North Park Justice League

04/03/2012

Check out the photos from our action at the Justice Summit!
Thanks Kristi Sanford!
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04/03/2012

This spring, join over 100,000 people from organizations across the country to bring the change we so desperately need. On April 14th from 9am-noon, join us and our allies to learn the tools needed to end the systemic injustice so many of us face daily.

Info: http://www.ajustharvest.org/
Register for the training at http://bit.ly/HKRNov

A Just Harvest operates a Chicago's largest independent soup kitchen and advocates for public policies that alleviate hunger and promote economic justice.

03/19/2012

If you haven't already, call Lisa Madigan today (now!) at 312-814-3000 to urge her to attend Save our Homes, an IIRON event on Fri, March 23! http://ow.ly/9K2Kg

Please say:
"My name is ……………… and I’m a student at ……………. and a member of the IIRON Student Network. Attorney General Lisa Madigan needs to meet with IIRON on March 23rd about the foreclosure crisis."

Let us know if you called!

ACTION ALERT! Please call Attorney General Lisa Madigan today and urge her to come to the IIRON public meeting on foreclosure prevention on Friday, March 23 at 4:30 p.m.! You’re invited too...

02/02/2012

It isn't right to balance the budget on the backs of the unemployed!

Governor Quinn’s State of the State address yesterday rightfully focused a great deal on job creation. But the contradiction to his words are that deliberations among the top leadership in Spring...

01/31/2012

Jubilee - it CAN happen!

"Our waiting room is like that of a hospital emergency room. Everyone comes to it at some point."

01/18/2012

Don't Let Bank Fraud Go Unpunished!!

Call Attorney General Lisa Madigan today and let her know that you don't want her to settle in a 50-state wide lawsuit against the big banks who committed massive mortgage fraud. The settlement would let banks off the hook for less than 3% of the damage they caused to the economy.

Call: (312) 814-3000
Say: "My name is ____ and I am urging Attorney General Madigan to pull out of the 50 foreclosure fraud settlement talks and hold the banks responible for the full $700 billino in damages they caused"

Report your call by commenting or texting "196075" to 37607

Take two minutes now and make the call!

More info at iironblog.org

01/17/2012

No matter what your political stance or whether you support the Occupy Movement or not, this petition is not about that. It is about an infringement on our 1st Amendment rights.

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  Mayor Rahm Emanuel has proposed changes to the city’s parade ordinance that severely limit our right to peaceable assembly and free...

01/16/2012

Thanks to everyone who came out yesterday to ! Because it was so crowded yesterday, let us know if you came by posting a comment about what you thought of the event.

Religious and civil rights leaders joined forces Sunday with the Occupy Chicago movement, urging those fighting for economic and political equality to remember the passion and purpose with which the...

12/07/2011

Guess who *wins* the number 4 spot?

From 24/7 Wall St.: The widening gap between the rich and poor is not just an American problem. According to a new study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, income inequality in most economically developed countries is the worst it has been in nearly 25 years.

12/05/2011

Our prisons are filled, but not with these repeat offenders.

Many big Wall Street firms have settled fraud cases brought by the government with a promise to never violate the same law. But an analysis of Securities and Exchange Commission documents by The New York Times found that since 1996, there have been at least 51 repeat violations by those firms. Bank ...

12/05/2011

Here are some pictures from the Circle of Protection action taken by our friends at A Just Harvest. Thanks Cindy!

North Park U students and allies create a "Circle of Protection" calling for the preservation of social safety net programs.

11/29/2011

Victory! IL House votes down tax breaks for CME/CBOE 8-99! Thanks to everyone who called and made your voice heard!