14 DAYS OF STRIKE

Marc Fischer

• Other Authors Katy Jung (Interviewer), Alma Tapia (Contributor), Maria Tapia (Contributor), Jesse Salgado (Contributor), Iridian Martinez (Contributor), Leslie Carreno (Contributor), Jadalis Nuñez (Contributor), Blanca Velazco (Contributor), Isabel Flores (Contributor)
• Title

  14 DAYS OF STRIKE

• Date 2020
• Publisher Chicago, IL: Public Collectors
• Description 22 p.; 11 in
• Language English
• Collections Permanent Collection, MoMA Reading Room
• Summary

  14 DAYS OF STRIKE presents a discussion about the 2019 Chicago Teachers Union strike with six students at North-Grand High School (NGHS). Marc Fischer met these students after school in Ms. Jung’s classroom. The participants in this conversation were Fischer, Ms. Jung, and six students: Maria, Alma, Iridian, Blanca, Isabel and Mireya. The students are a mix of Sophomores and Juniors. Maria and Alma are sisters. The conversation was recorded on November 7, 2019. This booklet presents that conversation, and is illustrated by the students that took part, as well as others in the after school program. With Katy Jung, Alma Tapia, Maria Tapia, Jesse Salgado, Iridian Martinez, Leslie Carreno, Jadalis Nuñez, Blanca Velazco, Isabel Flores and Mireya Fuentes.

• Tags Social justice, Education, Self-publishing, Interview, Chicago, IL, MoMA Reading Room, MoMA Reading Room 1