The Chicago Activator - September 19, 2016

Official E-Newsletter of the SAG-AFTRA Chicago Local

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September 19, 2016

Join the Actors and Artists Unite Chicago Team at the

Walk to End Alzheimer's Local News

2016 Chicago Walk to End Alzheimer's

Members in Action Rally for the Chicago Reader

Sunday, Sept. 25

Underground Film Festival Independent Film Initiative

Details below.

Actors & Artists Unite at Chicago Walk to End Alzheimer's Come join the Actors and Artists (AA) Unite Chicago Team with your fellow SAG-AFTRA members, colleagues, friends and family on Sept. 25 at the 2016 Chicago Walk to End Alzheimer's. This year, the team will be dedicating its walk in honor of the late President Ken Howard for his tireless support, faith and dedication to the AA Unite team and the National Alzheimer's Association. Click here to view the AA Unite Chicago Team's page.

When: Sunday, Sept. 25 Registration begins at 8 a.m.

Ceremony at 9:30 a.m.

5K (3.2 miles) walk at 10 a.m.

Where: Montrose Harbor Montrose Avenue and Simonds Drive Chicago, IL 60613 AA Unite was founded in 2011 by Nancy Daly in honor of her mom who died from Alzheimer's. AA Unite is the only noncorporate national friends and family team participating in the Walk to End Alzheimer's. There are 35 teams and counting this year, and more join every week. Anyone can join or start an AA Unite team in any city that has a Walk to End Alzheimer's.

Teams are located nationwide in Alabama, Vermont, South Dakota, Rhode Island, Missouri, Arizona, Ohio, Texas, Massachusetts, Illinois, New York, Florida, California and Washington, D.C. Actors, artists, and their friends and families are all welcome to join nationwide, as we walk for a cure. When actors and artists unite, the world can shift, and it has.

For information on the national team and to join, click here.

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Local News SAVE THE DATE: Coming Monday, Oct. 24 - The SAG-AFTRA Blood Drive Did you know that helping others gives you wings? Stay tuned for details.

Keep Your Agent in the Know If you book a project through your agent, please let them know when production contacts you directly. For example: If you book one of the nighttime dramas shooting here, your agent calls to say you got the part. Then production calls you to arrange a fitting, change your shooting date, ask you to do something that may resemble a stunt or other training. If production contacts you directly, chances are your agent is not aware of the changes and therefore cannot negotiate further provisions or pay in some circumstances, and he or she can't make sure you are being paid properly when your check comes in.

KMRC - Go Fund Me The KMRC is in need of funding for a new computer for the Video Room. Please visit the Go Fund Me page and help the cause!

KMRC - Closure The KMRC will be closed for construction from Tuesday, Sept. 27, through Monday, Oct 17. The KMRC will be undergoing a renovation for the first time in its 15-year history. When completed, it will have an open house for all to come and enjoy the new center.

The renovation will include new ceiling tile and lighting, carpeting, painted walls and furniture. The Schmooze Room and Video Room will be switching places to cut down on street traffic noise in the Video Room.

Stay tuned for exciting updates and open house details.

Deanna Reed-Foster and Audrey Allen at the screening of Southside with You on Aug 18. ReedFoster plays the role of Bernadette in the film.

A Rally to Save and Support the Chicago Reader Join and stand strong with the Chicago Reader staff and guest speakers and show the company that it must invest in staffing and better wage and working conditions for a fair contract now!

When: Noon, Thursday, Oct. 6 Where: In front of the Sun-Times/Reader building at 350 North Orleans (On Orleans north of the Chicago River) For 45 years, the Chicago Reader has delivered smart and stylish arts coverage, plus incisive reporting on public corruption and social ills. However, the owners' at Wrapports continue to cut staff and few Reader staff have had a wage increase in the last 10 years. The union has been negotiating with the company for almost two years and Wrapports refuses to put any money on the table.

Now Open: Chicago Underground Film Festival submissions Early Deadline: Oct. 1, 2016 Regular Deadline: Dec. 1, 2016 Late Deadline: Jan. 6, 2017 Submissions are officially being accepted for the 24th Annual Chicago Underground Film Festival presented by IFP Chicago. The festival will be held May 31 - June 1, 2017, at the Logan Theatre. Qualified filmmakers can submit their entries through the festival's online entry form on cuff.org or through Filmfreeway or Withoutabox. Click here to submit.

The Chicago Underground Film Festival is an internationally recognized event that provides a venue for documentary, experimental and avant-garde narrative film and video.

The Independent Film Initiative The Independent Film Initiative is a program of the Chicago Film Office and the city of Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events designed to retain, promote and provide careerenhancing opportunities for local film industry professionals and media makers. Its goal is to create a more sustainable and robust independent film industry in Chicago.

The Independent Film Initiative promotes Chicago's independent film community. It is composed of three branches: a filmmaker-in-residence program, a production apprenticeship and screenings of short films made in Chicago.

Click here for more details on this program.

In response to members' requests to stay informed, The Activator may include notice of rallies, pickets and other actions by unions and the labor movement that have not been sanctioned by the National or Chicago Board of Directors of SAG-AFTRA. This information is provided as a convenience.

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