Originally published March 20, 2015
Activists Take Their Demand for Justice for Jon Burge Torture Victims to City Hall
March 16 & 18, 2015
“We don’t want anyone else to say, ‘I can’t breathe.'”
– Darryl Cannon, police torture survivor, speaking in favor of the Chicago Reparations Ordinance in front of Mayor Emanuel ‘s office right now. Click on the picture above to watch a short video of his speech.
Mario Venegas, a Chilean torture survivor and stalwart activist, reflects on Monday’s Chicago City Council Finance Committee granting a hearing for the Chicago Reparations Ordinance for police torture survivors. Watch, then call Mayor Emanuel at 312-744-3300 and demand that he support the ordinance! Click his picture to listen to his reactions.
Activist Page May.