*Youth Led* March For Our Lives in support if students across the country who are standing against gun violence.

Join us to march against gun violence in our schools. We will be joined by a variety of lawmakers and progressive groups supportive of our cause. We hope to see you there!

We will start at Lincoln Elementary at 10:00 and march to Glenbard West High School - marking the loss of lives from the littlest in Sandy Hook to High Schoolers at Stoneman Douglas. We are joining with marches all over the country marching in our community to show solidarity for those lives effected and demand comprehensive gun reform- and that we- here in Glen Ellyn want a different world for all people but especially our young people. We will hear youth from both Glenbards speak- and we will lift our voices as we move our feet for change.

The March for Our Lives movement has been a long time coming, and is the product of a nation that values objects more than human lives. The voices for the March for Our Lives are those of the generation that grew up with mass shootings.This is the sound of millions of voices across the country pleading for change- we say enough. End the violence. There has been more than enough blood, tears, and bullets- one school shooting is a school shooting too many. However, we cannot ignore the gun violence that people in the low income communities of Chicago witness in the streets, in their homes and in their classes every day. Most if not all of these tragedies are preventable. March for Our Lives Chicago holds the culprits of this plague of preventable gun violence accountable. We hold the NRA, the politicians that support them, and the arms manufacturers and dealers accountable. We also hold Illinois’ neighboring states accountable for having lax gun laws that lead to guns being brought into Illinois. Throughout this movement the voices of black and brown people have been widely ignored. With Chicago’s status as the seventh most racially diverse city in the nation, it is imperative we put a focus on intersectionality and raise these voices up. March for Our Lives Chicago includes the experiences of people of color, women, and LGBT individuals in our fight to make the streets safe for children again. In 2017, 3456 Chicago citizens were victims to gun violence. We cannot have one more.

Join us for a vigil and rally to demand that ICE not separate families in immigration detention.

The Trump Administration is pursuing this policy of separating mothers and young children when they are in detention as a way to deter immigrants coming to this country.

We know of the 7 year old child of a Congolese woman who has been held in Chicago for the past four months, while her mother has been held near San Diego. They had entered the country seeking asylum. The Brazilian mother and child seperated since August 2017. And we know there are countless more.

Faced with relentless public pressure, we expect the Congolese mother and child to be reunited this week. But we need to keep on the pressure for all of these families.

If you object to these cruel, unnecessary policies, please join us this Thursday on Federal Plaza.

Rally outside the courthouse @ 8AM
Hearing begins @ 9AM

Thursday, March 8, on International Women’s Day, SEIU Local 1 members will rally at the Thompson Center, 100 W. Randolph, to celebrate the working women who keep Chicagoland running. Join the working people of Local 1, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Alderwoman Susan Sadlowski Garza, 10th Ward, community allies and more to mark the progress we’ve made while continuing the fight to keep moving forward. Together, #WomenRise for a better future for our city, our county and our entire state!

WHEN: 3:30pm, Thursday, March 8, International Women’s Day
WHERE: Thompson Center plaza, 100 W. Randolph St, Chicago
WHY: Celebrate the women who make Chicago the City That Works!
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El jueves, 8 de marzo, Día Internacional de la Mujer, los miembros del Local 1 de SEIU harán una manifestación en el Thompson Center, en el 100 W. Randolph, para celebrar las mujeres trabajadoras que mantienen funcionando a todo Chicago. Participe con las trabajadoras de limpieza del Local 1, la Presidente del Consejo de Comisionados del Condado Cook Toni Preckwinkle, Alderwoman Susan Sadlowski Garza, 10th Ward, aliados comunitarios y otros para celebrar el progreso que hemos logrado al tiempo que continuamos la lucha para continuar yendo adelante. Juntas, #WomenRise por un futuro mejor ¡para nuestra ciudad, nuestro condado y todo nuestro estado!

CUANDO: 3:30pm, Thursday, March 8, Día Internacional de la Mujer
DÓNDE: Thompson Center plaza, 100 W. Randolph St, Chicago
POR QUÉ: Para celebrar a las mujeres que hacen de Chicago ¡la Ciudad que Trabaja!

The gun show continues at the Fairgrounds. They claim they won’t raffle off or sell ARs at this one like the March event but are undecided on future events. We will once again go to express our Constitutional right to peaceful protest & will not engage w the pro gun people. They will try to get in your face & intimidate you so be warned. Bring whatever sign you like. If you are a lawyer please attend as we clearly need someone who can protect our rights as the Wheaton PD did not care about us at the last protest. If anyone has any questions or your group would like to co-host please email FriendsWhoMarch@gmail.com.

The survivors of the Florida school shooting are organizing a march in DC for Saturday, March 24th. Friends Who March & The Brady Campaign are organizing a sister march in Downers Grove. We will gather at the Downers Grove North High School Main Street Parking Lot at 11am. The March will begin promptly at noon. We will march down Main Street to the Main Street Train Station. WE WILL NOT CROSS THE TRACKS. We ask for you to then either walk on the sidewalks back to your vehicle or arrange a pickup at the end location. We want student groups to take the baton as this is their march. They will lead the march & can organize marchers. This does not mean that adults can’t march as well. It is open to all. We are going to have an organizing meeting next week in Downers Grove for people who want to get involved. We will update this event when that is confirmed. We also need to deliver flyers to all the residents on the parade route to inform them of the street closures for that day. We will pass out those flyers at the organizing meeting. We would love to have a sign making party too before the event & would love for students to organize this. If you want to take charge of this please let us know. If your group would like to co-host or you would like to be involved please message the page or email FriendsWhoMarch@gmail.com. #Enough #MarchForOurLivesDG

Join Chicago fast food workers and community in a press conference and rally to tell the NLRB not to give McDonald’s a “Get Out of Jail Free Card”!

The Trump-appointed NLRB general counsel wants to settle a groundbreaking case that seeks to hold McDonald’s responsible for illegal action taken against workers who joined together to demand $15 and union rights.

By seeking a settlement with the company, the general counsel, Peter Robb, is bowing to pressure from McDonald’s and could be giving the company a get-out-of-jail free card for threatening, intimidating, harassing and even firing workers who stood up and demanded $15 an hour and union rights.

McDonald’s is the boss! It should be held accountable for the rights of workers at its franchised stores: this company controls everything from the speed of the drive-thru to the way workers fold customers’ bags. That’s why the federal government filed suit against McDonald’s in the first place. The only thing that’s changed is the fact that a Trump-appointee is now in charge and wants to settle the case under pressure from the world’s second largest employer.

After 150 days of trial and hundreds of hours of testimony, and with just two days of trial left remaining, the Trump administration is looking to settle the case because McDonald’s wants it to do so.

Instead of walking away from the case, the general counsel should allow the judge to rule. McDonald’s should not get away with its law breaking!