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Sliced Bread Magazine is a student publication at the University of Chicago.

Volume 2 of Chicago's Century of Progress magazine about the world's fair of 1933

According to a 2003 survey by the Young Women's Action Team (YWAT)a positive call to action was issued in December 2005, "We reached out to men and women [young and old] across Chicago to participate in a Citywide Day of Action against Street Harassment on May 4th 2006. The YWAT wanted everyone to hear the message that "The Streets Belong to All of Us." We hoped that at least 100 different "actions", individual and collective, would take place across Chicago on May 4th. We surpassed our goal with over 140 actions." And this magazine documents those actions that took place May 4, 2006.

Published in conjunction with the National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention, the Chicago Initiative for Thriving Youth discusses youth violence in Chicago, strategies for the Chicago initiative for thriving youth, governance and accountability, as well as tables and figures regarding the specific issues. The appendix is full of resources for thriving youth including but not limited to after school programs, safe city transportation, as well as family support services.

"The Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health's (ICAH) Sexual Health Education Planning Project (SHEPP) was designed to create a vision for the future of sexuality education in Illinois. Over the course of 15 months, ICAH engaged nearly 500 people in statewide strategic planning sessions to answer key questions necessary for designing Illinois-specific approaches to sexuality education." This magazine includes more background information, recommendations for Illinois (from policies and funding to definitions, values, and standards), project methods, as well as a conclusion for Sexuality Education for Illinois specifically.

'"Communities Engaged in Resisting Violence' is part of a growing movement in Chicago of community-based initiatives seeking to resist violence against women, to to create community accountability for the perpetuation of violence, and to develop strategies to end violence and the oppressive systems that support it.

Calendar listings, capsule descriptions, and reviews of various arts and performance events and artists.

Threshold is an annual literary magazine published by DePaul University. Contributors to the magazine are DePaul faculty, students, and staff.

Roctober is a music magazine. This issue covers the Soul Train television program among other topics.