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Northwest Indiana Activist Organizing Hoosiers for Womens' March Chicago

Lakeshore Public Media | By Sharon Jackson
Published January 12, 2018 at 2:41 PM CST
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NORTHWEST INDIANA - Northwest Indiana will once again have a presence at this year's Women's March Chicago. Ogden Dunes resident Joan Machuca, who is a retired Director of Special Education turned activist, is helping organize Northwest Indiana Women for the event at which about 400,000 people are expected.  It's at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 20th at Grant Park in Chicago. Lakeshore Public Radio Show Host/Reporter Sharon Jackson spoke to Machuca about this year's March, last year's March and her organization efforts in Northwest Indiana.

 
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Sharon Jackson
Sharon Jackson is the local host of "All Things Considered" and a reporter for Lakeshore Public Radio. She has been with 89.1 FM since its launch in 2009. Sharon is also a radio DJ in Chicago, and has been since 2004. In her previous job at Metro Networks/Westwood One, she was heard on am 890 WLS, WGN radio 720 am and am 560 WIND. She has also delivered news and traffic reports on radio stations all over Chicago and the suburbs including 95.9 The River, 98.3 WCCQ and Star 96.7.
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