ARTS & (HOME) ENTERTAINMENT RECOMMENDATIONS

Since being stuck inside, which shows have you been watching? Which movies? Have you read any good books lately? Any new music releases have you dancing in your living room? StreetWise vendors, readers and staff are sharing what is occupying their attention during this unprecedented time.

To be featured in a future edition, send your recommendations of what to do at home and why you love them to: Creative Director / Publisher Dave Hamilton at dhamilton@streetwise.org

The Centennial of Women's Suffrage

"Rights, Responsibilities & Roadblocks: Critical Stories Leading to the 19th Amendment and Beyond"

Recent headlines tell of reduced polling places, names taken off voter rolls, and requests for identification in places where none is required. One hundred years after the 19th Amendment affirmed women’s right to vote in the United States, many of these issues have become even more pressing. Roadblocks to exercising the right to vote still exist today, especially among minorities and the under-educated. The Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center in partnership with the Woman’s Club of Evanston and Women’s Vote 100 Evanston will host a virtual program, “Rights, Responsibilities & Roadblocks: Critical Stories Leading to the 19th Amendment and Beyond,” in celebration of the centennial of women’s suffrage. The program will be at 7 p.m. August 25, with registration https://www.ilholocaustmuseum.org/pages/programs/events/ Panelists include the former Cook County Circuit Judge Carole Kamin Bellows, State Sen. Laura Fine (D-Glenview), and writer/historian Rima Lunin Schultz. Cook County Circuit Judge Abbey Romanek, vice president of the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center, will introduce the panelists. Lori Osborne, director of the Evanston Women's History Project and the Frances Willard House Museum and WCTU Archives, will moderate the panel.

Save a Pet!

Clear the Shelters

Animal shelters across the country are once again teaming up with NBC and Telemundo stations to find loving homes for pets in need with the Clear The Shelters pet adoption campaign through August 31. To help individuals and communities continue to practice safe social distancing measures, the stations’ “Adopt & Donate” effort will feature virtual pet adoptions and make it easy for people to donate online to participating shelters and rescues such as Chicago Animal Care and Control, Anti-Cruelty Society, Tree House Humane Society and PAWS Chicago. This year’s Clear The Shelters’ “Adopt & Donate” campaign features returning partners WeRescue and GreaterGood.org, and new partner 24PetWatch. Those looking for a new pet can use the WeRescue iOS app to locate adoptable pets near their ZIP code, submit their pet adoption applications through shelters’ websites, and ask questions directly to shelters. 24PetWatch is enabling shelters to increase their exposure through 24Petshelter.com/cleartheshelter, a free website providing a full list of participating shelters and their adoptable pets along with a link to contact them. “As communities all across the country continue to practice social distancing, this year’s Clear The Shelters campaign will allow individuals to find their perfect pet through virtual platforms," said Valari Staab, president of NBCUniversal-owned television stations.

A History Lesson!

Lunch & Learn: Resistance in the Camps

Discover how Jewish people found strength in their faith in order to maintain their humanity and dignity in the face of unimaginable tragedy and suffering with a program by Rabbi Reuven Brand. August 25, 12 p.m.; FREE. Register online at the Illinois Holocaust Museums's website at ilhmec.org

More Suffrage History

#19SuffrageStories

The campaign for women’s suffrage was long, difficult, and often dramatic. Diverse communities and organizations blazed the trail for equal voting rights across the nation. For many women, especially women of color, the fight didn’t end when the 19th Amendment became part of the U.S. Constitution on Aug. 26, 1920. Yet the stories of these suffragists have often been overlooked. They include women like Ida B. Wells-Barnett, who co-founded the Alpha Suffrage Club in Chicago in 1913 to advocate for women’s rights and push for the election of African Americans. She famously refused to march in the segregated section of the women’s suffrage parade that year in Washington, D.C. Another overlooked suffragist is Marie Louise Bottineau Baldwin, of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. A lawyer who marched in the 1913 parade, she advocated for an act to make American Indians U.S. citizens. To mark the centennial of the 19th Amendment, the Smithsonian Institution, Library of Congress, and National Archives are collaborating to bring these stories to you on social media. Follow #19SuffrageStories on Instagram and Twitter now until August 26 to learn voting-rights history from the Library of Congress (@LibraryCongress on Instagram and Twitter), the National Archives (@USNatArchives), and the Smithsonian (@Smithsonian) about the many diverse women who fought for voting rights, long before and long after the amendment passed.

Play This!

Life is Strange 2

Looking for a new kind of video game to get hooked on? This is an episodic choose-your-own-adventure video game that revolves around two brothers, Sean and Daniel Diaz. Although the game is the second part of the series, it is still a separate story line so you don’t need to play the first installment to understand its story. It follows 17-year old Sean and his 9-year old brother Daniel, who learns he has telekinetic powers. After being accused of murdering their father and a police officer, the brothers are forced to flee to their father’s old home in Puerto Lobos, Mexico. While on their journey, they tackle issues like immigration and racism. I love this game because it not only explores the ethical implications of the situations that Sean and Daniel get into, and it exposes the player to a different way of thinking. Every choice you make in the video game has consequences, so choices have to be carefully made. It’s my favorite video game so far because of the dynamic journey the player undergoes and the overall art style. The events in the game are so unpredictable, I can’t help but keep playing to find out what happens to Sean and Daniel next. You can purchase the physical copy of the complete season for PS4 and Xbox One for $69.99 or the digital/PC version on Steam, store.playstation.com and xbox.com for $39.99. Individual digital episodes are also available for $7.99 each. -Recommended by StreetWise intern Camille Baranda

-Compiled by Dave Hamilton & Suzanne Hanney