My Neighborhood: Pilsen
Stories of the people who are transforming their community
4/17/2017 | 58m 7sVideo has Closed Captions
A year of stories from the people who are transforming their community.
Stories of one neighborhood in Chicago through the voices of the people in the community who are making change. The goal is to bring you directly into the process of meeting challenges with leadership and effort from inside a community.
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My Neighborhood: Pilsen is a local public television program presented by WTTW
My Neighborhood: Pilsen
Stories of the people who are transforming their community
4/17/2017 | 58m 7sVideo has Closed Captions
Stories of one neighborhood in Chicago through the voices of the people in the community who are making change. The goal is to bring you directly into the process of meeting challenges with leadership and effort from inside a community.
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Stories of one neighborhood in Chicago through the voices of the people in the community. (38s)
My Neighborhood: Pilsen | Alivio Medical Center
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Alivio Medical Center serves as a bilingual, bicultural, nonprofit community health center (1m 40s)
My Neighborhood: Pilsen | Alma Silva, Immigration Rights Org
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Alma Silva has four daughters, the youngest are twins and U.S. citizens, born in Chicago. (3m 35s)
My Neighborhood: Pilsen | Camp Out for Peace
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The all-night “Camp Out for Peace” was conducted by twenty community organizations. (2m 41s)
My Neighborhood: Pilsen | CCP's victory in working with Stre
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The Catholic Community of Pilsen, or CCP, was victorious in securing additional pick-ups. (1m 6s)
My Neighborhood: Pilsen – Documentary & Town Hall
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Two-hour special that includes the doc "My Neighborhood: Pilsen" and a Town Hall meeting. (1h 56m 48s)
My Neighborhood: Pilsen | Instituto Health Sciences Career A
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Instituto Health Sciences Career Academy prepares students for careers in health care. (2m 20s)
My Neighborhood: Pilsen | Maria, Young Mariachi
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A young Mexican-American teenager who is committed to mariachi music. (5m 8s)
My Neighborhood: Pilsen | Register the student but enroll th
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Instituto Health Sciences Career Academy has bolstered the services offered to students. (1m 30s)
My Neighborhood: Pilsen | Strengthening the Latino Voting Bl
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Community organizers registered new voters and urged residents and citizens to vote. (2m 28s)
My Neighborhood: Pilsen | The Resurrection Project
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The Resurrection Project kicked off a grassroots effort to develop the neighborhood. (1m 27s)
My Neighborhood: Pilsen | TRP victorious in having abandoned
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TRP pressured the city to tear down abandoned silos. (2m 47s)
My Neighborhood: Pilsen | Yvolina: From Street Vendor to Res
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Marcelina Hernandez's entrepreneurial spirit led to opening her own restaurant, Yvolina. (4m 49s)
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The story of a dancer with a passion to entertain and teach others. (3m 44s)
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High School students who help kids with reading at the Rudy Lozano Public Library. (3m 2s)
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Showcasing all that the Chicago Park District has been doing in the neighborhood. (4m 26s)
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Felines & Canines helps local animals find new homes. (4m 27s)
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A story about how a hobby can turn into a business and career. (2m 25s)
Inside a Church at the Forefront of Chicago’s Sanctuary Move
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Emma Lozano and Pastor Walter Coleman are leaders in Chicago’s immigrant rights movement. (4m 31s)
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An Uptown Neighborhood organization that helps the homeless with jobs and job training. (4m 59s)
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A story of a young homeless student from Whiney M. Young Magnet High School. (3m 10s)
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An interview with Lin Manuel Miranda, playwright, composer and actor. (2m 53s)
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This film highlights the local and fresh cuisine of the Little Village neighborhood. (2m 18s)
My Neighborhood: Pilsen | Hector Duarte, Muralist
Hector Duarte's murals reflect the experiences and dreams of immigrants like himself. (4m 41s)
My Neighborhood: Pilsen | Jumping Bean Café
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Eleazar Delgado's Jumping Bean Café has become an anchor in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood. (3m 35s)
My Neighborhood: Pilsen | The J-Def Peace Project: A Father
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This short is about the J-Def Peace Project, an art program for Pilsen youth. (4m 58s)
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Paseo Boricua is a section of Division Street in Humboldt Park that turned itself around. (4m 59s)
The Puerto Rican Arts and Culture Museum
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A look at the Puerto Rican Arts and Culture Museum. (3m 9s)
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The story of a quiet, calming message which started in Rogers Park and is spreading. (3m 39s)
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