Yesterday in the Chicago neighborhood of Little Village, fourteen undocumented patients in need of an organ transplant announced they were going on a hunger strike. The patients and loved ones of those in need of a transplant will strike until … Continued
A few days ago the Obama Administration came out in support of a court appointed monitor in the event that stop and frisk is struck down. New York’s Stop and Frisk trial is nearly over and the city only awaits the … Continued
On June 25, the Chicago Leadership Forum will host Frank Gaffney and Andrew McCarthy for a session titled, “The Real Civil Rights Issue of our Time.” David Horowitz was also originally scheduled to participate, but no longer will. McCarthy is a … Continued
Amid NATO Summit activities and protests this weekend, violence erupted Saturday afternoon in nearby Tinley Park when a white nationalist group tried to hold a public gathering at a restaurant. Reportedly, 15 to 30 local anti-racist activists got wind of … Continued
Thousands of workers are gearing up to protest Hyatt and its billionaire owners—Chicago’s own Pritzker family—on Thursday, July 22. Workers in Chicago, Honolulu, San Francisco, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Monterey, Boston, Vancouver, Toronto, Miami, Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, San Antonio, Santa Clara … Continued
NCLR is bringing their annual conference to Chicago! The conference, representing the largest and most important gathering of the nation’s most influential individuals, organizations, institutions, and companies working with the Hispanic community will be held from July 25-28, 2009 at … Continued
By Dan Weiss (Verbal Kent) On February 4th Sheriff Joe Arpaio paraded hundreds of immigrants into their own personal Tent City surrounded by electric fences. Campaign for a United America asked me to help put on an event in Phoenix … Continued
In June of 2008, the International Olympic Committee (ICO) announced that Chicago was one of its 4 finalists to host the 2016 games. The US has not hosted an Olympics since 1996 in Atlanta and many are hoping for a … Continued
I woke up around noon, nice and late, just as I like it. I stretched and cracked my neck, and then I remembered what day it was. I threw on my clothes and ran downstairs to the coffee shop below … Continued