By Michael Brunson, CTU Recording Secretary | April 3, 2019 | _News, Resolutions
File under: Immigration, Prisons
The following resolution was adopted without amendment at CTU’s April 3, 2019 House of Delegates meeting.
By CTU Communications | June 19, 2017 | Immigration
File under: guest post, High School, Immigration, Racism, Sanctuary
Ed. Note: Today’s post comes to us from our allies at Logan Square Neighborhood Association, who have been working with young folks to build sanctuary schools that protect our students and their families. We’re excited to profile their work here. Students...
By CTU Communications | June 8, 2017 | Further Reading
File under: Broke on Purpose, Budget, Immigration, police brutality, Segregation, state budget
This week, we’re reading about Illinois’ regressive school funding formula, how Chicago communities are fighting deportation, and how CPS policies have worked to segregate Black students as well as Black teachers. A Just Chicago will have more on the new...
By CTU Communications | May 22, 2017 | Immigration, Justice
File under: Immigration, policing, Racism, Sanctuary, Trump
Ed. Note: Today’s post comes to us from our allies at Asian Americans Advancing Justice. We deeply appreciate their work and contribution to A Just Chicago. Special thanks to Tania Unzueta at Mijente for contributing to this report By: Vân Huynh, Asian Americans...
By CTU Communications | April 27, 2017 | Further Reading
File under: Budget, disinvestment, Immigration, opportunities to learn, school counselors
This week, we’re reading about CPS’s lack of plans to back their new mandates, how communities are fighting back against racist immigration policy, and how institutional racism impacts the ways students of color learn math. 1. What Will Happen if Schools...
By CTU Communications | February 27, 2017 | Immigration, Justice, Schools
File under: Immigration, incarceration, police brutality, Racism, school-to-prison pipeline, Trump
The US Department of Justice has confirmed what we’ve known to be true in Chicago: the Chicago Police Department consistently uses unreasonable and deadly force against communities of color with little accountability. These findings come from a DOJ report that states,...