
Must-Reads and the War on Chicago
"Chicagoans will not be a conquered people."
"Chicagoans will not be a conquered people."
“There is no neutral ground in this moment. You’re either resisting or you’re complicit,” says Eman Abdelhadi.
"Being out here to demand what is right is the only way to stay human," says Jessica Darrow.
We can embody our refusal and fiercely declare that our love and empathy will not be destroyed.
“History shows us that repression always breeds resistance,” says Chicago organizer Miguel Alvelo Rivera.
"It is unconscionable that trans people are being targeted for their irreverent responses to the death of a man who actively called for violence against the trans community."
"There is no honor in this mission," says counter-recruiter Rory Fanning.
"It is up to us, as everyday people, to decide who we are, and who we are to each other, in the face of these attacks."
“There’s no rule of law that’s going to get us out of where we are,” says Andrea Ritchie.
"Will we all be sitting ducks, siloed behind our screens?"
This worksheet can help us prepare for Trump's military interventions at the neighborhood level.
"Let’s sing songs and tend each other’s wounds."