Why the Chicago ‘68 Convention Matters Today

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 →

1968 & 2018: Unite Against War & Police Violence

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 →

Two years since the Chicago Police murder of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald

Originally posted October 21, 2016 Vigil last night in front of Chicago Police headquarters. “16 Shots and a Cover-up!” Black Lives Matter-Chicago at tonight’s vigil in front of CPD headquarters Continue Reading →

Radical MLK Day March & Rally

Originally published January 22, 2016 On the Saturday of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend, Chicago’s foremost youth-led Black Lives Matters organization, BYP100, organized a march and rally. Click on Continue Reading →

A small but important victory for the homeless in Uptown

Originally published December 22, 2015 VICTORY at the Wilson viaduct last Friday morning! Josh Brollier explains what went down in this short video. Last Friday morning, activists in the Uptown Tent City Continue Reading →