Organizers of a pop-up mental health services project in Woodlawn vow to fight imminent eviction.
Tag: Freedom Square
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South-side poet Kwynology wants you to fall back in love with Chicago at her open mike
In the Yard will let south- and west-siders share their work in their own community.
Posted inMusic
The uprising against Riot Fest continues
Activists refuse to be quiet about Riot Fest, but boosters say their claims are off base.
Posted inNews & Politics
Abolish the police? Organizers say it’s less crazy than it sounds.
Grassroots groups around Chicago are already putting abolitionist ideas into practice.
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Oracle Theatre’s Good Friday gives campus violence a twist
In Kristiana Rae Colón’s drama an abused soul does the unconscionable.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
How protests in Ferguson inspired the occupation of ‘Freedom Square’
Before Chicago activists set up camp at Homan Square, Ferguson activists camped across from police headquarters for 47 straight days.