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1987 Say No Picasso

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Faith and steadfast hope, and mindful of our unity with all who believe in you, we ask you to hear our prayers.

You have endowed us with wisdom, knowledge, talent, and initiative, so that we might build a beautiful world.

Chicago's lakefront and skyline attest to the human genius and creativity with which you have blessed us.

For we learn that the justice of our society is tested by the treatment of the poor.

We need to make Chicago a great and humane city.

Help us to give them our support and cooperation.

All the people.

America! God bless America! God bless America! From the second district here in the city, Congressman Gus Saviors.

From the seventh district here in the city, Congresswoman Curtis Collins.

And now ladies and gentlemen, it's my pleasure to introduce to you the distinguished president of the Illinois State Senate, Philip...

May our newly elected officials...

Reason to each of us new life every day, and shine through our architecture and art, our parks and avenues, the vigor of our commerce, and the vitality...

Teacher, why can't you know my goals? All my goals...

And what's control? It's control of the soul.

And what's control? It's control of the soul.

And what's control? It's control of the soul.

And what's control? It's control of the soul.

Everybody! We go with your wang, wang, groove, and roll my phone.

Everybody! You wang, wang, groove, and roll my phone.

And we have a nice round of applause.

Let's have a nice round of applause for the Queen of Rooms, Mr.

Cortana and Mr.

William Dixon.

Did you have a chance to see anything? You can do it.

I'll cut it.

Do you want to blow it out? We want to serve it.

Oh, all right.

Let's blow it out.

Yeah? Wait.

And I'll do the chore.

Come upstairs.

Come on.

We're going to go down the escalator.

Everyone, welcome to the official birthday party, concert, cake cutting, celebration for the city of Chicago.

What's up, Sarah? How are you? Oh, good.

I don't have many dreams, Mrs.

Dixon.

I'd like a quarter yellow.

We will be able to get you out of the mountain, out of this fair and normal country, with them faith.

Who is that candidate? Al Washington! I want to hear it one more time.

Al Washington! We know that Harlow will bring equity and justice and he will bring justice to the people of Chicago.

He will be with us again tomorrow and I urge all of you to be there with us to bring your sisters, your mothers, and yes your sons and your husbands and fathers to the Liberty Baptist Church where we will hear from Harlow about his platform to ensure that no longer 80 % of Chicago's women who work for this city will live with less than $20 ,000 a year.

Oh yeah! Oh yeah! Tell me that this is...

I'm so grateful I see Westtown hanging in there! I see the people of office represented! I see the Central Northwest side represented! I see New West out here because we're the people who are going to make Al Washington mayor of all the people of the city! Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Identifier
F.2005-08-0146
Date Of Production
circa 1983 – 1987
Abstract
Loosely assembled footage captures the following events: City officials including Mayor Harold Washington and Alderman Eugene Sawyer attend a stage event; Willie Dixon and Koko Taylor perform at the Petrillo Music Shell during the second evening of Taste of Chicago Festival (and in recognition of the city’s sesquicentennial) on June 29, 1987; Director of the Mayor’s Office of Special Events Lois Weisberg poses for photographs next to a cake and delivers a welcome speech for the city’s official 150th birthday party; Mayor Harold Washington joins in the Say No! to Drugs Parade as it proceeds along Dearborn Street on May 9, 1987; Marchers and spectators participate in the 22nd annual Puerto Rican Day Parade as it moves along Dearborn Street on June 13, 1987; Executive Director of the Playboy Foundation and Co-Chair of the Women’s Network for Washington, Rebecca Sive, encourages those at a Daley Center Plaza rally honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to attend then-mayoral candidate Harold Washington’s presentation on equitable compensation for the women’s workforce of Chicago scheduled at Liberty Baptist Church on the following day, January 16, 1983; Demonstrators march against war and the nuclear arms race during the Mother’s Day Peace Festival on May 8, 1983. The film concludes with brief shots of several men as they frequent a shooting range, the A Signal of Peace sculpture located in Lincoln Park, and the former Playboy Building on N. Michigan Avenue.
Format
Super 8
Extent
200 feet
Color
Color
Sound
Mag Stripe
Reel/Tape Number
1/1
Has Been Digitized?
Yes
Language Of Materials
English
Element
Reversal Positives
Subject
African Americans
Birthdays
Civil rights
Concerts
Demonstrations
Festivals
Government officials
Hispanic Americans
Musicians
Political Activists
Politicians
Women's rights
Preservation Sponsor

Related Collections
Subseries II: Footage


Related Places
North America ➜ United States ➜ Illinois ➜ Chicago ➜ Loop
North America ➜ United States ➜ Illinois ➜ Chicago ➜ Lakeview

Main Credits
Stamets, Bill (is filmmaker)

Participants And Performers
Washington, Harold (is participant)
Dixon, Willie, 1915-1992 (is participant)
Sawyer, Eugene (is participant)
Taylor, Koko (is participant)
Weisberg, Lois (is participant)
Sive, Rebecca A. (is participant)

 
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