Us today. The session is entitled the house that madigan built. The recordha brent of illinois velvet hammer and conversation with joan. Raise the book will be available for sale and signing at the book sales and signing tent and on your map is marked as an end. As a Chicago Tribune Investigative Reporter who has covered indicted ex speaker of the house Michael Madigan for four decades. Also covered two governors i went to prison and a state senator who went to the white house. Lives with his wife peggy in ad inlincoln park. Moderated joe esposito hosts chicagos only progressive radio talk show every afternoon wc pca m820. Heartland signal. Com. Numerous awards and nbc today show. She considers herself a government geek. Thanks much for joining us today. Please lets give them a warm welcome and look forward to sharing more q a to follow as well as a book signing. Lets welcome them. Hi, thanks for coming. Thanks for getting up early and coming. I work afternoons this is still early for
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Im the advisor board president for the American Indian cultural district, as well as a member of Mission Destino and other committees and councils here in San Francisco. So i am ariana ortega, peace people of nicaragua. From my mothers side and the seneca nation on my fathers side. I was born and raised here in San Francisco and retired in 2020 from a senior manager position with the sfmta to after 32 years of service. But as i mentioned and what im doing now is important work that i am many of you are doing on behalf of our community is that work is never done and should be reflected in all the work you do and all aspects of your lives. We are brought together by our ancestors is to fulfill the prophecy of the eagle and the condor. The prophecy tells of this time when the Indigenous Peoples of the north and the south earth would reunite to renew you and protect our original knowledge, strength and connection to our earth. Mother this is a time of reconciliation. Mission. Reunion educa