Madge is off Celebrating Martin Luther King Day with her black friend, Oprah Winnefield, so Richard Bluestein is covering for her today. Richard interviews Dorian Warren, A Political Science Professor who was instrumental in the Wal-Mart living wage controversy last year.It’s good so listen to it. Madge will be back TOmorrow.
Madge is off Celebrating Martin Luther King Day with her black friend, Oprah Winnefield. Madge will be back tomorrow.
Special guest host Richard Bluestein interviews Dorian Warren, a Political Science Professor who was instrumental in the Wal-Mart living wage controversy last year.
Dorian’s academic background and how he got involved in the worker’s rights movement.
Trying to fight Walmart on a site-by-site basis.
Costco wages/benefits vs. Walmart’s.
Does the government subsidize Walmart’s healthcare benefits?
Other corporate offenders.
How healthcare became tied in with US jobs in the first place.
Dorian’s research interests.
What Dorian has observed about progressive federalism on the political left.
Political backlash?
Walmart as a political player.
How the Big Box movement made it to the Chicago political table.
Amy from WindyCityQueercast is appearing in what will be an amazing play. You won’t want to miss this. Trust me! I’ll let her give you the details:
Hello friends –
It has been a while since I have asked any of you to come see me in anything BUT I am SO proud of this production. It feels like an important work for today and an opportunity to reclaim history.
The play is EXECUTION OF JUSTICE by Emily Mann. San Francisco, 1978. Former City Supervisor Dan White calmly loaded his gun, entered City Hall through an open basement window, and proceeded upstairs to assassinate Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk (the first openly gay politician elected to high office), killing each with multiple shots fired at point blank range. The ensuing trial was epic, the verdict was legendary.
Our production is directed by Gary Griffin (who directed The Color Purple on Broadway) and is an ensemble of 12 amazing people. It has been a very moving and powerful experience. Plus my girlfriend Kelli is also in the cast and that has been very special to me.
Please consider coming.
Most info can be found at www.aboutfacetheatre.com. We start previews Thursday Jan 11 and run through Feb 18th.
This Thursday (our first audience) is a $15 ticket if you say the code “industry” when calling 773-871-3000 or when you visit the website.
If you have a group that might be interested in coming during the run, attached are special discounts for groups.
Really hope you can come and support this play! It is riveting! And please pass this info to others.
Much love,
Amy
“Two days after I was elected I got a phone call – the voice was quite young. It was from Altoona, PA. And the person said, “thanks.” And you’ve got to elect gay people so that that young child, and the thousands upon thousands like that child, know there is hope for a better world…Without hope, they’ll only gaze at those blacks, the Asians, the disabled, the seniors, the us’es, the us’es. Without hope, the us’es give up.” —– Harvey Milk