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I am writing this letter for a project in our Swadeshi unit. Swadeshi means to support the local economy and culture because it is more resilient than a global economy and globalized culture. This letter is about the local economy and I was supposed to find one issue that was wrong with my neighborhood. We Read More…

Alderman Margaret Laurino 4404 West Lawrence Avenue. Chicago, IL 60630 July 19, 2012 Dear Ms. Laurino, My name is SN, and I’m a rising junior at CICS Northtown Academy HS.  I’m also currently in a summer program at my school called the Global Peace Class.  We discussed the relations between our local and global economy Read More…

Office of the Mayor 121 N LaSalle Street Chicago City Hall 4th Floor Chicago, IL 60602 Dear Mayor Emanuel, Early exposure to drugs is a rising issue for young children in Chicago neighborhoods. I myself have witnessed more and more teens using drugs out in public and this is due to the wide access teenagers Read More…

Reflection During our second week of the Global Peace Course, our assignment was to protest against something we found in need of positive change. I chose to protest to some members of the Board of Directors and leaders of my charter school because I wanted them to know about some of the maintenance issues here. Read More…

  Alderman Margaret Laurino 4404 W. Lawrence Chicago, IL 60630   July 20, 2012   Dear Ms. Laurino:   Please accept this letter as a protest regarding the current pothole issue in the streets and sidewalks around CICS Northtown Academy. This is a problem for all the people at Northtown and for the community too Read More…

  YLS   Chicago July 20, 12   To Whom It May Concern:     I can imagine that there must be a lot of things in your hands thus I thank you for taking the time to read this letter. As a student at CICS Northtown I hope that you receive this as a Read More…

  Alderman Margaret Laurino 4404 West Lawrence Avenue. Chicago, IL 60630   July 20, 2012 Dear Ms. Laurino, My name is VC and I am a student attending CICS Northtown Academy. I live in the neighborhood and the condition of street and sidewalks does not convince me that it is safe to travel to and Read More…

  Elizabeth D. Purvis Chicago International Charter School 11 E. Adams Suite 600 Chicago, IL, 60603   Dear Mrs. Pervis, I am writing to alert you of a problem that affects my school, CICS Northtown Academy. My school, which is the place I spend hours, days, weeks, and months learning so many things, whether these Read More…

  CICS Northtown Academy 3900 West Peterson Avenue Chicago, IL 60659-3162 (773) 478-3655 2012 Civitas Schools   July 20, 2012   To Whom It May Concern,   Please accept this letter as a protest regarding the lack of air conditioning in Northtown Academy.   In Northtown Academy, there is a lack of air conditioning in Read More…

While studying Swadeshi, the idea of having self sufficient, small economic communities, I looked for a way to translate that into the world around me. There are a few really fantastic small companies in my hometown that exemplify what Swadeshi is, but I couldn’t find anything that I wanted to protest on a local level. Read More…