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Who is Oscar Grant?

Transit Justice — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 05:01:47 +0000

Do you know who Oscar Grant is? Do you know what happened to him on the train platfrom in Oakland? Have you seen this on TV, in the newspaper, on the radio?

Check out Youth Radio’s Grant Station: A Killing and the Aftermath.

Busy Building Buslines

Transit Justice — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:01:17 +0000

LVEJO’s efforts to improve public transit Published in Institutions & Infrastructures on April 15, 2010 by Mackel Garrison

Public transit is basic urban infrastructure, though not every community in Chicago enjoys adequate services. Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO) works to better understand the transportation needs of our community. Our work around public transit began back in [...]

Transit Action Meeting-Blogging

alinares — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 23:52:53 +0000

July 9, 2010 meeting. LVEJO Transit organizer, Mike Pitula, assisted 3 people set up a blog. ^ people were able to attend the meeting.

The LVEJO transit meeting overviewed:

-LVEJO’s participation in the US Social Forum

-Saw the article on the rally for next week (July 14, 2010 at 10:00am at CTA Headquarters Building 567 W. Lake.

For more info [...]

ORGANIZER’S NOTEBOOK – LVEJO hits Detroit!

Transit Justice — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 05:01:49 +0000

LVEJO represented at the United States Social Forum, June 21 – 26, 2010.

We were part of a 3 bus caravan including over a dozen organizations.

We brought 25 people.

LVEJO reps it in Detroit at the USSF

LVEJO helped present 5 workshops and a dinner.

We took part in a Transit Riders for Public Transportation workshop called Mass [...]

TRANSIT ACTION GROUP MEETING

Transit Justice — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 21:52:19 +0000

Friday, July 9, 5:00-7:00p.m.

Update from US Social Forum

Summer action plans.

Call Mike at 773-762-6991 for more info.