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**Conscious Culture**

A free form local politics and culture podcast focused on the near west suburbs of Chicago.

Latest Episodes:

The War On Racism Nov 18, 2020

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Resources

The Agenda

https://news.wttw.com/2020/11/01/anti-racism-agenda-illinois-legislative-black-caucus-unveils-agenda

Anti-Racism Resources

https://eji.org/racial-justice/

https://www.chicagoparent.com/learn/education-workshops/anti-racism-resources-for-kids/

https://www.blacklivesmatterchicago.com/

Anti Racism Reading List

https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/list/share/204842963/1357692923

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/29/books/review/antiracist-reading-list-ibram-x-kendi.html

It's a Marathon, Not a Sprint Nov 10, 2020

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Maui, Mike, Tim, and Scott talk about self care in uncertain times.

National Politics Oct 27, 2020

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Resources from our guest, Etta Worthington:

https://illinois.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/election-collection/

https://protecttheresults.com/ What if Trump refuses to accept the results of the election

https://www.ballotready.org/ Look at everything on the ballot including judges with reviews by bar associations

https://www.injusticewatch.org/interactives/judicial-election-guide/2020-general/en/

https://www.voteforjudges.org/

https://www.sierraclub.org/illinois/2020 Sierra club endorsements, including Water Reclamation District Commissioners.

https://news.wttw.com/2020/09/30/cook-county-circuit-court-judge-candidates-ranked-3-bar-associations From WTTW

League of Women Voters https://illinoisvoterguide.org/

From Cook County Board of elections. Everything you need to know https://www.cookcountyclerk.com/agency/elections

Resources from our producer, Lotus Lindez:

On LGBT Issues:

https://transequality.org/the-discrimination-administration

On BLM:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/09/01/over-over-trump-has-focused-black-lives-matter-target-derision-or-violence/

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/black-lives-matter-sues-trump-administration-over-use-force-d-n1225311

https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/01/politics/donald-trump-black-lives-matter-confederate-race/index.html

On Immigration Rights, The Border and Concentration Camps

https://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/saclr57&div=21&id=&page=

https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2019-08-27/trump-administration-to-redirect-fema-money-to-border

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-48991301

On Environmental Affairs

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/climate/trump-environment-rollbacks-list.html

https://www.brookings.edu/policy2020/votervital/what-is-the-trump-administrations-track-record-on-the-environment/

voting

Chicago Ballot Referendums

https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/these-are-the-referendum-questions-on-chicago-voters-ballots/2352414/

Oak Park Ballot Referendums

https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/oak-park/ct-oak-referendum-questions-tl-1015-20201013-qjikg4iyofeohnntaokk6xergm-story.html

Suburban Ballot Referendums

https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/these-are-the-referendum-questions-on-suburban-cook-county-voters-ballots/2352429/

Find Your Polling Place

https://www.cookcountyclerk.com/service/your-voter-information

Mail Dropboxes (Suburbs)

https://www.cookcountyclerk.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/SECURE%20DROPBOXES%20FOR%20COOK%20COUNTY%20MAIL%20BALLOTS.pdf

Mail Dropboxes (City)

https://www.cookcountyclerk.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/Mail%20Ballot%20Drop%20Box%20Locations%20-%20082620.pdf

On Fair Tax Amendment

https://patch.com/illinois/across-il/illinois-voters-asked-decide-fair-tax-what-you-need-know

Judicial Voting

https://www.injusticewatch.org/interactives/judicial-election-guide/2020-general/en/

historic info on national elections

Past Election Summaries:

https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/presidential-elections-1

Votor turnout: https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/statistics/data/voter-turnout-in-presidential-elections

Election Results:

https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/statistics/elections

Youth In Revolt Oct 16, 2020

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Local village incidents

https://www.oakpark.com/News/Articles/9-9-2020/Where-was-WJ's-coverage-of-the-'mob'%3F/

https://www.oakpark.com/News/Articles/9-9-2020/Thoughts-on-destruction-at-the-Mayor's-house/

https://www.oakpark.com/News/Articles/9-9-2020/What-a-drag/

Supporting youth

https://www.oakpark.com/News/Articles/9-9-2020/D97-unveils-new-'anti_racism-curriculum'-/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XijIk-HSfkc

Youth in Action

https://www.oakpark.com/News/Articles/9-2-2020/After-protest,-board-and-activists-at-impasse-/

https://www.vfpress.news/articles/communities/proviso-area-teens-planning-peace-march-for-black-economic-development-july-7/

https://www.oakpark.com/Community/Blogs/8-18-2020/LemonAid-goes-virtual/

Historic precedent

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/05/us/student-protest-movements.html

https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/6-youth-led-political-movements-to-inspire-you-to-vote

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2018/03/youth-activism-young-protesters-historic-movements/

https://www.loc.gov/collections/civil-rights-history-project/articles-and-essays/youth-in-the-civil-rights-movement/

The Exploitation of Youth

https://www.cnbc.com/id/100001024

https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-happens-when-college-athletes-get-paid-11583879855

https://onlinemasters.ohio.edu/blog/cost-of-school-athletics-are-increasing/#:~:text=Interscholastic%20sports%20is%20a%20big,spend%20%24671%20per%20child%20annually.

Studies on Youth engagement

https://circle.tufts.edu/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29359473/

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