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Upcoming Event: 3 Day March For Education Justice
Action Now joined the Chicago Teachers Union, Kenwood Oakland Community Organization, SEIU Local 1 and many others for a press conference at Mayo Elementary to announce plans for a 3 Day March For Education Justice called “Our City, Our Schools … Continue reading
Posted in Education, In The News
Tagged school closings, action now, cps, rahm emanuel, violence, chicago teachers union, seiu local 1, corporate education reform, KOCO, EDUJustice, kenwood oakland community organization, save our schools, 3 day march, education justice, karen lewis, cpsclosings, ed reform chicago public schools, student achievement, chicago mayor, chicago board of education
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Keep Chicago Renting!
Action Now is a member of the Keep Chicago Renting coalition which seeks to help renters living in foreclosed buildings. Renters are often forced out of their homes, not because they failed to pay rent or violated their lease, but … Continue reading
Action Now Marches In Solidarity With Low Wage Workers On Strike!
On April 24th, 2013 Action Now joined hundreds of fast food and retail workers that walked off their jobs to strike for a living wage of $15 an hour and the right to form a union without intimidation from their … Continue reading
Posted in In The News, Minimum Wage
Tagged action now, Alderman Toni Foulkes, big business, ceo, community, corporate greed, fair pay, fast food, ff15, fight for 15, hard work, jobs, living wage, low wage, minimum wage, profits, restaurant, retail, strike, strike for 15, wages, walk out, wocc, workers, workers organizing committee of chicago, working families
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Protest: Andrea Zopp Betrays Civil Rights Mission Of Chicago Urban League By Closing Schools
Members of the community organizations Action Now and KOCO are held a protest outside of the Chicago Urban League (CUL) on April 11th because Andrea Zopp, the CUL President, supports CPS school closings that will destroy the very communities that … Continue reading
Posted in Education, In The News
Tagged action now, African-American, andrea zopp, billionaires, black community, board of education, charter expansion, charter schools, chicago public schools, Chicago Urban League, children, civil rights, communities, corporate education reform, CPS closings, education, EDUJustice, human rights, kenwood oakland community organization, KOCO, neighborhoods, parents, privatization, school closings, students
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Action Now’s “Faith In Action” Coalition Holds Press Conference To Support Minimum Wage Increase!
African-American faith leaders from Chicago and across the state of Illinois held a press conference on March 6th to announce their support for a minimum wage increase in Illinois to help working families in their congregations and communities. They also … Continue reading
Action Now Joins Low-Wage Workers For Holiday Vigil, March & Arrests!
On December 22nd, Action Now members joined low-wage workers and supporters from Workers Organizing Committee of Chicago, SEIU Healthcare Illinois & Indiana, ARISE Chicago, Albany Park Neighborhood Council, Stand Up! Chicago and others for a prayer vigil, march and sit-in … Continue reading
Posted in In The News, Minimum Wage
Tagged action now, arise chicago, arrests, downtown chicago, fair pay, ff15, fight for 15, forever 21, holiday, labor, living wage, macy's, mcdonald's, min wage, minimum wage, poverty, raise the wage, sit-in, stand up chicago, union, victorias secret, workers organizing committee of chicago
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Rally Against “Fat Cats” At CPS And March To Office Of Mayors’ Rich Charter School Buddy Bruce Rauner!
Action Now joined the Chicago Teachers Union, Stand Up! Chicago and other community groups fighting to save public education for a rally and march on December 18th, 2012. The rally began outside of CPS Headquarters at 125 S. Clark where … Continue reading
Posted in Education
Tagged action now, bruce rauner, charter schools, chicago public schools, corporate education reform, cps, ctu chicago teachers union, education, ff15, fight for 15, low-wage workers, mayor rahm emanuel, millionaires, poverty, privatization, public education, public schools, underutilization, wocc
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Neighborhoods March For Living Wage And The Growing Fight Of Low-Wage Workers!
On Thursday, December 13th, Action Now members joined the Workers Organizing Committee of Chicago and other community, labor and faith organizations for a rally and march downtown to demand that retail and restaurant workers be paid a living wage to … Continue reading
