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Actions & Rallies
Rally: “Stop Corporate Crime by the Bailout Bandits”
Join the campaign for a Peoples' Economic Recovery, starting with * Jobs * Housing * Health Care * Sept 24, 12 Noon Monroe & Franklin (Wells Fargo) A year ago, Congress bailed out the banks and insurers, claiming they were “too big to fail.” They got bailed out; We got Sold Out! One year later these “bailout bandits” award executive bonuses while eliminating jobs and carrying... »
Labor Day: A Celebration and Rally for American Working Families
Invited Guest of Honor: President Barack Obama Moderator: WCPT Radio Host Dick Kay Program: Music and Food Speakers Celebrating the Achievements of American Working Families -- Commemorate Past and Ongoing Struggles for a Union Wage, the Rights of Citizenship, Healthy Workplaces, Strong Communities, Civil Rights, Women's Rights, Immigrant Rights, and Service Jobs that are Good Jobs. Speakers Rallying for a Better... »
A New New Deal: How We Make It Happen!
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... »
Eyewitness Reports On Iraq’s Historic Labor Conference
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... »
Annual Walk for a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine
Break the Silence. Break the Blockade. Sunday, May 17, 2009, Oak Park, Illinois Although Gaza has faded from the headlines in the aftermath of Israel’s December 2008–January 2009 bombardment and assault, the blockade and siege of Gaza’s 1.5 million residents continues. Already an impoverished, isolated zone before the winter war, Gaza now faces a humanitarian disaster of catastrophic proportions, widespread physical... »
ARC 09: Re-Imagining Change; A Movement Summit
May 2nd, the day after the historic May Day march for workers rights, ARC'09 will be convening "Re-Imagining Change: A Movement Summit". Marking the close of the first one hundred days of the Obama administration, the Movement Summit is intended to provide an opportunity for progressive activists to come together and take stock of the state of the world and the... »
May Day Celebration at Haymarket Square
Labor unions and workers will gather to celebrate the annual reclaiming of May Day at Haymarket Square. This year's plaque will be dedicated by the AFL-CIO. A national AFL-CIO representative will speak about labor's fight to pass the Employee Free Choice Act. The President of United Electrical Workers Local 1110 will talk about the local factory occupation of Republic Windows... »
Rally: Tell Resurrection Health Care to Put Patients First
Action for Quality Patient Care Thursday, April 30 from 6:15 PM to 7:30 PM Bentley/Lamborghini Gold Coast 834 N. Rush St., Chicago Employees at Resurrection Health Care's eight hospitals work hard to ensure that patients get high quality care. However, Resurrection Health Care management has focused on the bottom line and the impact on quality of care is painfully clear. Resurrection Hospitals consistently... »
Rally to Support Single Payer - Chicago PDA
Monday, April 6 - Noon - 1 p.m. Federal Building Plaza (Adams and Dearborn), Chicago PDA in solidarity with Physicians for A National Health Program and National Nurses Organizing Committee Tell President Obama and Congress: Put single-payer health care on the table! Don't let the insurance companies dictate health reform HR 676 & HB 311 NOW! Physicians, nurses and health reform advocates urge enactment... »
Call for National Action for Peace in Afghanistan
President Barack Obama announced his plans to send another 21,000 troops to Afghanistan: he is girding the nation for a long and costly military occupation there. While he also made some good statements on increasing diplomacy and economic aid to Afghanistan and Pakistan, the emphasis is clearly on military operations. Predictably, the Pakistan and Afghan factions of the Taliban are already... »
Featured Resources
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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