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CHICAGO MATTERS: Inside Housing
When we talk housing, we find it wedded to issues
of race and class, to discussions of equality and social justice. We see
it in the struggle to build affordable housing in the suburbs, or in a
gentrifying neighborhood clinging to its identity within a whirlwind of
renovation and development. We see it as public housing residents clash
with Chicago Housing Authority officials over the city's "Transformation"
plan.
Topics
In 2002's
Chicago Matters series, "Inside Housing," our reports
follow Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) residents on the move, take the
measure of class conflict in the south suburbs, and profile a family that
can't make their mortgage. This year, in a takeoff on the personal essay,
writer Alex Kotlowitz is producing Chicagoans' personal
stories about home, told in their own words.
 In
our documentaries and town
hall meetings, we consider the future of integration, what it feels
like to be a homeless child, and the life of an urban nomad.
These are just a
few of the topics we'll cover in the 2002 Chicago Matters series,
a special series challenging us to take a deeper look at housing issues
affecting our community.
Mentorship Program
One way
that Chicago Public Radio is working to diversify its on-air voice and
connect with issues that are important to the city's varied communities
is through a mentorship program
that begins with this year's Chicago Matters. This group of four
new reporters includes students from Kennedy-King College, Radio Arte,
and Columbia College, as well as fresh talent from the Chicago community.
As part of the series, each is creating one report.
Julia
McEvoy is the executive producer of Chicago Matters.
Amy Dorn is the associate
producer.
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