IL GND Coalition 🌱

a growing coalition in illinois united to win a Green New Deal | just transition | social, racial, environmental justice for all

[IL GND Coalition 🌱 @il_gnd]

🏡Publicly-owned, accessible, affordable & green social housing for all Illinois residents. We believe in mixed-income buildings located near transit, parks, and recreation, allowing individuals from diverse backgrounds to thrive. https://t.co/ZEIOXqQLsg

[IL GND Coalition 🌱 @il_gnd]

TONIGHT: Dot's Home Live is an interactive live performance about Dot Hawkins, a young Black woman confronting the racist housing policies in Detroit.

📍 Mon, June 17
7:30 - 9:30 PM
710 N Lake Shore Dr, Chi

RSVP: https://t.co/F587vL0ozo
Watch making of: https://t.co/HdrZkc3sdn

[PowerSwitch Action (🦋 @powerswitchaction.org) @powerswitchact]

This Monday (6/17)! If you're in Chicago, make sure to stop by for an awesome show & discussion with @il_gnd and @GrassrootsChi ⬇️

[IL GND Coalition 🌱 @il_gnd]

🏙️ FREE EVENT: Join us Mon, June 17 from 7:30 - 9:30 PM.

Dot's Home Live is an interactive, live-performance that connects the Windy City to the heart of Detroit! 🎤 Stay for a post-performance discussion led by @powerswitchact & @il_gnd

RSVP: https://t.co/F587vL0ozo

[IL GND Coalition 🌱 @il_gnd]

🎟️ FREE EVENT: Join us for a live performance that connects the Windy City to the heart of Detroit.

🎙️ Discussion led by @powerswitchact + @il_gnd. Engage with Chicago's community leaders as they draw parallels between these historical struggles

🔗 RSVP https://t.co/F587vL0ozo

[IL GND Coalition 🌱 @il_gnd]

We are not a sacrifice zone! Chico introduced a proposed ordinance to rescind Chicago’s mining ban. Southeast Side residents worry about dust, noise, and river impacts. “Our alderman should fight for environmental protection, not more pollution.”

https://t.co/Q2NaVKWeMV

[IL GND Coalition 🌱 @il_gnd]

BIG NEWS! The City of Chicago voted to develop the Green Social Housing Revolving Fund with an investment of $115 - $135M. This brings us closer to our vision of housing of green, affordable, accessible, tenant governed housing for everyone!

🏠 Read here: https://t.co/8MYJs08I6A

[PowerSwitch Action (🦋 @powerswitchaction.org) @powerswitchact]

☀️ DAY 2 IN VIENNA: Today, our group of housing organizers and elected leaders dug into the nitty gritty details of Vienna’s social housing system, from limited-profit financing models to zoning that encourages affordability.

Check out where we went today 🧵

[IL GND Coalition 🌱 @il_gnd]

We had an enriching day as we delved into Vienna's social housing model, guided by Kurt Hofstetter, Senior City Planner in the Directorate of the Municipality Administration.

💡 Learn more about our key takeaways by signing up for our email updates at https://t.co/3L05yxWMut

[PowerSwitch Action (🦋 @powerswitchaction.org) @powerswitchact]

🌱 DAY 1 IN VIENNA: We made it! We’re here with organizers & elected leaders from across the US to learn more about social housing (which means permanently affordable, community-owned, and publicly funded).

Our first day was super busy — here’s what we learned & did together 🧵

[IL GND Coalition 🌱 @il_gnd]

The IL GND Social Housing Delegation has arrived in Vienna, AUT. Our group includes housing justice advocates & elected officials from across the country. We’re excited about exchanging ideas & experiences with the local community here.

Subscribe https://t.co/3L05yxWMut

[IL GND Coalition 🌱 @il_gnd]

We’re visiting Vienna & Berlin to learn more about their housing models and how they can benefit IL families!

👏 Thanks to our partners at @powerswitchaction for making this possible.

➡️ Receive daily updates about the trip by signing up at https://t.co/3L05yxWMut

[Grassroots Collaborative @GrassrootsChi]

💥 Learn more about the IL Green New Deal and the Social Housing Campaign.

All residents deserve to live in community-owned, publicly-funded, tenant-governed, accessible, affordable, green social housing.

➡️ Follow @il_gnd on IG and X
Sign the petition https://t.co/w12Ka4mKwS

[IL GND Coalition 🌱 @il_gnd]

Thursday, join us for a panel discussion on Mayor Johnson’s $1.25B community investment introduced last month. Learn how this program offers an opportunity to transform the city! @pcrchi Lead Energy Organizer Kendrick Hall will join as a panelist.

👉 RSVP https://t.co/fMbAOYEXiI

[IL GND Coalition 🌱 @il_gnd]

We’re working tirelessly to reduce housing costs so that no one—absolutely no one—pays more than 30% of their income on the cost of living. Together, we’re changing the housing landscape in Illinois.

📣 Visit https://t.co/hNBF9xGimd to get involved and sign our petition!

[IL GND Coalition 🌱 @il_gnd]

Take a walk w/ Inma around Chicago imagining the #SocialHousing we want & deserve. We all deserve green, affordable housing, no matter what our income level.

➡️ Watch the video & contact your elected officials to demand a #GreenNewDeal for Social Housing https://t.co/hNBF9xGimd

[IL GND Coalition 🌱 @il_gnd]

We need your support in contacting your elected officials to demand green, affordable housing!

✍️ 🔗 Sign our petition today by visiting https://t.co/mPhJTO44Iu.

#GND4SocialHousing #ILGreenNewDeal #EnvironmentalJustice #HousingJustice

[IL GND Coalition 🌱 @il_gnd]

GREAT NEWS FOR CHICAGOANS! The Mayor’s office is ON BOARD w/ funding innovative & cost-effective solutions to expand community development.

🔥 Housing is a basic right & this is a great first step to making social housing a reality in Chicago.

Sign on: https://t.co/Qr8zL1VRIm

[IL GND Coalition 🌱 @il_gnd]

Please share this thread with anyone looking for accessible, affordable, green social housing! 🧵

#GND4SocialHousing #ILGreenNewDeal #EnvironmentalJustice #HousingJustice

[IL GND Coalition 🌱 @il_gnd]

Social Housing is like public schools - open to everyone regardless of income.

🧵 Learn more about our Social Housing Campaign by viewing our thread & sign our petition at https://t.co/Qr8zL1VRIm

[IL GND Coalition 🌱 @il_gnd]

🌱 Who are we? We're a multiracial, working class, cross-sectoral united front to win a Green New Deal agenda at the intersection of racial, economic, and climate justice in Illinois. 🧵