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Calling all youth. Come out July 31st hosted by @ctulocal1.bsky.social & @gkmc-8.bsky.social at CTU.
July 23, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Calling all youth. Come out July 31st hosted by @ctulocal1.bsky.social & @gkmc-8.bsky.social at CTU.
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“Curfews don’t create safety. They create opportunities for criminalization, for injustice, for surveillance and trauma, especially for youth like me.”
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Chicago city council votes, 27-22, for snap curfew despite youth disapproval, Mayor Johnson to veto
Chicago IL - Youth and community organizers packed the main chambers and the overflow room of City Hall on Wednesday morning, June 18 t...
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June 23, 2025 at 4:13 PM
“Curfews don’t create safety. They create opportunities for criminalization, for injustice, for surveillance and trauma, especially for youth like me.”
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"A man who was arrested for impersonating an officer during the Chicago ICE protests in the Loop Thursday afternoon had a loaded weapon when he was taken into custody, according to police sources."
Man arrested for impersonating officer while carrying loaded weapon at Chicago ICE protest, police sources say
A man arrested for impersonating a police officer during an anti-ICE protest in Chicago had a loaded semi-automatic weapon, badges and fake documents, police sources said.
www.cbsnews.com
June 15, 2025 at 1:06 AM
"A man who was arrested for impersonating an officer during the Chicago ICE protests in the Loop Thursday afternoon had a loaded weapon when he was taken into custody, according to police sources."
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the story today is of a profoundly low energy military parade being met with millions of americans in nationwide protests denouncing the dictatorial pretensions of the president
June 15, 2025 at 1:11 AM
the story today is of a profoundly low energy military parade being met with millions of americans in nationwide protests denouncing the dictatorial pretensions of the president
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i pray they find this shooter because the idea of him being on the loose with major rallies planned today is absolutely horrifying
as per the MN crime account, there have been shootings at a state senator‘s house in champlin and a state rep’s in brooklyn park. suspect is apparently impersonating law enforcement and still on the loose, info on him -
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June 14, 2025 at 12:08 PM
i pray they find this shooter because the idea of him being on the loose with major rallies planned today is absolutely horrifying
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I believe this is called “shutting that shit down.”
Protesters and ICE watchers are gathering again outside immigration court this morning, where ICE agents have been kidnapping people after mandated hearings in downtown Chicago.
Sessions have been canceled (and arrests prevented) multiple times this week due to their presence.
Sessions have been canceled (and arrests prevented) multiple times this week due to their presence.
June 13, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I believe this is called “shutting that shit down.”
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for the last 5 years I've thought daily of the solidarity, creativity and care I saw during the 2020 uprisings.
I asked @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social, @adriennemareebrown.bsky.social, @mskellymhayes.bsky.social, @deanspade.bsky.social +more what lessons from then we can use now @teenvogue.com
I asked @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social, @adriennemareebrown.bsky.social, @mskellymhayes.bsky.social, @deanspade.bsky.social +more what lessons from then we can use now @teenvogue.com
What the 2020 Protests Can Teach Us About Protesting Today
"It is up to us to change everything. But, against the doomers, I believe in this moment we may be uniquely poised to do so."
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June 12, 2025 at 4:11 PM
for the last 5 years I've thought daily of the solidarity, creativity and care I saw during the 2020 uprisings.
I asked @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social, @adriennemareebrown.bsky.social, @mskellymhayes.bsky.social, @deanspade.bsky.social +more what lessons from then we can use now @teenvogue.com
I asked @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social, @adriennemareebrown.bsky.social, @mskellymhayes.bsky.social, @deanspade.bsky.social +more what lessons from then we can use now @teenvogue.com
If you care about keeping Black and Brown youth safe in #chicago without putting them in the criminal legal system, then join us next week! If you believe we can hold teens accountable through restorative practices then join us next week! If you believe youth deserve to have safe spaces join us!
June 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM
If you care about keeping Black and Brown youth safe in #chicago without putting them in the criminal legal system, then join us next week! If you believe we can hold teens accountable through restorative practices then join us next week! If you believe youth deserve to have safe spaces join us!
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I've been documenting movements for nearly 20 years & marching w/them for another 10 on top of that. There's a very narrow window of what pundits/politicians think is "acceptable" & it's usually based on an unattainable myth bc the truth is - a lot of them don't want any kind of activism at all.
I spent so many years covering propaganda anticipating this exact moment and so many of my peers bought the paid-for contrarian line that even covering disinformation was somehow, itself, censorship.
Now we're at the event horizon. Celebration is protest is riot is justification for a police state.
Now we're at the event horizon. Celebration is protest is riot is justification for a police state.
This took a while to get done, but I've chronicled my day among the protesters in Los Angeles, and the idea that this is anything but a celebration of cultural heritage and a firm, nonviolent demand to protect family, friends and neighbors is totally ridiculous.
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June 10, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I've been documenting movements for nearly 20 years & marching w/them for another 10 on top of that. There's a very narrow window of what pundits/politicians think is "acceptable" & it's usually based on an unattainable myth bc the truth is - a lot of them don't want any kind of activism at all.
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“This is not our fight” is a naive position that reveals small-minded, homogenizing ideas of Black people as a whole, as well as Black history. Nearly every fight has been a Black fight because of internal diversity and because we don't have the luxury of not being targeted in every way possible.
June 10, 2025 at 9:37 PM
“This is not our fight” is a naive position that reveals small-minded, homogenizing ideas of Black people as a whole, as well as Black history. Nearly every fight has been a Black fight because of internal diversity and because we don't have the luxury of not being targeted in every way possible.
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Summer literacy push is under way! Thanks to a community donation, every Key Center student had the opportunity to add to their home libraries today 📚
June 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Summer literacy push is under way! Thanks to a community donation, every Key Center student had the opportunity to add to their home libraries today 📚
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"But the protestors being gased are peaceful!"
Tell me you weren't paying attention in 2020,without telling me you weren't paying attention
2020 was a big Public, well documented year of the police acting like themselves in front of cameras
But Many of y'all didn't care to learn that at all I see
Tell me you weren't paying attention in 2020,without telling me you weren't paying attention
2020 was a big Public, well documented year of the police acting like themselves in front of cameras
But Many of y'all didn't care to learn that at all I see
June 8, 2025 at 9:55 PM
"But the protestors being gased are peaceful!"
Tell me you weren't paying attention in 2020,without telling me you weren't paying attention
2020 was a big Public, well documented year of the police acting like themselves in front of cameras
But Many of y'all didn't care to learn that at all I see
Tell me you weren't paying attention in 2020,without telling me you weren't paying attention
2020 was a big Public, well documented year of the police acting like themselves in front of cameras
But Many of y'all didn't care to learn that at all I see
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“Where the fuck is Karen Bass?…We’re supposed to be a sanctuary city? What a joke! Karen Bass, why aren’t you here?”
June 8, 2025 at 8:39 PM
“Where the fuck is Karen Bass?…We’re supposed to be a sanctuary city? What a joke! Karen Bass, why aren’t you here?”
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Hello. I live in Los Angeles. The president is lying.
June 8, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Hello. I live in Los Angeles. The president is lying.
They high key don’t care about violence happening in marginalized communities, they just don’t want that to come downtown, they want it contained in the hood! If they did care about saving teen lives then they’d be rushing to pass the #peacebook instead of wasting time on a curfew!
April 29, 2025 at 12:38 PM
They high key don’t care about violence happening in marginalized communities, they just don’t want that to come downtown, they want it contained in the hood! If they did care about saving teen lives then they’d be rushing to pass the #peacebook instead of wasting time on a curfew!
We’re wishing survivors a swift recovery. We’re glad that they will receive trauma informed care from Comers Children Hospital. Youth need as much support services as possible. That’s why it’s infuriating to us that some of city council is worried about teen trends instead of teen lives! Thread👇🏾👇🏾🧵🧵
April 29, 2025 at 12:37 PM
We’re wishing survivors a swift recovery. We’re glad that they will receive trauma informed care from Comers Children Hospital. Youth need as much support services as possible. That’s why it’s infuriating to us that some of city council is worried about teen trends instead of teen lives! Thread👇🏾👇🏾🧵🧵
Brian Hopkins your fences and cages don’t intimidate us. Signed Black youth.
April 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Brian Hopkins your fences and cages don’t intimidate us. Signed Black youth.
“The gun doesn’t do the shooting, the people do.” Trump…. Who doesn’t gaf about human life.
RIP to the victims of the FSU shooting & victims of US Imperialism in the Yemen bombing, both killed by white supremacy. 💜🕊️
RIP to the victims of the FSU shooting & victims of US Imperialism in the Yemen bombing, both killed by white supremacy. 💜🕊️
April 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
“The gun doesn’t do the shooting, the people do.” Trump…. Who doesn’t gaf about human life.
RIP to the victims of the FSU shooting & victims of US Imperialism in the Yemen bombing, both killed by white supremacy. 💜🕊️
RIP to the victims of the FSU shooting & victims of US Imperialism in the Yemen bombing, both killed by white supremacy. 💜🕊️
We’re sick of the hypocrisy! Some alders are cool with being racist & fascist towards youth by imposing a 8pm curfew instead of investing in our safety! But quick to blow through $82 million to CPD for killing, brutalizing & arresting innocent people!
news.wttw.com/2025/04/15/j...
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Johnson Says He ‘Inherited Quite the Mess’ As Chicago Struggles With Cost of Police Misconduct Lawsuits
“Look, we have inherited quite the mess,” Mayor Brandon Johnson said, emphasizing that many of the lawsuits allege misconduct that occurred decades ago.
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April 16, 2025 at 9:18 PM
We’re sick of the hypocrisy! Some alders are cool with being racist & fascist towards youth by imposing a 8pm curfew instead of investing in our safety! But quick to blow through $82 million to CPD for killing, brutalizing & arresting innocent people!
news.wttw.com/2025/04/15/j...
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Reposting GKMC's graphic with alt-text - get in touch with them if you've got any of this stuff lying around in a basement, a closet, a storage unit...
March 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Reposting GKMC's graphic with alt-text - get in touch with them if you've got any of this stuff lying around in a basement, a closet, a storage unit...
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Hey everyone! We are requesting donations for our new Freedom Store at Hyde Park Academy HS, so if you have any of the materials listed please email us at [email protected]
We will be doing mutual aid, providing students with free toiletries, school supplies, hygiene products..
We will be doing mutual aid, providing students with free toiletries, school supplies, hygiene products..
March 18, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Snacks and water. We are also incentivizing peace by giving high end products to students for free who demonstrate care, empathy, reciprocity and restoration with their peers and Teachers. Any and all donations are appreciated. Thank you!
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March 18, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Snacks and water. We are also incentivizing peace by giving high end products to students for free who demonstrate care, empathy, reciprocity and restoration with their peers and Teachers. Any and all donations are appreciated. Thank you!
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Hey everyone! We are requesting donations for our new Freedom Store at Hyde Park Academy HS, so if you have any of the materials listed please email us at [email protected]
We will be doing mutual aid, providing students with free toiletries, school supplies, hygiene products..
We will be doing mutual aid, providing students with free toiletries, school supplies, hygiene products..
March 18, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Hey everyone! We are requesting donations for our new Freedom Store at Hyde Park Academy HS, so if you have any of the materials listed please email us at [email protected]
We will be doing mutual aid, providing students with free toiletries, school supplies, hygiene products..
We will be doing mutual aid, providing students with free toiletries, school supplies, hygiene products..