The Foundation in the News 2007 CLIPSCassandra West, director of communications cwest@cfw.org and (312) 577-2825 Laura Fletcher, communications associate lfletcher@cfw.org and (312) 577-2824 |
DECEMBERDec. 12: The Tides Foundation announced Chicago Foundation for Women as one of its Catalyst Fund grantees, to support reproductive justice led by women of color Dec. 3: WGN Radio discussed how cuts to Cook County health services disproportionately impacts women and girls, after our press conference with Citizen Action Illinois and the Emergency Network to Save Cook County Health Services NOVEMBERNov. 25: The Tinley Park Star (and neighborhood editions) printed our letter on comprehensive sex education versus abstinence-only programs Nov. 25: Southtown Star ran our letter on comprehensive sex education versus abstinence-only programs in their Sunday guest columnists section Nov. 22: Chicago Defender ran our letter on comprehensive sex education versus abstinence-only programsNov. 14: Chicago Sun-Times on Mary Morten receiving the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois’ “Women with Vision Award” Nov. 14: Community Media Workshop’s eNotes mentioned the 2007 Founders’ Award application Nov. 12: Chicago Sun-Times on the Foundation’s hiring a new Special Events and Annual Fund Manager, Mariah Cunnick Nov. 6: Chicago Sun-Times column by Stella Foster mentions Mary Morten, a winner of the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois’ “Women with Vision Award” OCTOBER Oct. 31: Daily Journal in Kankakee on Susy Schultz, former director of advocacy and communications at the Foundation, as their new managing editor and readership consultant for the SNG chain Oct. 22: Chicago Defender runs op-ed from Hannah Rosenthal on Cook County’s human trafficking reportOct. 20: Tinley Park Star prints op-ed from Hannah Rosenthal on Cook County’s human trafficking reportOct. 11: Medill report on " Call to Action, Part 1" and domestic violence awareness month Oct. 11: Chicago Defender story on our "Black Youth Project" panel, cosponsored by the Chicago Urban League Oct. 9: Chicago Sun-Times column by Stella Foster on Women's Bar Association honor of Mary Morten Oct. issue: Today's Chicago Woman magazine has Hannah Rosenthal as guest editor, features full-page ad thanking 22nd Annual Luncheon host committee and ran photos from luncheon SEPTEMBER
Sept. 27: International Profit Associates announces sponsorship of 22nd Annual LuncheonSept. 20: Hoy discussion of Aurora Planned Parenthood and protests Sept. 19: Windy City Times coverage of luncheonSept. 17: Mark Anthony Neal’s “Critical Noir” blog at VIBE magazine’s websiteSept. 13: Illinois Times reprint of Women's ENews story on "What Will It Take?"Sept. 12: Windy City Times does Q and A with Kathy NajimySept. 11: ABC 7 live morning news interview with Mary Morten about "What Will It Take?" Sept. 11: WBBM-radio inteview of Susy Schultz on "What Will It Take?" Sept. 11: PBS show "NOW" linked to "Call to Action, Part 1" from story on sexual assault of women in the military Sept. 11: Illinois Radio Network, which airs on more than 50 stations statewide, interview of Susy Schultz on "What Will It Take?" Sept. 11: Chicago Tribune full-page ad to thank luncheon sponsors Sept. 10: ABC 7 Chicago ran a special segment on the evening news Sept. 10: Women's eNews wire story of "What Will It Take?" Sept. 5: Chicago Sun-Times events listings of 22nd Annual Lunechon and Symposium Sept. 4: Crain's Chicago Business named Hannah Rosenthal as one of Who's Who 2007 under nonprofits. Sept. 1: Women's eNews weekly Cheers and Jeers column quotes Hannah Rosenthal on the feminization of poverty and new U.S. Census numbers.
AUGUSTAug. 30: WTTW public television's Chicago Tonight show, Hannah Rosenthal discusses the Census Bureau numbers and the feminization of poverty with John Bouman of the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law. Aug. 29:WBEZ Chicago Public Radio's morning show, Eight Forty-Eight, Hannah Rosenthal discusses the feminization of poverty on the release of the new U.S. Census Bureau numbers. Aug. 24: Chicago Tribune obituary of former board chair, longtime friend and advocate Maria Mangual Aug. 23: Crain's Chicago Business noted Mae Hong as new Board Chair at the Foundation after Lois J. Lipton's term ended this July. Aug. 21: Hoy obituary of former board chair, longtime friend and advocate Maria Mangual Aug. 19: Chicago Tribune People in Business notes Mae P. Hong is the new board chair.
JULYJuly 23: Chicago Defender on “Margaret Garner” opera. July 22: WLUW 88.7 FM hour-long, two-person interview on violence against women July 19: Foundation listed as local collaborator of “Margaret Garner” opera July 7: Chicago Tribune obituary on Eleanor Petersen, longtime Foundation supporter July 4: Chicago Sun-Times QT column quotes the Tuesday Blast on celebrating women's right to vote. July: Today’s Chicago Woman’s “July To Do” lists the Foundation’s African American Leadership Council’s fundraiser performance of “The Color Purple” on July 12 JUNEJune 28: Letter to the editor on the state budget. Appeared in 11 editions of The Star newspaper, covering 23 suburban communities. June 25: WCKG radio hosts Stan and Terry promote “Art and Media” event June 24: Chicago Tribune letter to the editor on Duke sexual assault case June 24: DeKalb Daily Chronicle editorial in favor of WWIT, ending: “What will it take? It will take us.” June 20: The MidWeek News lists June 21 DeKalb town hall in “This Just In” column June 19: Jewish Women International, Hannah to be named one of the “Women to Watch” in December June 13: DeKalb County Chronicle, advance story on town hall meeting June 13: Chicago Defender: Art Sims column. Long wrap-up on Jill Scott concert June 7: Pioneer Press: Sidebar and picture coverage in all 50 editions about the Jill Scott concert June 7: N’the Loop column, N’Digo magazine: Jill Scott concert June 4: Chicago Defender, congrats to Sylvia Ewing and her connection to CFW. June 2: Trinity United Church of Christ newsletter, Jill Scott June 1: Near West Gazette, coverage of Young Women’s Leadership town hall MAYMay 31: Nomadic Contours of an Assimilated Life blog: study on uninsured women May 31: N’the Loop column, N’Digo, Jill Scott concert top listing May 27: Trinity United Church of Christ newsletter, Jill Scott May 24: N’the Loop column, N’Digo magazine: Jill Scott concert May 23: Chicago Free Press, Lesbian town hall meeting story May 17: Lawndale News (both English and Spanish editions) health care study May 15: Community Media Workshop newsletter: write up on CFW-created panel, “Putting Women’s Issues on the Front Page.” May 15: Streetwise, the face of the uninsured woman in Ill. May 15: Gaper’s Block Blog on our report on the face of the uninsured woman in Illinois May 14: Sreetside studios, online broadcast of “Race for a Safe State” coverage May 10: Chicago Tribune, Metromix top listing column: "Race for a Safe State" May 9: Chicago Free Press: Mary Morten, Sunny Fisher honored by Rape Victim Advocates May 6: Phil Rosenthal’s column, Schultz quoted on Murdoch buying the WSJ May 3: Stella Foster column: Jill Scott event listing—“a classy event.” May: Streetside studios, online broadcast of “Portraits”May: Tribune’s Metromix website: "Race for a Safe State" listing May: Chicago Parent magazine article on "What Will It Take?" APRILApril 27: Chicago Defender, extensive coverage of ABC town hall—web and print April 25: ABC-7 Town Hall—ratings were twice that of Letterman April 19: Rob Feder’s column: ABC town hall meeting—top item April 18: Windy City Times, Mary Morten’s honor from Rape Victim Advocates, April 14: Streetwise April 13: Wisconsin State Journal, Hannah’s Seder with Pelosi in Israel April 13: Chicago Sun-Times cover story on comedian in PSAs April 11: Notice on violence prevention meeting, The Panhandle Press, Virdin April 11: Notice on violence prevention meeting, The Girard Gazette, Virdin April 11: Notice on violence prevention meeting, The Virdin Record, Virdin April 11: Notice on violence prevention meeting, Northwestern News, Virdin April 4-10: StreetWise, grants listing April 11: Telemundo, on men’s initiative. April 9: Fox News on men’s initiative--on Fox’s inaugural 10 p.m. newscast April 8: Pioneer Press, 8 south suburban editions, sponsorship of “The Yellow Dress” play April 6: Chicago Reader, on Hannah’s spoken word performance at a progressive Second City “slam.” April 5: Carlinville Enquirer-Democrat, town hall in Champaign-Urbana April 5: Chicago Parent online – blog on food, on food deserts. April 4: Chambana Town Hall coverage by ABC 15, WICD April 4: Chambana Town Hall coverage by NBC 17, WAND. April 4: Sun-Times Samir Goswami and Hannah in “7 men who understand women” April 3: News-Gazette, Champaign, Ill. Story on town hall meeting April: Radio Disney on “What Will It Take?” interview, Susy Schultz (30 minute interview)
MARCHMarch 30: Story on Town Hall in Galesburg Register-Mail March 29: Galesburg, WGIL 1400 AM, Susy on town hall. March 28: WGCI 107.5 FM “Stop the Hits” the Howard McGee show, 9-10 a.m. March 27: Streetside studios, online broadcast of interview with Mary Morten March 26: WGFB radio in Rockford, Susy general interview March 21: WDCB public radio 90.9 FM, northeastern . Susy general interview March 17: Mary Morten on WRTE Radio Arte’s “Korner Kafe” show March 16: ABC 7 on “What Will It Take?” grants March 8: WNUR coverage of “What Will It Take?” March 8: Fox News Chicago March 8: ABC Channel 7 News March 8 and 9: Chicago Tribune, men’s initiative and general overview (March 8: top story on Tribune website and March 9: Metro section, page 3) March 8: Latina Town Hall, Chicago Journal March 7: Public awareness press conference, Cindy Richards in Chicago Sun-Times March 2: Chicago Defender: overview of initiative. March 1: Latina Town Hall, Telemundo March 1: Latina Town Hall, Medill News Service March 1: Latina Town Hall, CNN Latino radio interview with Maria Pesqueira March 1: Latina Town Hall, Chicago Sun-Times March 1: Latina Town Hall, CBS 2 Chicago, Rafael Romo reporting March 1: Latina Town Hall, Extra News (March 8) – Spanish and English March 1: Latina Town Hall,: Fox News Chicago, Lilia Chacon reporting live March: Elmhurst College Calendar—Hannah gives annual Heschel Lecture, “The Power of Feminism and Religion: Women's Bodies and Faith" March: Today’s Chicago Woman, Mary and Hannah recognized
FEBRUARYFeb. 28: The Paper in Dwight, IL, coverage of speaker’s bureau visit Feb. 28: Chicago Free Press, African American Leadership Council Town Hall meeting. Feb. 23: Food deserts: Red Eye Feb. 22 and 23: Food deserts: Chicago Tribune Feb. 22: Food deserts: WBEZ public radio Feb. 22: Food deserts: ABC Channel 7 Feb. 22: Food deserts: WGN Channel 922 Feb. 22: Cook County Commission on Women’s Issues annual report Feb. 14: Hannah one of 21 Leaders for 21st Century, Wisconsin State Journal Feb. 14-20: StreetWise, Heart disease and women, Feb. 13: Nomadic Contours of an Assimilated Life blog; Hannah’s analysis of federal budget Feb. 7: Radio appearance, WNUA’s “City Voices” Mary Morten and Adam Shamoon Feb. 4: Chicago Sun-Times quote on Hannah on the Bears in the Super Bowl Feb.: Women’s News and Views newsletter: Men’s kick-off and Portaits coverage
JANUARYJan. 17: Chicago Free Press on Roe v Wade anniversary film showing. Jan. 17: Chicago Tribune, GoGirlGo! story Jan. 17: WCIA, Men’s Initiative kick-off Champaign Jan. 17: Streetwise, Hannah as one of 21 Leaders for 21st Century Jan. 12: Chicago Sun-Times, Lynne in story on DNA solving old rape case Jan. 10: Windy City Times, on our grants with LGBT groups highlighted Jan. 4: Women’s E-News, Hannah named one of 21 Leaders for 21st Century
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