Chicago Independent Television is proud to announce that our episode for August 2009 marks our 50th episode since our debut in 2004. We want to thank everyone who contributed and who helped us along the way.

ON THE SHOW THIS MONTH:

The Chicago lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police recently held a reunion party to commemorate police veterans who took part in acts of brutality in the 1960s. The group Chicago Copwatch protested this police malfeasance, as we see in this two-part segment.

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Tamms is a maximum-security prison compound in southern Illinois, which has gained increasing attention for brutality and torture. Activists joined up with Chicago-area artists for an innovative publicity campaign involving "mud stenciling":

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A Chicago hot dog stand named Felony Franks seeks to bring ex-felons back to work. In this segment, we visit the grand opening of this unique hot dog stand and learn why a local alderman opposes the name.

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WATCH THE SHOW on Chicago Indymedia at this link:

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WATCH THE SHOW on our YouTube Channel at this link:

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CHICAGO INDEPENDENT TELEVISION IS CABLECAST ON CAN TV (cable channel 19 in Chicago) on the first and third Monday of the month at 11PM. Learn more about CAN TV:

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ON DISH NETWORK: Chicago Independent Television airs on national satellite, on Free Speech TV (Dish Network channel 9415). Learn more about Free Speech TV:

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WHO WE ARE:
We are the Chicago Indymedia Video Collective. We operate along the same lines as Indymedia, fostering the same ideals and processes. We are a collective of media producers, activists, videographers and concerned
citizens offering your alternative to mainstream corporate coverage of local and international events, movements and expression. In the summer of 2003 the idea of an independent television show, free from corporate bias and serving the needs of the community, was conceived. Chicago Independent Television is the result of that movement.

Our mission is to provide YOUR CORPORATE NEWS ALTERNATIVE.

PLEASE JOIN US!
Our Video Collective meets at 7PM every 1st and 3rd Monday of the month. We encourage individuals interested in contributing to the show to attend a meeting. Note: We often change meeting venues, so please contact us for details if you want to attend a meeting.

OUR WISH LIST:
Our work requires supplies and equipment. We are gladly accepting the following resources:

Firewire Hard Drives
Blank Mini-DV Tapes
Blank DVD's
Lights
Microphones
Walkie Talkies
Camcorders and Camcorder Batteries
DVD burners

CONTACT INFORMATION:
Please submit any video material, bumpers, artwork or queries to the
Chicago Independent Media Center:
773-384-8544
chicago.indymedia.org
or email us:
imc-chicago-video (at) lists.indymedia.org

Our web page on Chicago Indymedia:
www.chicagoindependenttv.org