>> CHICAGO TONIGHT, LATINO VOICES, MADE POSSIBLE BY ALLSTATE PAID BY THE SUPPORT OF THESE DONORS. >> (MUSIC PLAYING). >> GOOD EVENING, LATINO VOICES, THANK YOU FOR SHARING PART OF YOUR WEEKEND WITH US, ON THIS SHOW TONIGHT. COALITION OF ORGANIZATIONS IS FIGHTING TO SAVE CHICAGO'S MULTIFAMILY HOUSING. A BOOK AND EXHIBIT ABOUT THE CHANGING FACE OF LOGAN SQUARE. THE MUSEUM OF MEXICAN PREPARES TO REOPEN, $8 MILLION DONATION, PRES. JOINS US WITH MORE. UNTOLD STORIES ABOUT FRIDA KAHLO, FEATURING 20 OF HER PIECES. >> TO ADVOCATE FOR THE POLICY. >> STUDENTS, HOW THEY SAY STUDENTS CAN AFFECT CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. FIRST OFF TONIGHT, THE EVICTION MORATORIUM WINDS DOWN, A CRISIS LOOMS IN CHICAGO. MANY AS 21,000 EVICTIONS DISSIPATED IN THE CITY IN AUGUST ONCE THE BAN IS LIFTED, THREATENING COMMUNITIES ALREADY STRUGGLING WITH ECONOMIC FOLLOWED FROM THE PANDEMIC. A COALITION OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS HAS STARTED KEEPING THOSE FAMILIES IN THEIR HOMES, TRYING TO SAVE HOUSING STOCK THAT HELPS BLOOD CHICAGO DURING ITS BOOM YEARS TWO OR FOUR FLATS, JOIN US NOW WITH MORE ARE TWO MEMBERS OF THE CHICAGO FLATS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE PARK COMMUNITY COUNCIL, COEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY UNITED. WHICH OPERATES IN ALBANY PARK, WEST RIDGE NEIGHBORHOODS. THANK YOU GENTLEMEN FOR BEING HERE ON LATINO VOICES. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. START OFF WITH YOU, WHAT YOU THINK TWO OR FOUR FLATS CRITICAL TO CHICAGO'S HOUSING STOCK? >> START WITH THE NUMBERS. ALMOST YOU KNOW 40 PERCENT OF THE STOCK, RIGHT? WITH THAT BEING SAID, I THINK HISTORICALLY THOSE 2 TO 4 FLATS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED REALLY FOR FAMILIES. OVER THE YEARS, I MEAN THOSE WERE THE MOST AFFORDABLE HOUSING STOCK FOR OUR FAMILIES. PARTICULARLY AMERICAN FAMILIES, SO THAT IS REALLY WHY IN MANY WAYS THE 2 TO 4 IS NOT JUST UNIQUE, NOT JUST UNIQUE TO CHICAGO BUT THE BEDROCK AND THE FOUNDATION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING, WHERE THE OWNER USUALLY IS A FAMILY MEMBER, YOU KNOW SUBSIDIZES INCOME ANYWAY A LOWER RENT FOR THE SECOND UNIT. IN THAT CASE, ADDITIONAL BASEMENT UNIT, A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY TO FOCUS ON THESE 2 TO 4 UNIT STOCK, IT REALLY IS CHICAGO IN MANY WAYS. >> MIKE HOW ARE 2 TO 4 FLATS BEING ENDANGERED ESPECIALLY IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD? >> SO AFTER THE RECESSION, THE GREAT RECESSION WE WERE HIT HARD WITH THE FORECLOSURE CRISIS. ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE PARK OF GARFIELD PARK, SEEING THOSE 2 TO 4 FLATS CONVERTED TO SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES, ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE PARK, AROUND POLASKY SEEING THIS INVESTMENT. LASTLY, ALSO SEEN A LOT OF BUSINESS BUYERS IN AND PURCHASING THESE PROPERTIES. SO CONSTANTLY TRYING TO FIND HOMEOWNERS THAT WANT TO PURCHASE THESE PROPERTIES. WHILE THEY ARE COMPETING AGAINST CASH BUYERS THAT ARE SCOOPING UP THESE PROPERTIES AT LOWER PRICES. >> HOW DOES THE 2 TO 4 FLATS FIT INTO LATINO COMMUNITIES? >> YEAH, AS I MENTIONED, LOOKING AT REALLY AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE UNIQUENESS OF 224 FLATS, IN THE FACT THEY ARE SMALLER UNITS. EQUIPPED VERY MUCH FOR A MULTI- GENERATIONAL HOUSEHOLD RIGHT. USUALLY THE UNCLE OR AUNT LIVE IN THE FIRST FLOOR, THE OWNER ON THE SECOND FLOOR YOU KNOW. THE MOM AND DAD. THAT IS IMMIGRANT LATINO FAMILIES. IN MANY WAYS.IT SHOWED YOU KNOW IN A LOT OF THE COMMUNITIES, DURING THE PANDEMIC, A LOT OF THE YOU KNOW CASES THAT WERE COMING ON THEIR COMMUNITIES WITH HIGH CONCENTRATION OF 2 TO 4 FLATS. IN MANY WAYS DYNAMICS AVEENO IMMIGRANT HOUSEHOLD, PLAY OUT BEYOND THE NOTION AVEENO IMMIGRANT FAMILIES WORKING YOU KNOW AS HAVING NOT JUST ONE RESOURCE RATE, THEY ALSO HAVE RESOURCES IN THIS PARTICULAR STOCK. THAT THE PRESSURE, GOING TO COME PRETTY SOON IF NOT CURRENTLY AS WE SPEAK. THE CRISIS IS GOING TO HIT HARD ON THIS PARTICULAR STOCK IN THE IMMIGRANT FAMILIES. >> MIKE WHAT IS THE CHICAGO FLATS TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH AND HOW ARE YOU DOING OUTREACH? >> I THINK SHORT-TERM MICHAEL, REALLY FOCUSING ON IS KEEPING FAMILIES IN THEIR HOME, SEVERAL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE INITIATIVE HAVE CONTRACTS WITH THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, WITH THE CITY OF CHICAGO, TO PROVIDE RENTAL ASSISTANCE BOTH 2000 PROVIDER, THE LANDLORD AS WELL AS TO THE RENTERS. SO DILIGENTLY TRYING TO CONTINUE WITH OUR EFFORTS TOWARD TO DOOR, THE STATE HAS LIFTED THAT, NOW GO DOOR TO DOOR. PEOPLE HAVING EVENTS, GETTING THE WORD OUT ABOUT THE RENTALS. HAPPY TO REPORT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN RESPONSIVE. ABLE TO HELP OUT THE SPANISH SPEAKING POPULATION. ALSO THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITIES ON THE WEST SIDE. SO CONTINUING TO WORK TOWARDS SERVING THOSE FAMILIES, AND THOSE HOUSING PROVIDERS IN THE COMING WEEKS AND MONTHS.>> WE GOT ABOUT 30 SECONDS, LONG-TERM WHAT DO YOU THINK THE CITY NEEDS TO DO TO PRESERVE THIS KIND OF HOUSING? >> I THINK AS A WHOLE THE CITY HAS BEEN ATTEMPTING TO DO A LOT OF FOCUS ON EQUITY AND PARTICULARLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING BECAUSE IN MANY WAYS AT A TIPPING POINT, THE CITY COULD REALLY FOCUS ON THIS, NOT JUST BY STOCK, NATURALLY OCCURRING AFFORDABLE HOUSING, BUT WE FEEL LIKE AS THE CITY TAKES AN AGGRESSIVE APPROACH WITH COMMUNITIES, THAT YOU KNOW FROM THE FEDERAL STIMULUS FUNDS, THAT AN INVESTMENT IN THIS PARTICULAR STOCK AND YOU KNOW IN OTHERS AROUND AFFORDABLE HOUSING, WE COULD COME WE DON'T HAVE TO SEE A NEW YORK CITY OR MANHATTAN, DIVERSITY OF OUR COMMUNITIES. IN MANY WAYS THE CITY INVEST IN THIS PARTICULAR STOCK, PARTICULARLY IN KEEPING TENANTS AND LANDLORDS THAT ARE YOU KNOW A PART OF THE STOCK, THE CITY ON GOOD PACE ACTUALLY BEING DIVERSE. >> THANK YOU TO MIKE AND RAUL BOTELLO. >> THANK YOU. >> THE BLUE LINE THIS WEEK, YOU MAY WANT TO PLAN A STOP AT LOGAN SQUARE. SHOWCASING PEOPLE AND PLACES OF THE NORTHWEST SIDE NEIGHBORHOOD, THE STATION INTO A GALLERY. PHOTOS SELECTED FROM A BOOK PUBLISHED IN 2020, AIMS TO CAPTURE THE NEIGHBORHOOD, UNDERGOES A SHIFT. ERICA HAS THE STORY. >> Reporter: A FEW HUNDRED FEET BEHIND ME IS THE LOGAN CROSSING, THIS PLACE IS THE MEGAMALL. BEFORE A VERY LARGE SHOPPING STRUCTURE WHICH WAS SO DEAR TO MANY HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITY RESIDENTS CALLED THE MEGAMALL. SINCE SHE MOVED TO LOGAN SQUARE, SEE MANY BUSINESSES AND MANY NEIGHBORS, AND GO. >> WHEN YOU WALK DOWN THE AVENUE YOU SEE THAT NEW STRUCTURE. FOR SOME PEOPLE, ONE RESIDENT WE INTERVIEWED, LONGTIME RESIDENT, THAT IS PROGRESS. LOTS OF OTHER RESIDENTS WHO ARE LIKE YOU KNOW WHAT, PAST THAT BUILDING, I FEEL A SENSE OF A MORNING. SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE WANT PEOPLE TO BE SENSITIVE TO, DEVELOPMENT, DEVELOPMENT DOES COME AT A COST. WE SHOULD HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT. >> Reporter: TO DOCUMENT THAT, PUBLISHED THE LOGAN SQUARE BOOK. PRESERVATION IN A CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOOD. IT CAPTURES WHAT WAS FOR DECADES A LATINO NEIGHBORHOOD, BECOME A WEALTHIER AND BRIGHTER ENCLAVE. >> ONE OF THE THINGS I WAS HOPING TO ACHIEVE WITH THIS BOOK, A DIALOGUE ABOUT PRESERVATION AND GENTRIFICATION. WHAT IS THE RIGHT MIX OF DEVELOPMENT AND ALSO PRESERVING SOME OF THESE BUSINESSES AND HISTORIC STRUCTURES, WHAT ARE THOSE NONPROFITS THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE CONTINUE ON. >> AMONG THE CHAPTERS FEATURING THE PEOPLE AND PLACES, A FOCUS ON HIS MANY BUSINESSES. >> IT WAS LATIN X THROUGHOUT THE 70s AND 80S. NOT ONLY PRESERVE A LOT OF THE STRUCTURES THAT WE APPRECIATE TODAY, ALSO THEY LAID THE BUSINESS FOUNDATION FOR ALL OF THESE RESTAURANTS AND CAFIS AND NEW LIFESTYLE RETAILERS TO BE SUCCESSFUL ALONG THE AVENUE. >> THE TEAM BEHIND THE BOOK, ENGLISH AND SPANISH, FOUR PHOTOGRAPHERS AND THREE WRITERS. >> THE MAIN WRITER. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS IMPORTANT, CAPTURE STORIES FROM RESIDENTS. EITHER ENGLISH OR SPANISH. DECIDED I AM GOING TO TRUST THE NEIGHBORHOOD. TO TELL THEIR STORY AUTHENTICALLY. >> NOW THROUGH THE SEVENTH THE BLUE LINE STATION IS A GALLERY, FEATURING A SELECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE BOOK. >> THE CONCEPT IS, WHAT IF WE HAD THE BLUE LINE STATION, BE ABOUT THE PEOPLE AND PLACES OF LOGAN SQUARE. 44 PANELS OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF NONPROFITS, ARCHITECTURE, STREET ART. TRANSFORM THE STATION WHICH IS NORMALLY YOU HANG OUT THERE AND WAIT FOR THE NEXT TRAIN, A PLACE OF LEARNING. A PLACE OF HISTORIES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, A PLACE OF CONTEMPLATION. JUST LIKE YOU WOULD FIND AT THE ART INSTITUTE FOR THE GALLERIES DOWNTOWN. >> LATINO VOICES, THIS IS ERICA. >> AGAIN AT THE LOGAN SQUARE STATION. UNTIL JUNE 27. A MAJOR NATION FOR MUSEUM, STAY WITH US. >> (MUSIC PLAYING) LESS THAN TWO WEEKS THE MUSEUM OF MEXICAN ART WILL REOPEN ITS DOORS AFTER TEMPORARILY CLOSING DUE TO COVID-19.WHEN THAT HAPPENS ON JULY 1, THE MUSEUM KICKING OFF OPERATIONS WITH A MAJOR FINANCIAL BOOST. THE MUSEUM SAYS IT RECEIVED AN $8 MILLION DONATION, THE LARGEST GIFT IN ITS HISTORY. THE MONEY COMES FROM AUTHOR SCOTT, THAT X WIFE OF AMAZON FOUNDER. ONE OF THE WEALTHIEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD. THE MUSEUM'S FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT, CARLOS TORTOLERO. WELCOME TO LATINO VOICES. MORE THAN A YEAR SINCE THE MUSEUM CLOSED IN MARCH 2020. THE PAST 500 DAYS BEEN LIKE AND HOW DID THE MUSEUM ADAPT VIRTUALLY? >> WE ACTUALLY HAD AN AMAZING YEAR. MORE PRESS COVERAGE IN THE LAST YEAR THAN ANY YEAR OF OUR HISTORY. SO MANY PROGRAMS, ONLY ONCE IN TOWN WHO WERE DOING LIVE TOURS WITH THE CAMERAMAN, YOU KNOW A GUIDE. AT THE SAME TIME. INTERACT, NOT A YOUTUBE. IT WAS A LIVE YOU KNOW AUDIENCE. PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE WORLD WHO SAW US. A VERY GOOD YEAR. OF COURSE A VERY SAD YEAR FOR ALL OF US. SO MANY PEOPLE PASSED AWAY. IT WAS A VERY SAD YEAR FOR ALL OF US. >> THAT IS RIGHT. WHAT CAN ATTENDEES EXPECT ON JULY 1 WITH THE MUSEUM REOPENING? ANY SAFETY PROTOCOLS IN PLACE? >> DISCUSSING THEM. THINGS ARE CHANGING SO FAST. YOU KNOW I THINK WE WILL KNOW MORE WHEN WE ACTUALLY OPEN. A STAFF THAT IS WORKING ON THIS. TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO DO IT. IT LOOKS LIKE YOU KNOW RIGHT NOW, WE MAY HAVE TO HAVE THE MASS, I AM NOT SURE. SO WE WANT TO BE SAFE AND NOT SORRY. >> TALK ABOUT THIS $8 MILLION DONATION. HOW BADLY NEEDED WAS THIS GIFT, ALREADY SORT OF EARMARKED WHAT YOU MAY USE THE MONEY FOR? >> THE GIFT IS SO SURREAL. YOU KNOW I STILL HAVE TO SAY DID THIS REALLY HAPPEN? AMAZING AMAZING GIFT. SO NICE BECAUSE IT IS A CONFIRMATION THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING SO MANY GREAT THINGS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. SO MANY PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT. PEOPLE COME TO THE MUSEUM ALL THE TIME.ALL THE GREAT ARTISTS WE HAVE WORKED WITH. THE GREAT EVENT. HOW ARE WE GOING TO SPEND THE MONEY? TALKING RIGHT AWAY HOW TO DO IT. EVERYBODY HAS GOOD IDEAS. I THINK MOST OF IT WIND UP IN DEVELOPMENT, DISCUSSING HOW WE END UP DOING IT. A VERY GOOD PROBLEM TO HAVE A VERY GOOD PROBLEM. >> ABSOLUTELY. LET ME ASK YOU THIS, WHAT MAKES THE MUSEUM SO SPECIAL AND WHY DO YOU THINK IDENTIFIED AS THE RECIPIENT OF SUCH A GENEROUS GIFT? >> YOU KNOW ONE OF THE THINGS, IN THE COMMUNITY. THAT IS SO IMPORTANT. WE ARE FREE, THAT IS SO IMPORTANT. WHEN I WAS A KID ALL THE MUSEUMS WERE FREE. MY PARENTS WOULD TAKE US. TO SEE THE MUSEUM. NOW THE ARTS CAN BE SO EXPENSIVE, TO SO MANY PEOPLE. I THINK WE ARE ACCESSIBLE, IN THE COMMUNITY. WE ARE FREE, VERY VERY IMPORTANT. I THINK WE DO GREAT WORK AS WELL. ONCE COMBINED, IMPORTANT WE ARE A PLACE THAT WE WANT EVERYBODY TO COME. FOLKS FROM ALL KINDS OF BACKGROUNDS. KIDS, ADULTS, EVERYBODY. SENIORS, WE WANT EVERYBODY TO COME TO THE MUSEUM TO SEE A BEAUTIFUL AND FANTASTIC OUR CULTURE IS. SHARE WITH PEOPLE FROM BOTH OUR COMMUNITY AND OUT. A LOT OF REASONS WHY PEOPLE LIKE COMING TO THIS PLACE. I LIKE WORKING AT THIS PLACE. >> ONE OF YOUR EXHIBITS IS BY PAINTER, WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THIS ARTIST? WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT HER? >> FANTASTIC ARTIST. FOUR OR FIVE YEARS AGO. HER SHOW WAS ABOUT TO OPEN WHEN THE COVID-19 HIT. SO BASICALLY IT HAS BEEN UP FOR YOU KNOW A YEAR AND THREE MONTHS. WITH NO AUDIENCE UNFORTUNATELY. NOW FINALLY GOING TO BE OPEN, REALLY REALLY GREAT ARTISTS. IN CHICAGO. SO MANY GREAT ARTISTS IN CHICAGO. WE REALLY DO. VERY PROUD THAT WE HAVE A CHANCE TO SHOWCASE THE ARTISTS IN OUR COMMUNITY. CARMEN IS AN AMAZING ARTIST. PEOPLE WILL BE SO IMPRESSED BY HER. >> ANY OTHER SPECIFIC EXHIBITS YOU WILL LOOKING FORWARD TO? >> A COUPLE THINGS, A FEW CHANGES. THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT. OF COURSE, COME THE FALL, OUR DAVID SHOW. ALWAYS A BIG HIT FOR US. I THINK YOU KNOW, GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HONOR THE PEOPLE WHO PASSED AWAY FROM COVID-19. I REALLY THINK THIS YEAR WILL BE VERY SPECIAL FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE. IT IS HARD TO FIND SOMEBODY WHO DOESN'T KNOW SOMEONE WHO PASSED AWAY. A FRIEND OR FAMILY MEMBER. COVID-19 HIT ALL OF US. IMPORTANT WE HONOR THESE PEOPLE. MAKE SURE IN ALL OF OUR HEARTS. THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT. >> THANK YOU TO CARLOS TORTOLERO.THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> FRIDA KAHLO, STAY WITH US. >> (MUSIC PLAYING) . >> FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE 70S, A PORTION OF ARTISTS FRIDA KAHLO WORKS IN THE CHICAGO AREA. CORRESPONDENT TAKES US FOR A VISIT AND GIVES US A CLOSER LOOK AT HOW FRIDA KAHLO'S LIFE INFLUENCED HER WORK. >> KNOWN AS ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL MEXICAN PAINTERS OF OUR TIME, A NEW EXHIBIT HONORING THE LATE ARTIST, HOPES TO TELL STORIES NOT COMMONLY SHARED A FRIDA KAHLO. >> THE IDEA BEHIND THIS, GIVE PEOPLE CONTACTS TO HER LIFE, WHO SHE WAS, HER INFLUENCE. THAT IS WHEN WE LEARN ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING ON. >> THE FIRST PORTION TELLS JUST THAT, A BREAKDOWN OF WHO FRIDA KAHLO WAS BEFORE SHE BECAME AN ARTIST. DEFINE HER WORK FOREVER. A SEVERE ACCIDENT, REQUIRE HER TO HAVE MORE THAN 30 SURGERIES. FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE. IT WAS IN HER RECOVERY THAT SHE FOUND INGENUITY WITHIN HER DEVELOPING CRAFT. >> RECREATION, SOME OF HER EARLIEST SELF-PORTRAITS ALL WITH THE HELP OF A MIRROR. >> THINK ABOUT THIS YOUNG 18 -YEAR-OLD GIRL THAT IS CONFINED, VIBRANT AND DEPRESSED. THEY PUT A MIRROR UNDERNEATH THE CANOPY. SHE COULD SEE HERSELF, SO SHE STARTED PAINTING SELF-PORTRAITS. SHE SAID I OFTEN PAINT SELF-PORTRAITS BECAUSE I AM SO OFTEN ALONE. I AM THE SUBJECT I KNOW BEST. >> ONCE VISITORS HAVE GOTTEN TO KNOW THE WOMAN, ENCOURAGED TO USE THAT KNOWLEDGE TO BETTER INTERPRET 26 OF THE WORKS, BORROWED FROM THE COLLECTION. >> EVERYONE CAN RECOGNIZE THE EYEBROWS, THE HAIR. VERY SUPERFICIAL REPRESENTATIONS. OF WHO SHE WAS. I THINK THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THESE ACTUAL WORKS IN PERSON, OPPORTUNITY TO GET AS CLOSE TO HEARING FRIDA KAHLO SAY HER OWN STORY.ABOUT THE CHALLENGES IN HER LIFE, THAT HAS AN HONESTY AND INTENSITY COUPLED WITH THE INTENSITY. SUPERCHARGE. >> SO RECOGNIZABLE, MANY ARGUE THAT FRIDA KAHLO'S STYLE WAS BASED IN SURREALISM. AN IDEA SHE REJECTED. BECAUSE OF THE STORIES WITHIN HER STORIES THAT CURATOR JUSTIN DESCRIBES HER STYLE AS SYMBOLIC REALISM. MOST NOTABLY SEEN IN HER BROKEN SELF-PORTRAIT. >> YOU HAVE FRIDA KAHLO EXPOSE, THE SPINE, A COLUMN THAT HAS BEEN SHATTERED AND CRACKED. BARELY HOLDING ON. KIND OF HELD TOGETHER. THEN ON TOP OF THAT CRUMBLING COLUMN, THE HEAD OUT AT THE VIEWER. THE PAIN SHE IS IN. HER LOOK IN NO WAY RESIGNED TO THE PAIN. UNAPOLOGETIC. DID NOT RUN AWAY FROM THESE REALITIES IN HER LIFE, DID NOT TRY TO DIMINISH YOURSELF BECAUSE OF THEM. SHE WAS AN INCREDIBLY STRONG POWERFUL WOMEN AND ARTIST WHO SPOKE TRUTHFULLY THROUGH HER WORK. EVEN WHEN THAT TRUTH WAS PAINFUL. >> FOR LATINO VOICES, I AM ANGEL. >> CHECK OUT THE EXHIBIT UNTIL SEPTEMBER 6 AT THE MUSEUM OF ART IN THE ART CENTER. >>> AS WE HAVE SEEN SO MUCH IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, YOUNG PEOPLE OFTEN WITH SOCIAL PROGRESS. HOW THEY SAY ANYONE EVEN TEENAGERS CAN CREATE THE CHANGE THEY WANT TO SEE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. >> THE SENIOR, I AM A JUNIOR. COPRESIDENTS, EDUCATE AND BRING TOGETHER UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS IN HIGH SCHOOL. TOGETHER WE INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO BREAK DOWN SOCIAL OBSTACLES. REGARDLESS OF THEIR LEGAL STATUS. >> THIS WORK IS SO IMPORTANT TO US, MORE OF A HANDLE IN TERMS OF THE WORK THAT IS HAPPENING. OPPORTUNITY TO ORGANIZE WITH ONE ANOTHER. TO ADVOCATE FOR THE POLICY. FOR THE UNDOCUMENTED, IMPORTANT THEY HAVE AN INPUT ON WHAT IT IS THEY NEED IN REGARDS TO LEGAL HELP AND MENTAL HEALTH HELP. >> WE HAD A GUEST SPEAKER COME IN, WE WANTED TO FIND WAYS TO BUILD CONNECTIONS WITH OTHER CULTURES. SEE HOW WE COULD TAKE OUR CHANGE TO A BIGGER LEVEL. BEEN ABLE TO REACH CITYWIDE ACROSS THE HIGH SCHOOL. ACROSS THE DISTRICT. >> IN GENERAL STUDENTS KIND OF GLAZED OVER, PEOPLE THINK THEY CANNOT REALLY HAVE A VOICE. THEY DO NOT UNDERSTAND THEM WELL ENOUGH AND SIMPLY NOT TRUE. STUDENTS THE ONES BEING IMPACTED BY THESE POLICIES EVERY SINGLE DAY. ALLOWED THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK UP ON WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO THEM. >> TO MAKE CHANGE, GET INVOLVED. START OFF SMALL LIKE WE DID FROM A SMALL CLUB AND EXPAND ACROSS THE CITY. >> CONGRATULATIONS, WHO GRADUATED THIS WEEK. HEADED TO THE COLLEGE IN THE FALL. FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THEIR ORGANIZATION. ON OUR WEBSITE. THAT IS OUR SHOW FOR THIS SATURDAY NIGHT. TOMORROW NIGHT, BLOCK VOICES. CATCH MY REPORTING, I WILL BE HERE AGAIN IN THE CHAIR NEXT WEEK. ALL OF US HERE IN CHICAGO TONIGHT, LATINO VOICES, THANK YOU FOR SHARING PART OF YOUR WEEKEND WITH US. STAY HEALTHY, STAY SAFE. >> (MUSIC PLAYING)