Resist. Reimagine. Rebuild…the Spring of Resistance!
MAY DAY WILL LOOK A BIT DIFFERENT IN CHICAGO THIS YEAR AS NEW COALITION, Resist. Reimagine. Rebuild. (R3) TAKES TO THE STREETS Chicago is still a segregated but a new generation of activists are building unity across community lines, inspired by the election of Donald Trump, the persistent budget crisis in Illinois, the continued … Read morePress Release: May Day Rally & March
Check out Barbara Ransby’s Op-Ed in Truthout. http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/40408-why-some-of-us-are-marching-an-extra-mile-on-may-day
Citywide Convening and Teach-in for 1,000 – A day of movement education Looking Back, Not Going Back. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. died, April 4th 1968, fighting alongside sanitation workers in Memphis, Tennessee. When he was assassinated his unfinished agenda was the fight against poverty and the excesses of capitalism, and fighting for a world … Read moreApril 4th Rally
March 4th – Teach in for Organizers This was an unprecedented gathering of 30+ Chicago organizations. The purpose of the gathering was to learn about each other’s struggles and communities so that we can move forward from a position of strength and understanding. This first Spring of Resistance focuses on organizers and organizations teaching and … Read moreMarch 4th Teach-in
On April 8th and 9th, 2017, artists came together to create art for the People’s Climate March on April 29 and the May Day March, May 1st. Folks from the Peoples Climate March and the ACT collective we had an amazing citywide and cross movement art build in Chicago over the weekend. The art build produced … Read moreArt-Making Event