Members who can’t march
If you can’t show up, you can still support the Movement.
#BlackLivesMatter Protests This Weekend
Our allies at Mijente have compiled this list of protests happening Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
On Dr. King’s Day, we rededicate ourselves to the idea that Black lives matter.
From housing inequality, to voters rights, to equitable schooling, so much of Dr. King’s dream is still unrealized. So his struggle continues and it takes new forms.
Resolution for Black Lives Matter at School Week of February 3-7, 2020
The Chicago Teachers Union House of Delegates passed the following resolution at its January 8, 2020 meeting.
Our union and our allies are changing the narrative in Chicago
Chicago voters have reiterated their tremendous desire for change in this city, strengthening a movement for educational, social, racial and economic justice that will not rest until that justice comes.
Beyond Black Lives Matter at School Week
Black Lives Matter At School is a national movement of educators organizing for racial justice in education. Started by educators in Seattle and Philadelphia, Black Lives Matter at School Week recognizes and highlights the work of educators, parents, students, unions...Resolution For Black Lives Matter At School, Week of February 4-8, 2019
WHEREAS, the closing of public schools in Chicago, turnarounds, and other school actions have negatively and disproportionately impacted Black and Brown communities, and WHEREAS, according to the Chicago Reporter (December 2017), “In the past decade, Chicago’s public...
Mike Brown Means We’ve Got to Fight Back: 1 Year Later
Mike Brown’s life had become an equation; a sum of his respectable parts minus any mainstream missteps to determine his right to equality. Four and a half hours left in the street gave view to an enduring truth in America…
