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Musician inspired by Standing Rock movement
When Chicago musician Adam Gottlieb packed his guitar into a van filled with food and winter gear to embark on a 900 mile October trip from Rogers Park to the Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota, he was going to lend his support to the Sioux people gathered to oppose the construction of an oil […]
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Slacktivism- (n.) the delusion that your reposts actually change anything. It is easy to be an activist online. We know this. We do this. My Facebook feed is often full of my like-minded, progressive, liberal friends sharing their beliefs, from photo collages of alarming statistics to HuffPo articles that they probably only had time to […]
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ART WORKS brings social justice art to River North
January 11, 2017 Comments Off on ART WORKS brings social justice art to River North
Outside, quotes of justice from Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Abraham Lincoln line the walls. Inside, pictures of farmers, protests and poverty fill a lengthy gallery space. Local nonprofit ART WORKS Projects for Human Rights has worked to spread global awareness of human rights violations in its own unique way since 2006. Occupying […]
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Museum exhibit showcase environmental activism, artistry
September 12, 2016 Comments Off on Museum exhibit showcase environmental activism, artistry
Terry Evans still remembers the day when she saw a woman’s hand turning “greasy black” after wiping her car. Evans, a photographer and visual artist, reflected on that day from two years ago and how it changed her personally. She became an activist fighting pollution and petcoke, a grimy byproduct of steel-making that’s still […]
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‘Stephanie’s Law’ would expand state’s sex offender registry list
May 2, 2016 Comments Off on ‘Stephanie’s Law’ would expand state’s sex offender registry list
Illinois has nearly 29,000 registered sex offenders living in Illinois, but that number could increase with the passage of proposed legislation in Springfield. Of the more than 30 offenses requiring someone to register in Illinois, sexual battery is not one of them. Legislation proposed by two state lawmakers, however, would change that. Judges would be […]
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New state law eliminates mandatory life sentences for youth offenders
March 11, 2016 Comments Off on New state law eliminates mandatory life sentences for youth offenders
A new state law that eliminates mandatory life sentences for juvenile offenders will only bring more pain to the families of victims killed by teens, says an advocacy group opposing the new law. The Illinois law took effect in January and follows a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that made life without parole for minors […]
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Black Aldermen Question Dash-cam Video as City Braces for Protests
November 25, 2015 Comments Off on Black Aldermen Question Dash-cam Video as City Braces for Protests
Chicago City Council’s Black Caucus reacted Wednesday to the release of a video showing the shooting of a black teen by a white police officer. A dash-cam video was released Tuesday showing Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke shooting 17-year-old Laquan McDonald as he walked down the street, away from the officers. McDonald was shot […]
