Come celebrate and defend your hood in Joyful Resistance.
Bring your memories!
Bring Children!
Bring your Hood Pride!
Bring Instruments!
Bring food!
Bring your joy!
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Join Chicago residents from across the city as we unite against the taking of homes and resources, whitewashing of culture and the corporatization of black and brown communities.
Únese con residentes de Chicago de todos vecindarios en contra de la pérdida de casas y recursos sociales, el emblanquecimiento de la cultura y la privatización de las comunidades de color.
Pilsen, Uptown, Humboldt Park, Wicker Park, Little Village, Albany Park and Hyde Park and all other hoods threatened by the wave of gentrification.
The recent destruction of Casa Aztlán’s historic murals were a call to action!
¡La destrucción reciente de los murales históricos de Casa Aztlán fue una llamada al accion!
We RESIST!
Stand in SOLIDARITY with displaced people around the world!
¡Resistimos!
¡Camina en SOLIDARIDAD con los desplazados del mundo!
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We DEMAND:
– Majority Affordable Housing by Community Standards
– Rent Control
– Preservation of Cultural Sites and Murals
– Accountability from Elected Officials, Community Organization, Developers and Gentrifying Residents
– Basic Human Rights including Health both Western and Natural, Education, Housing and Autonomous Community Centers
Exigimos!
– Una Mayoría de Viviendas Assesibles Según Estándares Comunitarios
– Rentas Estabilizadas
– Preservacion de sitios Culturales y Murales
– Respuestas de los Oficiales Electos, Organizaciones Comunitarias, Desarolladors de Bienes Raices y los Nuevos Residentes Gentrificadores
– Derechos Humanos Basicos incuyendo Salud incluyendo la Medicina Natural, Educacion, Vivienda y Centros Comunitarias Autonomas
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We will gather in all of our hood happiness for a rally until 1PM when we will begin a march through the beautiful barrio of Pilsen before heading to Harrison Park for a community picnic with music, healing, art and popular education.
Plaza Tenochtitlán
Blue Island & 18th Street
Pilsen
12:00PM Rally
1:00PM March / Marcha
3PM Community Picnic at Harrison Park 19th Street & Damen
– Art Activity w/ Victoria Martinez & Pilsen Outpost
– Free Healing Sessions
– Popular Education Workshop: What is Gentrification?
– Memory Bank for the Pilsen neighborhood
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#thehoodisnotforsale
#elbarrionosevende
#pilsennosevende
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Partners and Supporters:
Pilsen Alliance
Young, Latinx & Proud
Chicago Boricua Resistance
Gozamos
Cultura in Pilsen
ChiResists
For the People Artists Collective
Autonomous Tenants Union
Calles y Sueños – Chicago
Fuerza del Sol – Justice Task Force
Justicia en Ayotzinapa Comité Chicago
Calles y Sueños – Chicago
Everyday People from the hood
Email: Chiresists@gmail.com for info on how to participate or collaborate