Who Are We?
Action Now is a grassroots community organization of working families fighting for change in our communities!What are you interested in?
Like our Facebook page!
Follow us on Twitter
- RT @NHLABOR_NEWS: Americans need more than minimum wage temp jobs. Tell US #Senate to vote NO on #Pritzker: bit.ly/12WqJ0l #p2 #1u posted 6 hours ago
- RT @mcbyrne: @ActionNowChi I think so! posted 6 hours ago
- RT @thepellareport: I leave #Chicago at 4:50pm CDT. I <3 this city, and consider this place to be my 2nd home. Twas nice working w/ @Action… posted 6 hours ago
Tag Archives: parents
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
Leave a comment
Members Journey For Justice To US Dept Of Ed; Parents Share Stories With Public
50 Action Now members left Sunday morning on a bus to Washington D.C. for the 2nd “Journey For Justice” to speak out against school closings, turnarounds and other corporate education reform strategies. Action Now is joining community organizations from 18 … Continue reading
Posted in Education
Tagged charter schools, chicago bulls charter, chicago schools, chicago teachers union, civil rights, community, ctu, department of education, disciplinary fines, ed reform, EDUJustice, huffpost live, journey for justice, lisa russell, marsha godard, neighborhoods schools, noble charter schools network, parents, public education, save our schools, school closings, students, teachers, the truth in black and white, turnarounds
Leave a comment
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
