Social Justice Activism
Social Justice Activism for our Members
PAST EVENTS
July 31, 2020: Amid protests and a pandemic, what does the 4th of July mean to Americans in 2020?
Event Resources
- DOCUMENT: “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” Frederick Douglass | July 5, 1852
- Chicago Tribune: PRESIDENT VISITS PEN PALS AT CHICAGO GRADE SCHOOL
- DNA Info: Article is based on CPD Dropping Off Gangs in Rival Neighborhoods, but this practice was done to non gang affiliated people as well.
- Illinois AfterSchool Network: has a section dedicated to Racial and Social Justice, and lots of resources under the Subtitle Social Justice.
- American Civil Liberties Union: The ACLU dares to create a more perfect union — beyond one person, party, or side. Our mission is to realize this promise of the United States Constitution for all and expand the reach of its guarantees.
- Color of Change: Color Of Change helps you do something real about injustice.
We design campaigns powerful enough to end practices that unfairly hold Black people back, and champion solutions that move us all forward. Until justice is real. - Black Lives Matter: Join the Movement to fight for Freedom, Liberation and Justice.
- NEA EDJUstice: Get connected and engaged to advocate for racial and social justice in our schools and communities.
- RAD: ADVOCACY is central to RAD’s mission of creating CONSCIENTIOUS COMMUNITIES. We use it to EDUCATE, INSPIRE, and ACTIVATE people to get involved with SOCIAL PROGRESS: to donate, to volunteer, to share with friends, to blow up their social media!
- Bargaining for the Common Good Network: is made up of unions, community groups, racial justice organizations and student organizations that work together as equal partners to win bigger and broader demands at the bargaining table and in the streets.