Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices
Migrant Designs Chicago Flag-Inspired Logo to Raise Funds
Clip: 9/1/2023 | 2m 24sVideo has Closed Captions
Volunteers helping migrants outside police stations say raising funds is essential.
One group of volunteers partnered with a Venezuelan migrant to design the logo on merchandise that's being sold to raise money for food, clothes and medicine.
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Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices is a local public television program presented by WTTW
Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices
Migrant Designs Chicago Flag-Inspired Logo to Raise Funds
Clip: 9/1/2023 | 2m 24sVideo has Closed Captions
One group of volunteers partnered with a Venezuelan migrant to design the logo on merchandise that's being sold to raise money for food, clothes and medicine.
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>>> BACK TO YOU, JOANNA .
>>> VOLUNTEERS HELPING MIGRANTS OUTSIDE OF POLICE STATIONS SAY RAISING FUNDS IS ESSENTIAL TO THE WORK.
ONE GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS, THE POLICE STATION RESPONSE TEAM, PARTNERING UP WITH MIGRANTS TO DESIGN A LOGO ON THE MERCHANDISE BEING SOLD TO RAISE MONEY FOR FOOD, CLOTHING AND MEDICINE.
THE LOGO FOR THE FUNDRAISER IS THE IMAGE OF THE CHICAGO FLAG WITH A TWIST.
>> Reporter: THE WORDS USING TO DESCRIBE CHICAGO.
HE CURRENTLY LIVES AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, ONE OF THE 15 SHELTERS BEING USED TO HOUSE MIGRANTS.
HE USES A BUTTERFLY IN HIS CHICAGO FLAG LOGO TO DESCRIBE THE MIGRANT'S JOURNEY AND GROWTH.
>> Reporter: DESIGNIT WITH THE HEART OF GRATITUDE AND WAS STANDING OUTSIDE OF THE 12th DISTRICT POLICE STATION.
>> [SPEAKING IN A NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE] >> Reporter: IT WAS A GRAPHIC DESIGNER IN VENEZUELA FOR OVER 20 YEARS.
WHEN THE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC HARDSHIP HIT THE COUNTRY IN 2016, HE SAYS HE GOT HARDER TO FIND A JOB.
HE SAYS CHICAGO BECAME A PLACE OF REFUGE, [SPEAKING IN A NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE]A PLACE OF CARE.
>> >> Reporter: AS HE AWAITS ASYLUM, DESIGNING MERCHANDISE TO RAISE FUNDS AS GIVEN HIM A SENSE OF PURPOSE.
>> [SPEAKING IN A NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE] >> Reporter: HE SAID THAT HE
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Clip: 9/1/2023 | 9m 37s | From the moment the first bus arrived last year, volunteers have provided care. (9m 37s)
Local Officials Ask for Work Permits for Migrants
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Clip: 9/1/2023 | 8m 24s | As money and resources grow thin, there've been calls for government collaboration. (8m 24s)
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