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On the 15th of November 2012, exactly one week before Thanksgiving, AmericanPoverty.org, in partnership
with Columbia College Chicago and Calumet Photographic, will open an exhibit of photographic and multimedia
essays from across the United States. Produced by America?s premier photojournalists, the work will highlight the
struggles and dreams of impoverished Americans, as those with little join those with a little more to give thanks.

Please join us for the opening reception on
Thursday November 15 from 6:00 ? 8:00 PM.
Columbia College Chicago
33 East Congress Parkway
(entrance on Wabash Street)
November 15 ?– December 4, 2012
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Join us at noon on Thursday November 15th, when AmericanPoverty.org, will sponsor a march and and demonstration to call attention to the plight of impoverished people, encourage our leaders to be more responsive to their needs, and support workers' demands for a living wage. Watch this site for further details.


Food Drive: Bring in 5 items of food to the opening reception and receive 10% off your next rental or 10% off any Calumet product. This offer is also good at any Calumet Photographic location through the month of November. Local donations will be made to the Chicago Food Depository.
? About AmericanPoverty.org: We are a non-profit alliance of photojournalists using visual storytelling to raise awareness
about the plight and potential of the least fortunate members of our communities. Joining us are renowned American
writers, filmmakers and educators, all of whom seek to make poverty alleviation a national priority. During the Great
Depression, photographers created riveting images that helped mold the nation?s collective memory and conscience.
Seventy years later, we are doing it again.