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Why Chicago Leaders Hate the Homeless : Originally published October 15, 2017 Credit: Uptown Tent City Organizers   Saturday, October 21st 2:30 PM – 5 PM Lincoln Park Public Library 1150 W. Fullerton Ave. One block west Continue Reading →
Building a Trans-Affirming Community : Originally published October 15, 2017 This interactive 2-hour workshop is for community members who want to discuss how to create more trans-affirming spaces. Whether at work, school, worship or with Continue Reading →
Indigenous, LGBT & Organizing for Justice : Originally published October 15, 2017 Friday, Oct. 20th 7 PM Loyola University’s Lakeshore Campus Regis Hall, 6340 N. Winthrop Wheelchair accessible 1 block south of the “Loyola” Red Line el Continue Reading →
Chicago Water Department Armed Security Force Expert at Uptown Tent City 3 : Originally published September 25, 2017 By Yehuda Rothschild  Reprinted from www.UptownTentCity.org Homeless people really are scary to the City Ralph Chiczewski, the Asst. Commissioner Safety and Security, City of Chicago, Department Continue Reading →
Uptown Trauma : Originally published September 25, 2017 By Jeremy Nichols Don’t misunderstand this: what happened in Uptown this week was extremely traumatic for an already traumatized people! For years, I’ve known people Continue Reading →
Stop Ald. Cappleman’s Purge of Homeless People! : Originally published September 25, 2017 5:30 PM, Monday, Sept. 25 46th Ward Office 4544 N Broadway Avenue just south of the “Wilson” stop on the Red Line el Despite his Continue Reading →
Surge in Homeless Tent Cities Will Result from Destruction of Housing Serving Poorest Residents : Originally published July 27, 2017 Developer responsible for destroying other SROs prepares to flip more last-resort housing for the city’s poorest CHICAGO – With the recently announced sale and pending Continue Reading →
STOP TrumpCare Before It Starts! : Originally published July 27, 2017 TWO Actions to Demand Healthcare for ALL! On Friday, 5 pm to 6:30 pm, join a “Die-in for Improved Medicare for All” at Federal Plaza, corner of Adams Continue Reading →

Chicago’s May Day March

Posted on October 26, 2017 by Andy Thayer — Leave a reply

Originally published May 4, 2015 Marching down Ashland Avenue after leaving Union Park. At the Mexican consulate, speakers denounced the Mexican government’s complicity in the disappearance of 43 students last Continue Reading →

Posted in Immigrant Rights, Labor Rights, Racism | Tagged Immigrant Rights, Labor Rights, Mass Incarceration, May Day | Leave a reply

Chicago Responds to Supreme Court Oral Arguments on LGBT Rights, #1

Posted on October 26, 2017 by Andy Thayer — Leave a reply

Originally published May 4, 2015 Mary Lou Finn represented Neighbors for Peace, a group that advocates social justice and peace which is active primarily in Evanston and the far north side of Chicago.  She is Continue Reading →

Posted in LGBT rights | Tagged Equal Marriage Rights, Supreme Court | Leave a reply

Chicago Responds to Supreme Court Debate on Equal Marriage Rights, #2

Posted on October 26, 2017 by Andy Thayer — Leave a reply

Originally published May 4, 2015 Kim L. Hunt, Executive Director, Affinity Community Services.   On April 28th, LGBTs and allies in Chicago joined pro-equal rights activists around the country to Continue Reading →

Posted in Courts, LGBT rights | Tagged Equal Marriage Rights, Supreme Court | Leave a reply

Why the Next Supreme Court LGBT Decision Matters to All of Us

Posted on October 26, 2017 by Andy Thayer — Leave a reply

Originally published April 24, 2015 The following article by Gay Liberation Network co-founder Andy Thayer is reprinted from Huffington Post. Andy wants to thank GLN members Roger Fraser and Bob Continue Reading →

Posted in Bigotry, Courts | Tagged Equal Marriage Rights, Supreme Court | Leave a reply

LGBT Politicians Ally With Corporate Interests vs. the Community

Posted on October 26, 2017 by Andy Thayer — Leave a reply

This article original republished on April 23, 2015     LGBTs make up 10% of the new Chicago City Council, but does that mean Chicago LGBTs have them as allies? In Continue Reading →

Posted in Politicians | Tagged 1%, Class, Corporations, James Cappleman, Tom Tunney | Leave a reply

Chicago LGBTs Gear Up for Supreme Court Decision

Posted on October 26, 2017 by Andy Thayer — Leave a reply

Originally published April 23, 2015    April 28th Oral Arguments Before the Court to Spur Protests & Vigils Around the Country With the Supreme Court hosting oral arguments – really a Continue Reading →

Posted in Bigotry, Courts | Tagged Equal Marriage Rights, Supreme Court | Leave a reply

Hoosiers Say “No Hate in My State!”

Posted on October 26, 2017 by Andy Thayer — Leave a reply

Originally published April 10, 2015 GLNers travel to Indianapolis to participate in pro-LGBT march on the NCAA “Final Four” Click on the picture below or here to watch a short film Continue Reading →

Posted in Bigotry, Intersectionality, LGBT rights | Tagged Equal Access to Public Accommodations, Indiana, LGBTQ rights, Mike Pence, Religious Right, Republicans | Leave a reply

Supreme Court Oral Arguments on LGBTQ Rights

Posted on October 26, 2017 by Andy Thayer — Leave a reply

Originally published April 10, 2015 On April 28th the Supreme Court will host a debate on LGBTQ rights between pro-gay attorneys and anti-gay attorneys. The official reason is to decide Continue Reading →

Posted in Bigotry, Courts | Tagged Equal Marriage Rights, Supreme Court | Leave a reply

Protest for Reparations

Posted on October 26, 2017 by Andy Thayer — Leave a reply

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 Continue Reading →

Posted in Police, Politicians, Racism, Rahm Emanuel | Tagged Chicago Police Department, civil rights, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Police Brutality, Violence | Leave a reply

Illinois Democrats Betray LGBTQs

Posted on October 26, 2017 by Andy Thayer — Leave a reply

…With Vote to Confirm Homophobe Rev. Meeks Yesterday the Illinois Senate Committee on Executive Appointments voted nearly unanimously in favor of confirming notorious homophobe Rev. James Meeks as president of Continue Reading →

Posted in Bigotry, LGBTQ youth | Tagged Democrats, James Meeks, LGBTQ rights, Republicans | Leave a reply

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