Archive for May, 2009

A New New Deal: How We Make It Happen!

Saturday, May 16th, 2009

Saturday, June 13, 2009, 12:30-5:00 p.m. Workers United Hall, 333 S. Ashland, Chicago An organizing workshop to build the movement for change based on human needs by connecting the fights for ending wars and militarism; workers' rights; the right to health care; and stopping foreclosures. Visit the event page for details Join other Chicago area labor, community, religious leaders and... »

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Eyewitness Reports On Iraq’s Historic Labor Conference

Saturday, May 16th, 2009

May 30, 2009, 3PM - Roosevelt University - Come hear Amjad Ali, Representative of the Iraqi Freedom Congress. After six years of US invasion, war and destruction... Help support Iraq’s inspiring grass roots labor movement fighting for a free, secular and independent Iraq. FORUM (3 p.m.): Roosevelt University, Gage Gallery, 18 S. Michigan. AMJAD ALI of the Iraqi Freedom Congress MIKE ZWEIG of AFT... »

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OPCTJ Meetings

Thu., Mar. 11, 7:15 pm
Oak Park Public Library, 2nd Floor

Meetings are held on the 2nd Thursdays in the Oak Park Public Library (834 Lake St.). Everyone is welcome. Contact: contact@opctj.org.

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A NEW NEW DEAL

Feb. 20, 2010 - Obama Year One - Taking Stock: Where Are We and Where Do We Go From Here?Join leaders of the labor, peace, immigrant rights, healthcare reform, and economic justice movements in assessing the past year and current political conditions to determine ways we can work together towards progressive change.


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