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.
Transit Justice
Written By: Transit Justice on July 23, 2010
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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 [...]
Written By: alinares on July 9, 2010
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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 [...]
Written By: Transit Justice on July 3, 2010
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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 [...]
Written By: Transit Justice on July 2, 2010
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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.
Written By: Transit Justice on May 4, 2010
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Welcome to a new feature that I’m trying out. It is the Organizer’s Notebook.
I hope to provide brief updates on the campaign through this column.
Starting the month, we will be making a greater effort to keep the blog up to date with the latest information.
We encourage you to signup for the blog [...]
Written By: king1028skwirl on April 12, 2010
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New York Democratic Congressman Jerry Nadler is emerging as the engine powering an increase in transit funding. The UTU is working closely with Nadler and others in Congress who recognize how essential public transit is to America’s working families.
Nadler’s Brooklyn and lower Manhattan district is one of the most densely populated in America, and as [...]
Written By: Transit Justice on April 6, 2010
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