Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV)

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	Life in the Dead Zone Filmmaker Irene Zabytko joins Dave Kraft, of the Nuclear Energy Informaton Service, to discuss her documentary "Life in the Dead Zone" revealing the pain and loss of the many nameless victims of the world's worst nuclear accident at Chernobyl. Click here to watch video.

	Attention-Deficit Society: Consciousness Fragmented, Commodified, and Controlled Buddhist scholar and Zen teacher David Loy speaks on how modernity has affected human awareness. The event was hosted by the Chicago Chapter of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship. Click here to watch video.

	A Time to Fight: Reclaiming a Fair & Just America Senator Jim Webb discusses his new book “A Time to Fight: Reclaiming a Fair and Just America” at the Union League Club of Chicago. Click here to watch video.

Raw Voices 08: Teens in the Media Arts Festival is an annual conference celebrating the work and opportunities available to teens in the media arts. The conference was sponsored by Columbia College Chicago, Youth Communication and CAN TV. Click here to see the winning videos from this festival.

	Creative Living in the City: The Chicago “L” Chicago native, Greg Borzo, shares images depicting the evolution of the “L” and discusses his new book about the history of the “L” and the need for its preservation. Click here to watch video.

	SB 678 - What it Means for Illinois CAN TV's Barbara Popovic and Senior Assistant Attorney General, Susan Satter discuss Illinois' new statewide franchising bill. Click here to watch the program.

	Media in the 21st Century: Hanging Up on Reform As the telephone industry pushes for changes to telecommunications legislation, the program explores the dangers of these changes to the public interest, including threats to public, educational and governmental (PEG) access centers. Click here to watch the program.

	Speaking Freely - answers to questions about public access TV programs ACLU attorney, Adam Schwartz discusses the unique nature of public access cable television's public forum. Click here to watch the program.

	Metropolitan Planning Council Revival of the Fittest: Is Your Neighborhood Ready? Neighborhoods throughout Chicago are struggling with how to make the most of new developments to include affordable, well-designed homes near transit. A panel of local experts discuss this challenge. Click here to watch the program.

	Working for Justice Chicago day laborers describe how day labor agencies exploit workers and how workers are coming together to fight abuses. Click here to watch the program.

	Illinois Labor Works: Andy Stern As the leader of the largest and fastest-growing union in the U.S., Service Employees International Union (SEIU) President Andy Stern explains his views on organizing, universal health care, politics and the role of labor in the global economy. Click here to watch the program.

	Nuclear Power and Global Warming Dr. Arjun Makhijani, President of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research, details the failings of nuclear power and stresses the need for a radically different energy strategy. Click here to watch the program.

	Dissent is not a crime Puerto Rican activists Carlos Alberto Torres and Oscar Lopez Rivera discuss the political nature of their incarceration and explain why their release is long overdue. The video was produced in collaboration with the National Boricua Human Rights Network. Click here to watch the program.

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