshop occurred on August 25th and discussed women’s leadership within a patriarchal society and outlined steps toward empowering women as agents of change in our community
The workshop was a great success! The discussion was led by Fasika Alem of the Ethiopian Community Association of Chicago. Participants discussed women’s roles as leaders, how men and women lead differently, the barriers to women trying to get involved in leadership roles, and the challenges facing African women in leadership roles. We would like to thank Fasika Alem for facilitating the event, as well as all of our participants!
The Diaspora Council of Tanzanians in America held their 2012 convention from August 30 to September 2 at the Chicago Marriott Hotel at O’Hare Airport.
The Ethiopian Flag Day Ceremony was held on September 7th at Daley Plaza. They also held a Ethiopian New Year Bash at the Croatian Culture Center on September 8th from 8pm to 3am.
African News:
Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi died this month after serving as the country’s prime minister for 21 years. On August 20th, Zenawi passed away while receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness. He was buried September 2nd. He was 57 years old.
http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/people/z/meles_zenawi/index.html
Angola held national presidential elections on August 31st. The elections were peaceful. Angola’s current President Jose Eduardo dos Santos won the election with 75% of the vote. Therefore, he will be in power for another 5 years. Santos has been in power for 33 years.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/01/us-ang[...]