This week on the Three C’s: Latino Alliance collaborates with multiple organizations on campus in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month; Chicago Fashion Week begins with multiple citywide and campus based events to network and explore the the role and impact of Chicago fashion; and Rev Up the Vote discusses the importance of using your voice in the upcoming election.

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Welcome to the Three C’s with the Columbia Chronicle, your go-to source for the top three things every Columbia College student, faculty and staff member needs to know this week.

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We are here to bring you credible information about our campus and provide the clarity you need on the issues that matter most.

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I’m your host, Greer Stewart.

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This week we’re talking about celebrating culture and community for Hispanic Heritage Month, Chicago Fashion Week and Rev Up the Vote.

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Latino Alliance partnered with the Office of Student Diversity and Inclusion and Mi Gente Renegades Dance Club team for an evening of community and celebration through dance.

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On October 8th, Movimiento Martes held their third event for this month with Bachata Night.

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The final event for Movimiento Martes will be next Tuesday, October 15th for Cumbia Night at 1104 South Wabash in the Conaway Center.

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Be sure to follow @CCCLatinoAlliance for more information on upcoming communal events in the celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.

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The beginning of Chicago Fashion Week offers unique opportunities for students and spectators to bridge the gap between culture and couture.

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Fashion Week takes place from October 9th through the 20th, exploring 77 neighborhoods within the city to celebrate present commerce, past history, and sustainable, innovative new frontiers for the future of fashion.

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In celebration of Fashion Week, the Career Center recently hosted a fashion fair to meet with employers interested in hiring and networking with students.

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Justin Dugan LeBlanc, a Columbia College professor in the School of Fashion, also debuted their collection on opening night, offering a range of inclusive pieces.

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LeBlanc: This is my first fashion show in Chicago. 

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Communicated with the team and all of that and one thing led to another, and now I’m one of the designers to represent the Chicago fashion.

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Visit ChicagoFashionWeek.com/schedule for more information on exhibitions and social events that explore Chicago’s unique and diverse fashion scene.

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Be sure to also check out the Columbia Chronicle for more stories on upcoming events, including a rooftop show, the Fashion Symposium and the Fashion Coalition of Chicago.

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Brady-Davis: It’s important to do this work in coalition, in collaboration… and so those are just some values that I have: collaboration, coalition, community organizing, communication. 

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Moderator: I love that. Thank you. 

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Multiple organizations collaborated to host Rev Up the Vote, an evening filled with dynamic student performances, catering from alum Ashley Simon and celebrity guest speaker Precious Brady-Davis, the first black trans woman appointed as commissioner for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago.

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Davis spoke on the impact that student voices have on the upcoming election, along with their own personal experience with politics as a public figure.

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Brady-Davis: I think it’s important for the youth vote to be at the table, right, because we need your voices.

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We need all of your voices weighing in into this democracy, because if you’re not at the table, your voice isn’t being heard.

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And I think that it needs to be heard.

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I think that there are a lot of people with dated ideals. And I think that you are an optimistic generation.

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The floor opened for a short reception and questions from the audience following the guest speakers final thoughts.

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Tune in next Wednesday as students are welcome to get involved in the election with the I Am a Voter button making event in the makerspace.

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Listen to our other stories at columbiachronicle.com and sign up for our newsletter at columbiachronicle.com/newsletter.

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Be sure to also check out Chronversations for weekly campus highlights.

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I’m Greer Stewart. Thanks for listening.