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We are More Than Concerned Parents We are Civic Activists Chicago parents wonder and say aloud, "How are our children going to succeed in life without the proper tools to achieve?" This is one of the many questions citizen parents ask Mayor Rahm Emanuel. There are many [...]

Reverend Barber; The Truth of Who We Are; We Are All Human National Day for Dignity and Respect: October 4th STAND TOGETHER FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM! On October 4, 2013, a broad and diverse group of educators students parents joined together for a rally and march. We listened [...]

Download Flyer (English) | Download Flyer (Español) Join thousands of community and union members to launch a powerful shared economic justice platform.TAKE BACK CHICAGOOctober 15th UIC Forum 725 W Roosevelt Rd Chicago, Illinois 60607 5pm Rally and March 6-7:30pm Meeting Participating organizations include: Action Now • AFSCME [...]

Service Employees International United [SEIU] and the National Action Network invite one and all to join the National Day for Dignity and Respect: October 5th
 STAND TOGETHER FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM!On October 5, 2013, the broadest and most diverse movement in our country right now will bring together [...]

Arrested For Zero Tolerance “The scariest part was probably being handcuffed.” By all accounts Kyle Thompson is a normal 14-year old kid who loves playing football and hanging out with his friends. His principal says [...]

Milwaukee's public school system, already hit hard by devastating budget cuts and teacher firings, has become the next big urban school system to be targeted for privatization. MPS, the home of the nation's first crippling school voucher system, is now threatened with a New Orleans-style [...]

Why Are We Campaigning For years, college campuses across the country have been the core recruiting ground for Teach for America (TFA). For many soon-to-be graduates, concerned as they should be with the rampant inequality embedded in American public schools, TFA appears to be an opportunity [...]

We are all on a journey of sorts. Most experience that life is full of injustices. We each have a dream of equality, but few imagine that they will get there. Alone we try. However, our efforts never seem to be enough. Thus, we look to history [...]

A Press Conference was held to announce a Citywide Education Coalition Calls For Chicago Public Schools Boycott. The Journey For Justice Alliance asked all parents to keep their children safe. It was recommended that parents and their progeny stay off the track that is school closures. Stand [...]