April 14, 2013

On this week's episode, we hear more from students of the Education Justice Project reading their contributions to Winter Harvest 2012, a journal of personal essays. The works presented today were produced by students in a memoir reading/writing group at the Danville Correctional Center, with the support of Audrey Petty, associate professor of English at the University of Illinois.

The authors are Kemuyah ben Rakemayahu, Emmet Sanders, Otilio Rosas, Johnny Page, Robert Garit, and Otis Williams. The authors selected a song to accompany each of their readings.

Kemuyah ben Rakemayahu, “The Making of a God” / Anthony Hamilton, “Comin’ From Where I’m From”
Emmet Sanders, “Reflections on a Monday Mourning” / Lynyrd Skynyrd, “Simple Man”
Otilio Rosas, “ “ / Chicago, “Old Days”
Johnny Page, “Words” / Gil Scott-Haron, “Work for Peace”
Robert Garite, “Courage” / Metallica, “Sanitarium”
Otis Williams, “A Season of Autumn”

Education Justice Radio April 14, 2013

May 12, 2013

On this week's episode, we spoke with activisty, author, and teacher Bob McChesney about media justice, media reform, and the politics of incarceration. The interview was conducted by Mandy Troger, a PhD candidate in the Institute of Communications Research at the University of Illinois.

For more information, check out Bob’s latest book, Digital Disconnect just published by The New Press.

Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane, “Monk’s Mood”
Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane, “’Round Midnight”
John Coltrane feat. Thelonious Monk, “Nutty”
Julie Delpy, “Je T’aime Tant”

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