Carlos F

ED at @grassrootschi @GIAChicago.

[Grassroots Collaborative @GrassrootsChi]

To Mayor Johnson & the City Council we the #PeoplesUnityPlatform support Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) agreements with tax-exempt private universities in the FY2025 budget. 🧵

Sign here: https://t.co/HObBCbE9fa

[Grassroots Collaborative @GrassrootsChi]

@UChicago @NorthwesternU @LoyolaChicago @DePaulU @ssidetogether @ONENorthside PILOT would eliminate the need for increases in regressive taxes & expand vital programs for the Chicagoans in greatest need. This is an important opportunity to invest in the services and systems our communities need most. 🧵

W/ @35th_Ward @ByronSigcho

[Grassroots Collaborative @GrassrootsChi]

#TreatmentNotTrauma and @2ndstory are so excited to partner for a second year to bring together a space where folks can share their stories and work to envision what mental health can are look like for our communities! 💚

➡️ RSVP for the sessions at https://t.co/CzTHeHKogs

[WTTW - Chicago PBS @wttw]

CPS has been at the center of an intense media frenzy over the past week.

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s chief of staff, Cristina Pacione-Zayas, joined “Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices” to dive into the city’s plans and the future of public schooling.

https://t.co/201PMAOWXW

[SEIU Local 73 @SEIULocal73]

BREAKING: Nearly 800 Illinoi university food and building service workers are on strike! We refuse to believe the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, with its $8B budget, can't afford a living wage for workers! #UnionsForAll Email the Chancellor: https://t.co/vy3c9XgRxx

[Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @ChiHomeless]

CCH is devastated to learn of the senseless murder of four people on the CTA Blue Line on Monday. Our understanding is that most if not all were experiencing homelessness and sleeping on the train at the time of their murder.

Read our full statement: https://t.co/ixBaqKJZoj

[Ari Bloomekatz 🔥 @bloomekatz]

UPDATE: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson & New York City Comptroller Brad Lander are now also calling for a Palestinian to be allowed to speak tonight at the Democratic National Convention. A powerful sit-in is underway by Uncommitted delegates who have so-far been denied a speaker.

[Jennifer Berkshire @BisforBerkshire]

Just a reminder that it was only 3 DNC's ago that the Dems held a special screening of Waiting for Superman at their convention, marking their turn against *bad teacher* and the ascendency of the education reform wing of the party https://t.co/bx9Fk9X4AS

[In These Times @inthesetimesmag]

“As All Eyes Are on Chicago This Week, Don't Forget What This City is About”

A roundtable with @ashapoesis @SharkeyCTU1 @_LaTania @alex__han @K8lyn_J and moderated by @leftiecowboy https://t.co/bYzd9gjqiS

[Grassroots Collaborative @GrassrootsChi]

We had a conversation with Matt Ginsberg-Jaeckle, @STOPChicago co-founder, to share how his experience during the 2012 NATO summit can inform our strategies today.

Read part two of our two-part series 🔗 https://t.co/SOauP9Hy0d

[Grassroots Collaborative @GrassrootsChi]

🤷‍♀️ What should our movement expect ahead of the DNC?

📕 Read part one of our two-part series where we revisit the history of the DNC in Chi starting in 1968, the closure of our pub mental health clinics & the CPD infiltration of the 2012 NATO Summit.

🔗 https://t.co/7QAC5gbLC2

[Chicago Gig Alliance @gig_chicago]

City Council is meeting today, which means we’re back out here fighting to win safety, wages, and worker protections for rideshare drivers.

[SEIU Local 73 @SEIULocal73]

#BrandonIsBetter because he's turning Chicago into the most pro-worker city in the nation.

Higher wages and more work/life balance will significantly impact Chicago's working families.

[Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez @repdeliaramirez]

For #JewishAmericanHeritageMonth, I recognized my constituent Marla Bramble, a passionate voice for justice who has made a profound impact through her community organizing leadership at the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs and beyond!

[Heather Cherone @HeatherCherone]

Apple received at least $13M, and probably much more, in tax forgiveness from the city of Chicago after settling a lawsuit in 2022 that claimed the city’s tax on streaming entertainment violated federal law, @MJBologna reports for @bloombergtax https://t.co/tKoHGVNJ3t

[Grassroots Collaborative @GrassrootsChi]

Down at the state capitol today with hundreds of community leaders and residents calling on state legislators to tax the wealthy to fund the services and programs IL families need. #fundourfutures

[UNE @UNEcolorado]

🚨🏠 What if homes were built for us, not greedy corporate investors? We need housing that puts renters first, protects tenants, and provides community resources. With @AforHJ , we can work towards a #SocialHousing system that leaves no one behind. 

[CIR/SEIU @cirseiu]

It's a LANDSLIDE! Residents and fellows at @UChicagoMed voted to unionize, with 98% (612-9) voting in favor! 💪💜

#UnionStrong

[In These Times @inthesetimesmag]

New from @ChicagosMayor:

“We are still fighting for a world in which every person who works for a living can afford to take time off to rest, spend time with their loved ones, and enjoy their lives.”
https://t.co/mq6j9dzIUW