May 2013
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Filmmaker Joanna Rudnick comments on Angelina Jolie’s New York Times o-ed. “She is going to save so many lives. I’m farklempt,” Rudnick said.
Rudnick shared her story after she tested positive for the BRCA1 mutation in the Emmy-nominated documentary In The Family.
Read more: http://forward.com/articles/176650/jewish-women-call-angelina-jolie-inspiration-for-b/?p=all#ixzz2TLGgaH17
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April 2013
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Mother and Daughter spread the word about genetic...
A mother and daughter are working together to encourage people to receive genetic testing after both of them tested positive for the BRCA2 mutation.
http://www.salisburypost.com/article/20130410/SP01/130419974/ovarian-cancer-survivor-and-her-daughter-are-spreading-the-word-on-genetic-testing-so-others-can-x201c-live-to-laugh-x201d-longer
Joanna Rudnick shared her own story of testing positive...
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Muhammad Ali and his family were named one of the 50 most influential families in America by Town & Country magazine.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/09/town—country-most-influential-families-photos_n_3045694.html#slide=2318324
The documentary, The Trials of Muhammad Ali, will premiere on April 26th at the Tribeca Film Festival.
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Rally to Fight Gene Patenting
Brave Bosom writer Andrea Downing is participating in a rally in DC on April 15th as the Supreme Court hears the arguments in the Association for Molecular Pathology, et al v. Myriad Genetics case.
https://www.facebook.com/events/164782143674169/
Documentary filmmaker Joanna Rudnick is also re-releasing her film, In the Family, which explores the BRCA1 and 2 mutations and affect they can have....
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Want to learn more about the Association for Molecular Pathology, et al v. Myriad Genetics case?
The American Civil Liberties Union provides full coverage on all you need to know about this upcoming case.
http://www.aclu.org/fight-take-back-our-genes
The Supreme Court decides on this case April 15th.
Image courtesy of ACLU
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They Said, She Said
With the upcoming Supreme Court case that will determine the legality of gene patents coming up, Myriad Genetics has shared information that they believe will debunk “myths” about gene patenting. On the flipside, the blog Brave Bosom has provided their own information.
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The Fight Over Health Data
Forbes contributor Dan Munro explores the history of control over one’s health data.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/danmunro/2013/04/08/data-war-reaches-the-supreme-court/
The Supreme Court is set to decide whether human genes can be patented in the case The Association for Molecular Pathology, et al v. Myriad Genetics.
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Why Everyone Should Care About Gene Patenting
Breast cancer survivor Nancy Stordahl shares the reasons why she believes gene patents are a bad idea.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nancy-stordahl/brca1-and-brca2-gene-patents_b_3015595.html
“It’s really not all that complicated: Human genes never should have been and never should be patented.”
The issue of gene patenting was brought up in Joanna Rudnick’s documentary...
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"Genetic Injustice"
Professors Jeffrey Rosenfeld and Christopher Mason explore what they call “genetic injustice” and the impact Myriad Genetics’s patents are having on cancer testing.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-supreme-court-should-invalidate-the-patent-on-human-dna/2013/04/05/959fdcbc-9de1-11e2-a941-a19bce7af755_story.html
The Supreme Court is set to decide on the case April...
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Can our genes be patented? A legal perspective.
Sandra Park, staff attorney with the ACLU Women’s Rights Project shares her legal perspective on the upcoming Supreme Court case The Association of Molecular Pathology, et al v. Myriad Genetics.
http://bcaction.org/2013/04/05/qa-with-sandra-park-about-upcoming-gene-patent-case/
The Supreme Court is set to decide on the case April 15th.
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Breast Cancer Action on Gene Patenting
Breast Cancer Action executive director Karuna Jaggar discusses the upcoming court case against Myriad Genetics and the ways gene patenting is stifling cancer research and creating a monopoly.
http://bcaction.org/2013/04/05/from-the-ed-historic-gene-patent-case-and-rally-at-supreme-court/
Myriad Genetics was featured in Joanna Rudnick’s documentary In the Family.
The Supreme Court is set...
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"Decoding Annie Parker" premieres in New York City
Decoding Annie Parker, a film about the discovery of the genetic link to breast cancer premiered in New York City on April 2nd.
The film stars Helen Hunt as Mary-Claire King and Samantha Morton as Anne Parker
Joanna Rudnick’s film In the Family features an interview with Mary-Claire King about her discovery of the genetic link to breast cancer.
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"Myriad Genetics Patent Would Harm Society"
A PolicyMic article by Christian Rice explores the history of gene patenting as well as the impact Myriad Genetics’s gene patent can have on cancer research.
http://www.policymic.com/articles/32693/myriad-genetics-patent-would-harm-society
“If a cure is found by Myriad, they will also be able to patent it, which will allow Myriad to increase the price of the treatment and reap...
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Renowned film critic Roger Ebert will be taking a leave of presence due to his cancer returning.
Production for the Ebert documentary Life Itself is still ongoing.
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"Decoding Annie Parker"
Decoding Annie Parker features the story behind the discovery of the BCRA1 gene that is linked to an increased likelihood of breast cancer and ovarian cancer.
Mary-Claire King is featured in Joanna Rudnick’s documentary In the Family.
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What can we patent?
The New Yorker blogger Michael Specter explores the history of gene patenting. Over four thousand human genes are patented, including BRCA1 and BRCA2, the “breast cancer genes.”
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2013/04/myriad-genetics-patent-genes.html
Joanna Rudnick shared the experience of being tested positive for BRCA1 and the consequences of BRCA1 and 2 being...
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“Can We Stop the Disaster in Chicago?
We are in the midst of a gathering...”
– Endemic, institutionalized poverty and racism in Chicago are an “unnatural” disaster in slow motion. This same argument about the 2013 Chicago Public School closings connects the events of the 1963 CPS Boycott, the 1995 Chicago heat wave in which over 700 people died, and recent years of...
March 2013
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“If you do that, if you give ex-cons jobs to help rebuild their community, they...”
– Michael Flowers of Chicago’s Austin neighborhood
Cell blocks, by Angela Caputo
FILM: The Interrupters
February 2013
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January 2013
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Barber Shop Show: Barber Shop Show 109: Youth... →
barbershopshow:
On Friday’s Barber Shop Show we’ll talk to Chicago Public Schools High School students who are also investigative journalists through the Columbia Links program. They are creating work with a strongly anti-violence message.We’ll also talk with that program’s executive director, Brenda Butler.
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FILM: The Interrupters
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“I think purity can become a dead end. In other words, we saw how important...”
– Gordon Quinn, Co-founder and Artistic Director of Kartemquin Films
Jean Rouch in Chicago: An interview with Judy Hoffman and Gordon Quinn of Kartemquin Films, part two
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“The Night Ministry estimates that on a given night, there about 2,000...”
– Chicago to conduct homeless census
FILM: The Homestretch
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According to a new report, language and definitions surrounding homelessness render homeless black youth invisible to service providers.
The report, conducted with homeless white and black youth in California, found that homeless black youth are less likely to consider themselves homeless. Those surveyed often use terms like “couch surfing” instead, and often stay with a different friend or...
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For decades, the writer Alex Kotlowitz has been writing about the inner cities and the toll of violence on young people. So when he heard about a program at Drexel University where guys from the inner city get counseling for PTSD, he wondered if the effect of urban violence was comparable to the trauma that a person experiences from war. Kotlowitz talks to a military vet from Afghanistan and a...
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2012 Timeline of Chicago Murders →
derrionsfriends:
With names, faces, not just numbers.
You can click on some for “Read Their Story.”
10% of the fatalities were ages 17 or younger. This means we lost at least 50 children in 2012.
Interrupt Violence
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