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…
Musician inspired by Standing Rock movement
Posts published in “Justice”
The War on Slacktivism
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…
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…
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…
‘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…
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,…
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.…
Protesters March for Robin Hood Tax
Advocates for a Chicago “Robin Hood Tax” marched through the LaSalle Street financial district on Monday chanting, “What is America going to be? Corporate greed…