A Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans Direct Action Organization
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 →
Originally published May 15, 2016 No TIF For the Rich! 10:45 AM, Wednesday, May 18 City Hall 121 N. LaSalle Street, 2nd floor (by the elevators) Years of subsidies to wealthy Continue Reading →
Originally posted March 13, 2016 In the course of a few hours, several thousand Chicagoans did more to stop Trump bigotry than months of bemoaning by media pundits and other Continue Reading →
Originally published February 5, 2016 Pictures from last night’s huge march to stop mass layoffs in our schools and fund public education.
Originally published January 11, 2016 Tell President Obama to Call Off Raids Against Immigrant Families! Over the holidays, President Obama launched yet another huge wave of deportations against undocumented immigrants. Continue Reading →
Originally published January 11, 2016 Rahm Emanuel and his close ally Alderman Cappelman want to shovel a $15.8M subsidy of your tax money to build a luxury high rise in Uptown — just hundreds Continue Reading →
Originally published December 8, 2015 …with Black Agenda Report’s Bruce Dixon and Author / Activist Paul Street 6:30 PM – Thurs., Dec. 10 Grace Place, 637 S. Dearborn Street, Chicago Continue Reading →
…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 →
Originally published February 9, 2015 Homosexuality is “an evil sickness.” — Rev. James Meeks, nominated to head the Illinois Board of Education An Open Letter to the Democratic Caucus of the Illinois Continue Reading →
Some preliminary thoughts on the Democrats’ failure to beat someone as loathsome as Donald Trump: 1) Insider Democrats did all they could to tilt the scales (Wasserman Schultz, Donna Brazile, Continue Reading →