An Online Guide to Chicago Area Protest Events
Stand in solidarity with UIC grad workers on strike for dignity and financial stability!
On Wednesday, March 20, we’ll hold a rally at UIC’s East Campus quad (between Student Center East and the Daley Library) to show the university administration that we won’t back down until we get a fair contract. We invite undergrads, faculty, union allies and community supporters to come show your support.
Speakers will include elected officials and activists from GEO, CTU, and other UIC unions!
A rally to bring attention to the other side of the opioid crisis…
When you the words “Opioid Crisis” you probably think about tragic deaths from addiction.
But there is another side of this crisis —— the inability of many chronic pain patients to access the medication they need to function.
We are rallying to bring attention to chronic pain patient neglect.
Chicago is one of the most diverse cities in the world, but we are often separated from each other….let’s Come Together for Peace.
Join us to support and reflect on the New Zealand attack. We’ll commit to fighting hate anywhere and everywhere.
Partner Organizations:
IL Muslim Civic Coalition
CAIR-Chicago
Forward Humanity
ACLU of Illinois
State Rep Theresa Mah.
ICIRR
Rainbow PUSH
Indivisible Illinois
Masjid Al Taqwa
Masjid Al Farooq
Sirat Foundation
Downtown Islamic Center
Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago (CIOGC)
Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAAJ)
Interfaith Youth Core
Urban Village Church
United Methodist Church
Indivisible Chicago
To be a supporting organization, contact Info@ILMuslimCivicCoalition.org
This is it y’all. This Wednesday, City Council will take the final votes to finalize approval and allow for construction to begin. We’re fighting to the end, and we are beyond proud of what we’ve built and won so far. It’s been almost 18 months and we’ve done so much, from stickers to sit-ins to mayoral endorsements. Still, City Council ignores our popular, city-wide demand for #NoCopAcademy. So let’s make sure they can’t ignore us and show up loud and clear.
🕘PRESS CONFERENCE: 9 am: https://www.facebook.com/events/1533533873444013/
🕘RALLY: 9 am – 2 pm
🕙CITY COUNCIL MEETING: 10 am
There are other major projects Rahm is pushing through City Council on Wednesday as well, so we will be there in solidarity with our friends from #HelloNoHilco & Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO) resisting the HilCo development poised for final approval, and others who have been working to #DelayTheTIF and stop the Lincoln Yards mega-development. Rahm is proving his commitment to corruption and racist displacement in his final days in City Hall.
The youth of the Chicago area are fighting against the inaction on climate change by striking on March 15! We have eleven years to fix our previous mistakes and we cannot waste anymore time! Join us (and bring your friends) at Grant Park on March 15 @ 11AM. There, we will begin marching to Federal Plaza at about 11:20. At Federal Plaza, we will have a rally until about 1PM.
We are trying to make this as big as possible so we can draw as much attention as possible to the huge issue of climate change that our generation is facing!
Also join us on March 13th from 4:30-6:30 in the winter garden at the Harold Washington Library downtown Chicago to meet and talk with the organizers, make protest posters, and get excited for the strike!
We look forward to seeing everyone!
Please email climatestrikeil@gmail.com with any questions!
Also RSVP on our website youthclimatestrikeus.com!
All out on International Women’s Day!
In the age of Kavanaugh, Trump and #MeToo, the time to build a fighting women’s movement is now. Whether it’s Google employees fighting pervasive sexism at all levels of the company, McDonald’s workers demanding an end to sexual harassment in the workplace, or teachers striking for better pay and resources for their students- the message is clear- mass action gets the goods!
Join us on March 8th to take #MeToo into the streets! We demand:
+ Defend Roe v. Wade- for safe, accessible abortion
+ Medicare for all! – with free reproductive services and trans-inclusive care
+ Paid parental leave and high quality, affordable childcare
+ An end to sexual harassment, violence against women and all forms of sexism
+ Solidarity with International Women’s Day strikes and protests around the world!
*Speakers TBD!
*Want to co-sponsor? Message us! Chicago Socialist Alternative
Join us and Rally for the Chicago Office of Gun Violence Prevention on Friday, March 1, 2019 at City Hall from 2-3:30 PM.
We are working with Live Free Chicago during our Annual Human Rights Conference, where together we will demand for an office to save lives!
Rally and speakers will be asking City Council to step up and support the Chicago Office of Gun Violence Prevention to care for our communities and invest in saving lives by:
1. Creating an Office of Gun Violence Prevention (OGVP) using a public health approach
2. Allocating 50 million dollars to adequately staff the OGVP and provide resources to community-based organizations
3. Supporting a community-led process for the creation of a city-wide strategy to end gun violence.
This rally is our time to unite around the issues, and get ready to fight for the office this year.
“What in the heck is this?” – Senator Durbin in response to reading the Green New Deal
Senator Durbin and Senator Duckworth need to know that cosponsoring the Green New Deal is NON-NEGOTIABLE. Join Sunrise Chicago in opening the eyes of our Senators to the severity of the climate crisis. You don’t want to miss this.
We will meet outside of the federal building, decked out in Sunrise gear and signs. Details to come on how we will amplify our message even further. They will not be able to ignore us.
Please join us in this crucial fight!
RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/chicago-senators-gnd
SIGN THIS PETITION! Let your voice be heard. Our representatives need to know that their constituents want and need the Green New Deal!
Rally to oppose US Intervention and Coup in Venezuela
Not only did Washington openly engineer the attempted coup in Venezuela, they are now trying to salvage it from complete defeat with a story of sending “humanitarian aid” as a guise to instigate a war.
We must demand Washington respect Venezuela sovereignty and stay out of Venezuela. The corporate media here makes up fake news stories about starvation and chaos in Venezuela. It helps hide the fact that the OAS has recently voted that the only legitimate government in Venezuela is that of Nicolas Maduro. It helps to hide that the UN Security Council also recently voted the same way.
Sponsored by Evanston Neighbors for Peace, Chicago ALBA Solidarity, Chicago Area Peace Action, Chicago Committee Against War and Racism, Vets for Peace- Chicago, Chicago Committee Against Militarism, ANSWER Chicago,Chicago Anti-War Coalition, Comite de Justicia en Ayotzinapa, others
Interview with Venezuela Foreign Minister Arreaza
https://therealnews.com/stories/venezuelas-foreign-minister-washington-hijacked-guaido
Please join us to protest trump’s fake National Emergency. Be a part of the national outcry and make your voice heard! Bring your own sign and please keep it decent. We encourage all ages to join us.
We will be at the corner our Stand on Every Corner group uses, right in front of Submarine Express.