May 1st is not just an ordinary day for Chicagoans. On May 4, 1886, several workers rallied after what was known as the Haymarket Riot that took place the day before. The riot was started with a bomb at the McCormick reaper plant after a police officer was hit and killed. Police then began firing […]
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Some background on May Day in Chicago Sights and Sounds: Haymarket to ICE headquarters [View the story “May Day March 2014″ on Storify] Like this: Like Loading…
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Reporting live from Haymarket Square moving south on Desplaines St. toward the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Headquarters, we bring you with the marchers. -Mobile Command Unit 1: Ariana Pup, Ashley Smith, Margaret Mahar, Baxter Barrowcliff, Kamil Szalewicz Front of Mayday parade protest #cccmay1 pic.twitter.com/PZnbJYUVLz — Baxter Barrowcliff (@BBarrowcliff) May 1, 2014 -Front of Mayday parade […]
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Urban Broadcast Media is a multimedia outlet located within the Bronzeville Community. UBM serves to alert and entertain its audience with three stations: UBM Talk, UBM Praise and UBM Jams. Check out the link below. Urban Broadcast Media Like this: Like Loading…
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Labor Protest took place April 24 at the Walmart at 2844 N. Broadway. A group of protestors gathered in front of Walmart demanding them to create a compensation fund for the victims of Rana Plaza in Bangladesh, and offer a living wage for their workers. labor protest88 Like this: Like Loading…
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