Full Democracy

What would you do with $900M in public funds? Something tells me building new prisons isn’t the first thing to come to mind. Bill Ayers poses solid alternatives in this Sun-Times Op-Ed.

Tear down Stateville and Logan prisons. Then, let's find ways to reduce our bloated prison population. Gov. J.B. Pritzker wants to tear down the two prisons and spend $900 million on a new facility. Instead, Illinois should lead the country on working vigorously to end mass incarceration.

We launched a Park Advisory Council for our neighborhood park. Join us on June 16th at 9:00 AM for an active day building with neighbors as we work to improve the park. Light snacks will be provided.

It's Your Park Day 2018 - Jessie "Ma" Houston Park Chicago Parks Foundation & Jessie "Ma" Houston Park Advisory Council Present: It’s Your Park Day @ Jessie "Ma" Houston Park Kick off the summer with a day filled with park enhancement and community bonding. Community volunteers will mulch trees, replacing fibar on playgrounds, and cleaning our par...

In Chicagoland and looking for a job, don't look past the airports.

Want To Work At O'Hare, Midway? Job Fair Set For Wednesday The event is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Malcolm X College.

http://fulldemocracy.com/2017/07/conversion-of-nta-is-an-affront-to-black-achievement/

Conversion of NTA Is An Affront to Black Achievement - Full Democracy - Aiming to maximize participation and engagement in the democratic process at the polls and between elections Conversion of NTA Is An Affront to Black Achievement National Teachers Academy (NTA) is a Level 1 elementary school, the second highest rating Chicago Public Schools (CPS) assigns to its schools. A Level 1 school is regarded as having “high performance” and being “a good school choice with many pos...

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-schools-south-loop-plan-met-20170710-story.html

CPS proposes phase-in for new South Loop high school Chicago Public Schools on Monday said it has tweaked its plan to turn an elementary school in the booming South Loop community into a high school.

http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/07/10/parents-community-seek-unity-new-south-loop-high-school-proposal

Parents, Community Seek Unity in New South Loop High School Proposal Hundreds of parents and Near South Side residents weighed in Monday night on a controversial proposal that would transition the National Teachers Academy into a new South Loop high school.

Join the hundreds of community members fighting to protect NTA from
conversion to a high school.

petition: Stop NTA's boundaries from being reduced by the Chicago Board of Education...HELP KEEP NTA OPEN. NTA's enrollment boundaries are being reduced from 18th and 25th street to 22nd-25th street. This will... (797 signatures on petition)

The CTU is spot on in its analysis of the new developments at NTA. We're seeing communities pitted against each other for scarce resources, high quality education. History tells us that black families will receive the short end of the stick. We have to push our local elected officials to push for a greater resources in neighboring schools like Phillips. We need new arrivals in the South Loop and the pillars of Chinatown to push for the same. https://www.ctunet.com/media/press-releases/community-near-south-side-parents-students-teachers-school-closure

Chicago Teachers Union | Community vs. community on Near South Side as parents, students and teachers fight school closure School community speaks out at National Teachers Academy town hall meeting today at 5 p.m.

Saving with Home Ownership - Full Democracy - Aiming to maximize participation and engagement in the democratic process at the polls and between elections Home ownership is a lifelong dream for many.  Understandably so.  Owning a home offers freedom from rising rents, the security of a fixed address and the right to do as you wish on your property.

Happy Mother's Day to all the phenomenal women who parent, whether its children of your own or others that you accept as your own. May you be recognized for your tireless love, selflessness and resolve. You're on Local School Councils fighting for quality education in the face of shrinking budgets. You're in the workplace breaking barriers in the face of Fox-level sexism. You're in courtrooms and classrooms demanding due process from state actors and private citizens acting under the color of law. You're the true believers in houses of worship, some of which may withhold from you offices of leadership. In a world that may not always recognize you in full, your indomitable spirit, resilience, care and insight continue to be the cornerstone of humanity. One day is but a scintilla of what you deserve.

Good to know Rahm Emanuel has the money to keep CPS open through the end of the full school year.