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Nationwide actions to defend the people of Oaxaca
The ANSWER Coalition (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism) issued this national call to action on Oct. 29.…
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Chicago’s ComEd set to hike electricity costs by up to 40 percent
Commonwealth Edison, the largest provider of electricity in Chicago and Northern Illinois, is pushing for massive rate hikes. The rates…
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Militant protest greets Bush in Chicago
President George Bush was greeted by 250 militant protestors on Oct. 12 in Chicago. Bush was speaking at a $500…
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Free speech victory in Chicago
On Thurs., Sept. 14, the DePaul University College of Law informed the ANSWER Coalition (Act Now to Stop War and…
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Chicago’s mayor Daley vetoes ‘living wage’ law
On Sept. 11, Chicago mayor Richard Daley vetoed an ordinance that would have required large "big box" retailers like Wal-Mart,…
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Chicago apartment fire kills six immigrant children
Escarlet Ramos and Kevin Ramirez, both three-year-olds, will never again sit together to watch television. Idaly Ramirez, age six, will…
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Chicago activist Elvira Arellano resists deportation order
On Tuesday Aug. 15, Elvira Arellano, an immigrant and president of the immigrant rights organization La Familia Latina Unida in…
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Mass protest demands an end to U.S.-Israeli war
Over 4,000 people from the Arab and Muslim communities and their supporters converged on downtown Chicago on July 22 to…
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Tens of thousands march for immigrant rights
Tens of thousands of immigrants and supporters marched in Chicago for immigrant rights on July 19. On a blisteringly hot…
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Emergency protest at Israeli consulate
On July 14, while the widely condemn ed Israeli siege of Lebanon and Palestine intensified, over 150 protestors staged a…
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