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CultureWork
A Periodic Broadside for Arts and Culture Workers
: "Writing Together: The Art of Community Writing Organizations."

Blog: Off Mic | Classical and Folk Music Radio | WFMT: "Everyone's a Philosopher."

"The Slant" Asian American Network: "Affiliation Effect-The Neighborhood Writing Alliance."

NewPages.com Review: "Stand Up," Fall 2008 Issue of the Journal of Ordinary Thought.

A Citywide Interview: JOT writers on changing Chicago in Area Chicago.

Time Out Chicago Review: Factory fresh "Pedagogical Factory" manufactures innovative ideas for arts education. August 2007.

Time Out Chicago Review: Neighborhood Writing Alliance workshops. February 2007.

North Lawndale Community News Review: "Free Writing Workshop for Aspiring Writers." October 2006.

Newpages.com Review: "An Invisible Line", Winter 2007 Issue of the Journal of Ordinary Thought.

Newpages.com Review: "Footsteps," Fall 2005 Issue of the Journal of Ordinary Thought.

Newpages.com Review: "Twenty-Four Hours," Spring 2005 Issue of the Journal of Ordinary Thought.

Newpages.com Review: "Cause I Wanted To," Fall 2003 / Winter 2004 Issue of the Journal of Ordinary Thought.

Chicago Sun-Times Review: "The Journal of Ordinary Thought", a play by the Chicago Theater Company adapted from writing by Neighborhood Writing Alliance writers.

AUDIO FILES

Chicago Amplified: "I Shall Create" with Chicago artists Toufic El Rassi, Coya Paz, and Dan S. Wang. This event took place in celebration of the "Looking for Democracy Postcard Project" now on display at Hyde Park Art Center, featuring burning questions of the day submitted by community members, in partnership with The Public Square at the IHC, and dropping knowledge international.

Chicago Amplified: Where Were You: Defining Our Place in History. A JOT Release Reading as part of the Chicago Book Festival.

Chicago Amplified: One Person, One Vote? Re-Inventing Democracy, Listen in for a lively, critical conversation about these questions featuring Martha Biondi, Bakari Kitwana, Dan Johnson-Weinberger, Theresa Amato, and Alejandra Ibanez.

Chicago Amplified: Looptopia: Defining Our Place in History. Neighborhood Writing Alliance writers explored how their personal stories connect to historical moments.

Chicago Amplified: Getting Around: Neighborhood Writing Alliance on Transportation. Neighborhood Writing Alliance performance with African drumming, poetry and narrative directed by Baba Eli Hoenai at the 2007 Chicago Humanities Festival.

Chicago Amplified: "I Used To Be A Barbie Girl," Neighborhood Writing Alliance performance at the Chicago Tourism's Art of Play Chicago 2007.

Chicago Amplified: Every Person Is a Philosopher - Neighborhood Writing Alliance 2007 Annual Benefit with readings by Luis Urrea and writers from the Journal of Ordinary Thought. May 2007.

Fire on the Prairie:JOT writers reading about home and homelessness.

WBEZ, Chicago Public Radio, Eight Forty-eight: Audio archive of JOT writers reading labor poems.

WBEZ, Chicago Public Radio, Eight Forty-eight: Audio archive of Early Morning Work, and essay by JOT writer Julia Barrett.

ARTICLES

Medill Reports Chicago,"Residents find hope, friends in neighborhood writing group." February 18, 2010.

Chicago Chronicle, "Neighborhood Writing Alliance encourages community members to express creative voice," February 19, 2009.

Chicago Sun Times, "Looking out for the little guy, as Studs did," December 8, 2008.

Chicago Tribune, "Neighborhood Writing Alliance takes to the stage," October 19, 2008.

Chicago Tribune, "Journal Celebrates Inner Author of Ordinary People," June 6, 2003.

Los Angeles Times, "Writing Out of the Ordinary," November 24, 2003.

Third Coast Press: The Art of Activism: The Ordinary 81/2 x 11, April 2004, Vol. 1, Issue 4.

Amnesty International USA: "Women's Rights Across Boundaries and Borders: A Celebration of Our Voices," including NWA writing workshop members.