Youth block party at CTU

Calling all youth. Come out July 31st hosted by @ctulocal1.bsky.social & @gkmc-8.bsky.social at CTU.

Chicago city council votes, 27-22, for snap curfew despite youth disapproval, Mayor Johnson to veto Chicago IL - Youth and community organizers packed the main chambers and the overflow room of City Hall on Wednesday morning, June 18 t...

“Curfews don’t create safety. They create opportunities for criminalization, for injustice, for surveillance and trauma, especially for youth like me.”

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Man arrested for impersonating officer while carrying loaded weapon at Chicago ICE protest, police sources say A man arrested for impersonating a police officer during an anti-ICE protest in Chicago had a loaded semi-automatic weapon, badges and fake documents, police sources said.

"A man who was arrested for impersonating an officer during the Chicago ICE protests in the Loop Thursday afternoon had a loaded weapon when he was taken into custody, according to police sources."

the story today is of a profoundly low energy military parade being met with millions of americans in nationwide protests denouncing the dictatorial pretensions of the president

i pray they find this shooter because the idea of him being on the loose with major rallies planned today is absolutely horrifying

I believe this is called “shutting that shit down.”

What the 2020 Protests Can Teach Us About Protesting Today "It is up to us to change everything. But, against the doomers, I believe in this moment we may be uniquely poised to do so."

for the last 5 years I've thought daily of the solidarity, creativity and care I saw during the 2020 uprisings.

I asked @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social, @adriennemareebrown.bsky.social, @mskellymhayes.bsky.social, @deanspade.bsky.social +more what lessons from then we can use now @teenvogue.com

If you care about keeping Black and Brown youth safe in #chicago without putting them in the criminal legal system, then join us next week! If you believe we can hold teens accountable through restorative practices then join us next week! If you believe youth deserve to have safe spaces join us!

I've been documenting movements for nearly 20 years & marching w/them for another 10 on top of that. There's a very narrow window of what pundits/politicians think is "acceptable" & it's usually based on an unattainable myth bc the truth is - a lot of them don't want any kind of activism at all.

“This is not our fight” is a naive position that reveals small-minded, homogenizing ideas of Black people as a whole, as well as Black history. Nearly every fight has been a Black fight because of internal diversity and because we don't have the luxury of not being targeted in every way possible.

Summer literacy push is under way! Thanks to a community donation, every Key Center student had the opportunity to add to their home libraries today 📚

"But the protestors being gased are peaceful!"

Tell me you weren't paying attention in 2020,without telling me you weren't paying attention

2020 was a big Public, well documented year of the police acting like themselves in front of cameras

But Many of y'all didn't care to learn that at all I see

“Where the fuck is Karen Bass?…We’re supposed to be a sanctuary city? What a joke! Karen Bass, why aren’t you here?”

Hello. I live in Los Angeles. The president is lying.

They high key don’t care about violence happening in marginalized communities, they just don’t want that to come downtown, they want it contained in the hood! If they did care about saving teen lives then they’d be rushing to pass the #peacebook instead of wasting time on a curfew!

We’re wishing survivors a swift recovery. We’re glad that they will receive trauma informed care from Comers Children Hospital. Youth need as much support services as possible. That’s why it’s infuriating to us that some of city council is worried about teen trends instead of teen lives! Thread👇🏾👇🏾🧵🧵

Brian Hopkins your fences and cages don’t intimidate us. Signed Black youth.

“The gun doesn’t do the shooting, the people do.” Trump…. Who doesn’t gaf about human life.

RIP to the victims of the FSU shooting & victims of US Imperialism in the Yemen bombing, both killed by white supremacy. 💜🕊️

Donate to Help Sharmon and BabyRayne Move Safely, organized by Shantel Jarmon My name is Sharmon, and I am a full-time international performing artist. I am a… Shantel Jarmon needs your support for Help Sharmon and BabyRayne Move Safely

Please donate what you can. Thank you.

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Johnson Says He ‘Inherited Quite the Mess’ As Chicago Struggles With Cost of Police Misconduct Lawsuits “Look, we have inherited quite the mess,” Mayor Brandon Johnson said, emphasizing that many of the lawsuits allege misconduct that occurred decades ago.

We’re sick of the hypocrisy! Some alders are cool with being racist & fascist towards youth by imposing a 8pm curfew instead of investing in our safety! But quick to blow through $82 million to CPD for killing, brutalizing & arresting innocent people!

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Reposting GKMC's graphic with alt-text - get in touch with them if you've got any of this stuff lying around in a basement, a closet, a storage unit...

Thank you

Chicago Locals!
Reach out to the amazing folks at GKMC if you can help!
goodkidsmadcity18@gmail.com

Snacks and water. We are also incentivizing peace by giving high end products to students for free who demonstrate care, empathy, reciprocity and restoration with their peers and Teachers. Any and all donations are appreciated. Thank you!
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Hey everyone! We are requesting donations for our new Freedom Store at Hyde Park Academy HS, so if you have any of the materials listed please email us at goodkidsmadcity18@gmail.com

We will be doing mutual aid, providing students with free toiletries, school supplies, hygiene products..

He should’ve never spoke on Megan in Nov. 2022 cause I haven’t let up since.

“say drake” 😭😭

Gun violence is terrible no matter who it impacts but it’s extra hurtful and disgusting when a child is harmed and/or killed. Justice for this baby and justice for them all! Stop the violence Chicago!

RIP Dalilah 💜🕊️

“She was killed on 9200 block of South Harper, South Side on February 9, 2025.”

Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Administration Freeze On Federal Grants And Loans U.S. District Judge Loren L. AliKhan blocked the action Tuesday afternoon, minutes before it was set to go into effect. The administrative stay pauses the freeze until Monday.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked Trump's sweeping freeze on federal grants, which sparked chaos in the hours following its introduction