A Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans Direct Action Organization
The Stonewall movement wasn’t just an uprising for LGBT rights — it was also part of a broader movement that fought racism, war, and poverty. To go beyond today’s tepid Continue Reading →
Last Thursday the grand jury before which Chelsea Manning refused to give secret testimony ended its term, meaning that the authorities had to free her. However, a new grand jury Continue Reading →
Loyola University Chicago Area Peace Action, organizers of the 2019 Chicago Peace Summit 1. “Climate Change: A Planet in Crisis,” the opening plenary of the 2019 Chicago Peace Summit, with Rachel Continue Reading →
In 1968, Richard M. Nixon was the Donald Trump. How was he stopped? By Andy Thayer The events around the 1968 Democratic Convention were a sharp turning point in U.S. Continue Reading →
Spirit of ’68: march against war set for 50th of convention protests A demonstrator at the Democratic National Convention fights off tear gas as he walks in front of a police Continue Reading →
Anti-war activists hope to seize sentiment of 1968 Democratic National Convention with 50th anniversary protest, march Demonstrators gather around the Gen. Logan monument in Grant Park on Sept. 28, 1968, Continue Reading →
by Carrie Maxwell, Windy City Times The Chicago Committee Against War & Racism ( CCAWR ) held a press conference July 24 at the General John Logan Statue in Grant Continue Reading →
Fifty years ago, growing numbers of Americans rose up against the twin evils of war and racism. Outside the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in August 1968, peaceful protestors were Continue Reading →
Saturday, April 21st 12 Noon, Michigan Ave & Congress Pkwy The U.S. spends trillions worldwide to kill hundreds of thousands of people and destroy their homes while millions here live Continue Reading →
12 Noon, Michigan Ave & Congress Pkwy There is a direct connection between the oppression of people of color in Chicago and the U.S. wars on people of color in Continue Reading →