thefuturewasnow

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    9 hours ago

    BREAKING: Lollapalooza, the Taste of Chicago and the Air and Water Show are canceled — and so is pretty much every other big summer fest.

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    10 hours ago

    Check out the program by Illinois Access to Justice partner . Need legal help? Check out our network of organizations to help with civil, immigration, criminal issues.

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    Jun 7

    I'm also looking to get back to my reporting on Chicago police unions. ICYMI: when I was a freelancer I led this project with , and to annotate the Fraternal Order of Police contract. Check it out.

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    Jun 6

    With love and respect because I know folks have good intentions - this is your periodic reminder that was created to highlight the tendency to ignore the racist murders of Black women. Say His Name is the misogynoir version of All Lives Matter.

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    Jun 6

    This is the real issue. In local government, you get what you fund. If more than half your budget automatically goes to hammer responses, you get lots of hammers. Most every city has budget hearings this month, go look up your city's budget, ask yourself what is prioritized?

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    Protests in Orange County Are Focusing on Police Budgets And Show a Changing OC  -
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    Jun 6

    YEP. This work isn't free. Treating it like it's free devalues the work, which is what regressive orgs want to do. This means, if you're successful, the org can take credit for the work you do. If you're not successful, the org didn't do anything but offload pivotal work on you.

    If anyone asks you to be apart of a diversity committee when that isn’t part of your job description, send them an invoice with your hourly rate.
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    Jun 6

    Volunteer attorneys, law students and legal workers from have been working around the clock to provide legal support for everyone taking the streets to protest anti-Black state violence.

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    Jun 6

    Here are 10 Black-led Chicago groups you can donate to now to make a difference in Black lives: .

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    Jun 6

    They are still sending news outlets the daily death toll of Coronavirus. 72 confirmed deaths in Illinois today, including a teenager. So while these business have opened up, please continue to take the necessary pre-cautions. I want us to live through this.

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    Jun 6

    A protest has now taken over both sides of the bridge

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    Jun 6

    Honest question. Has ABC7 been blurring protester's faces prior to this? Would love to hear the editorial decision made here by anyone who works at the station.

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    Jun 6

    Trina’s out here doing the work. Support if you can. Two places to drop off groceries and other items tomorrow.

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    We back at it again! This Monday we’ll be at Burke Elementary School passing out groceries! If you want to donate money or drop off groceries please slide tomorrow at our south and north side donation locations! Prepping to be ready bright and early to give love on Monday!
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    Jun 6

    Man. If the Jewel on 75th/Stony Island was permanently closed, thousands of people in three neighborhoods would be so screwed.

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    Jun 6

    Humor me: set an alarm on your phone for 3, 6, 9, 12 months from now and when it goes off, look at your life and count how many Black businesses, orgs & artists you're still supporting. How many antiracism resources are you using? How many of your own bias have you addressed?

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    Jun 5

    What we know: The city has partnered with more than 100 security providers, who will have staff “placed strategically alongside the corridors … to enhance security in these communities.” via

    Both and are sharing this info. Link to LaSpata tweet:
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    Jun 5

    Dexter Filkins: In a meeting in the Oval Office, Trump expressed a desire to quell the protests by sending forces...into American cities. Milley resisted. “They got into a shouting match,” the senior military official told me. Trump finally backed down.

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    Jun 5

    “We’re not going to let CPD arrest any Black and brown people today!” the crowd yells after an organizer. Leads protesters in singing the Black happy birthday song for Breonna Taylor.

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    Jun 5

    The Baltimore homicide unit is utterly overwhelmed, with detectives carrying far too many cases each. Closure rates are down around 30 percent. Just something to consider during the "abolish/defund" debate.

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  19. Jun 5

    Only 1.3 percent of arrestees in Chicago request a lawyer, according to a 2019 report by Legal counsel is your constitutional right. If you get detained, call these folks

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    Jun 5

    Fuck this shit

    We’re finding out the mayor has contracted for five hundred private security officers this weekend. A company called Monterrey Security. No names or badge numbers on their uniforms so accountability will be very difficult.
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