Category: Rights & Social Justice

Report from IL Poor People’s Campaign Coordinating Committee

We are in the final weeks of the national Poor People's Campaign, with an Illinois culmination in Chicago on June 18 and a national gathering in DC on June 23.  The Coordinating Committee for Illinois provide this report on last week's event and foreshadows what's coming. Earlier this week, we rallied in front of the … Continue reading Report from IL Poor People’s Campaign Coordinating Committee

Illinois Poor People’s Campaign in Chicago on June 18

Six weeks of moral fusion direct action will culminate with a 6pm solidarity rally and march with the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless starting at the former tent city site at Wilson & Lake Shore Drive on Monday, June 18, The interfaith justice revival will follow at 7pm at People's Church of Chicago (941 W … Continue reading Illinois Poor People’s Campaign in Chicago on June 18

Juneteenth Emancipation Day Celebration

            JOIN US IN CELEBRATING 153 years since the news of the Emancipation Proclamation reached Texas and freed the last of the slaves.  Juneteenth, the oldest known celebration commemorating the abolition of slavery in the United States, is one event you don’t want to miss. The event is presented by … Continue reading Juneteenth Emancipation Day Celebration

2018 MLK Jettie Rhodes Neighborhood Day at King Park

It's a huge community event!  New flyers printed for the 19th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Jettie Rhodes Neighborhood Day on Saturday, June 23rd from 12-4pm at King Park, Urbana, IL show more than 40 organizations participting.  Food, information, fun and entertainment!       The committee doing the planning is working incredibly hard to … Continue reading 2018 MLK Jettie Rhodes Neighborhood Day at King Park

IL Poor People’s Campaign Week 5: Education, Living Wage Jobs, Income, Housing

  The fifth week of the Illinois Poor People's Campaign takes place in Springfield, 1:30 pm at the Lincoln Statue, 401 S 2nd Street. The theme is education, living wage jobs, income and housing.  For more, see their Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/248974168992337/. For background on the Campaign, see earlier posts here, here and here.  For general … Continue reading IL Poor People’s Campaign Week 5: Education, Living Wage Jobs, Income, Housing