{"id":106817,"date":"2026-05-08T11:57:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T16:57:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=106817&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=106817"},"modified":"2026-05-08T11:58:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T16:58:12","slug":"watch-chicago-this-week-season-6-episode-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/watch-chicago-this-week-season-6-episode-5\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Chicago This Week \u2014 Season 6, Episode 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>By Morgan Hawes and Victoria Olaleye<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medill Reports<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the fifth episode of \u201cChicago This Week,\u201d we feature a newly formed organization that encourages Chicagoans to write to their representatives using postcards, aiming to make protest more accessible. Plus, May Day demonstrations across the city saw thousands of labor advocates, teachers and students gather to honor International Workers\u2019 Day, including Mayor Brandon Johnson. Take a look at the protests and educational initiatives taken in Chicago to demand working-class rights.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Chicago This Week: Season 6, Episode 5\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1189913582?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cChicago This Week\u201d is an hourlong show featuring news, sports, business and entertainment stories from around Chicago. All the producing, reporting, writing, shooting and editing are done by Medill graduate students. \u201cChicago This Week\u201d airs on CAN-TV, Ch. 21, at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Fridays and 7 p.m. Sundays.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Morgan Hawes and Victoria Olaleye Medill Reports In the fifth episode of \u201cChicago This Week,\u201d we feature a newly formed organization that encourages Chicagoans to write to their representatives using postcards, aiming to make protest more accessible. 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