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Tag Archives: violence
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 3 day march, action now, chicago board of education, chicago mayor, chicago teachers union, corporate education reform, cps, cpsclosings, ed reform chicago public schools, education justice, EDUJustice, karen lewis, kenwood oakland community organization, KOCO, rahm emanuel, save our schools, school closings, seiu local 1, student achievement, violence
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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
First South And West Side Big Meetings About Rebuild Chicago!
On October 18th and 25th, Action Now members held two big community meetings, one on the South Side and one on the West Side, to mobilize hard-hit communities around the issue of vacant buildings and Action Now’s Rebuild Chicago campaign. … Continue reading
Community Victory: Neighbors Work Together To Get Vacant Building Secured!
Action Now members in the Auburn Gresham community were concerned about the vacant buildings in their neighborhood that were left unsecured and unmaintained by the banks that were responsible for them. The buildings were left wide open to anyone who … Continue reading
Action Now Leader Charles Brown Speaks About What NATO Means For Chicago Neighborhoods!
Posted in About Us, Housing/Foreclosure, Violence Prevention
Tagged charles brown, chicago neighborhoods, crime, downtown, Englewood, foreclosure, NATO, neglect, vacant buildings, violence
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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 Education, Housing/Foreclosure, In The News, Violence Prevention
Tagged 1%, 99%, abandoned buildings, Detroit, education, GE, justice, protest, shareholders meeting, violence, working families
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Members Join Stop The Violence Rally And March
On April 2nd, Action Now members joined hundreds of people from other organizations and congregations for a march against violence. Since 2008, more than 630 young people have been killed in Chicago. This issue is very important to Action Now … Continue reading
Posted in In The News, Violence Prevention
Tagged annie harris, episcopalians, killings, neighborhood crime, shootings, violence, young people
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