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Tag Archives: education
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 Travels To D.C. To Protest School Closings At Department of Education Hearing!
Action Now and Kenwood Oakland Community Organization, along with organizations from 18 other cities, traveled to Washington D.C. to testify at the Department of Education Hearing on Civil Rights on January 29th. The topic of the hearing is “The Impact … Continue reading
Posted in Education
Tagged arne duncan, chicago schools, civil rights, civil rights hearing, co-locations, cps, department of education, dept of ed hearing, education, educational justice, jitu brown, journey for justice, kenwood oakland community organization, KOCO, phase-outs, public schools, racial justice, school closings, turnarounds, washington d.c.
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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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City Hall Rally Against School Closings And Charter Expansion!
Action Now joined other community and labor organizations made up of parents, students, teachers and community members for a rally and press conference at City Hall on November 2nd to call for a moratorium on school closings and charter expansion, … Continue reading
Posted in Education, In The News
Tagged action now, albany park neighborhood council, apnc, charter schools, chicago teachers union, civil rights, corporate ed reformers, economic inequality, education, EDUJustice, kenwood oakland community organization, KOCO, mayor emanuel, privatizing schools, public education, racial achievement gap, school closings, school resources, teachers for social justice, voyce
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Action Now Joins Thousands At CME Protest: Pay Your Fair Share!
On May 23rd, Action Now members joined thousands of people from labor, community and religious organizations to demand that our tax dollars go to create jobs and save public services, instead of to tax breaks for the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, … Continue reading
Action Now members travel to Detroit to protest at GE Shareholders Meeting
Video of Action Now members Deborah Robinson and Donna Roberts-Williams speaking at the protest in Detroit about the effects of the greed of the richest 1% on the well being of the hardworking 99%. Video by Aaron Krager, read the … Continue reading
Posted in Housing/Foreclosure, Education, Violence Prevention, In The News
Tagged education, violence, 99%, GE, shareholders meeting, 1%, Detroit, protest, working families, abandoned buildings, justice
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Action Now Day In Springfield!
On March 22nd, around 75 Action Now members traveled to Springfield for “Action Now Day” at the Capitol. We went to Springfield to speak to legislators about vital bills that impact working families in Illinois. There was also a rally … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Housing/Foreclosure, Minimum Wage, Violence Prevention
Tagged education, esther golar, grow your own teacher, hb 4049, hb 4487, illinois general assembly, kimberly lightford, legislators, minimum wage, sb 1565, sb 16, sb 2872, sb 3239, vacnt properties, william delgado
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Action Now Members Join Protest Against School Closings At Mayor Emanuel’s House
Action Now members joined hundreds of other parents, students and community members to protest Mayor Emanuel and CPS’ policy of school closings and turnarounds. The march began at Lakeview High School where parents, teachers and students spoke about why they … Continue reading
Action Now To Tim Cawley’s Neighbors: Will You Take $25 To Sell Out Your Schools?
On February 6th, Action Now members traveled to CPS Chief Administrative Officer Tim Cawley’s neighborhood in Winnetka because members are upset that their neighbors are being paid by CPS contractors to sell out schools in their own communities. At the … Continue reading
