Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV)

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COMMUNITY PARTNERS

CAN TV's Community Partners Project is a community service initiative that directly reaches Chicago neighborhoods. A key component of the project is local events coverage in which CAN TV videotapes and cablecasts public forums, town hall meetings, community events and other activities of local interest. Through this service, CAN TV provides Chicagoans with access to information they may not otherwise have through commercial television.

Legacies of Corretjer

Alicia Rodriguez, a former Puerto Rican political prisoner, reflects on her capture, trial and incarceration prior to being granted clemency by President Clinton.

Sunday, May 18 at 9:00 a.m. on CAN TV21
75 mins.

19th Annual Studs Terkel Community Media Awards

Thom Clark, President of Community Media Worshop, honors the winners of the Studs Terkel Community Media Awards for their excellence in covering an reflecting Chicago’s diverse communities.

Sunday, May 18 at 1:00 p.m. on CAN TV21
69 mins.

The Hidden Cost of War

Tammy Duckworth, Director of the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs, discusses the need to incorporate the costs involved in taking care of service members into the cost of war.

Sunday, May 18 at 2:30 p.m. on CAN TV21
120 mins.

Perspectivas Latinas
Foro de Politica Latina

Sylvia Puente, Board Member with the Latino Policy Forum, discusses the impact the Latino Community’s new policy agenda can have on unifying the community and promoting the health, education and social well being of immigrant children.

Thursday, May 22 at 8:30 p.m. on CAN TV21
26 mins.

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