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

“Curfews don’t create safety. They create opportunities for criminalization, for injustice, for surveillance and trauma, especially for youth like me.” @caarprnow.bsky.social @gkmc-8.bsky.social fightbacknews.org/articles/chi...

"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.”

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.

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. 💜🕊️

Please donate what you can. Thank you. www.gofundme.com/f/help-sharm...

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! news.wttw.com/2025/04/15/j...

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...

Chicago Locals! Reach out to the amazing folks at GKMC if you can help! [email protected]

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 [email protected] 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.”

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

No

AYY YALL GO CHECK YOUR IG! Some of my mutuals that I know don’t support that man are following him. Shenanigans are afoot 🧐

“When Black lives are under attack. What’ll we do? Stand up and fight back!” Love & solidarity with Palestine forever, you heard! Today’s rally wasn’t a protest but rather a call to organize! Join an organization, give/create mutual aid but don’t just march & go home!

lol

When we organize we win! news.wttw.com/2025/01/15/c...

Right now we are with OCAD, the @caarprnow.bsky.social and more, at city hall demanding that Chicago remain a Sanctuary city for all residents including undocumented people! Tell Alder Lopez that Chicagoans will not bow down to Trumps racist policies so stop making them for him!

🗣️TAKE ACTION: Tell your alder to support the Public Health & Safety Budget Amendment! Pls call, sign & share, thx! ✍🏾️ bit.ly/chibudgetact... @tonia.thetriibe.com @gkmc-8.bsky.social @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social @ctulocal1.bsky.social @andrefor40th.bsky.social @andrewwang.bsky.social

🚨CHICAGO Action Alert🚨: Tell the Mayor & City Council to Make Wealthy Institutions Pay Their Fair Share! ➡️ bit.ly/chipilot @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social @ctulocal1.bsky.social @andrefor40th.bsky.social @caarprnow.bsky.social @gkmc-8.bsky.social @thetriibe.com @santitajackson.bsky.social

🗣️ CHICAGO TAKE ACTION: Tell your Alder to support the Public Health & Safety Budget Amdnt! ✍🏾️ bit.ly/chibudgetact... @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social @gkmc-8.bsky.social @santitajackson.bsky.social @peopleslobbyusa.bsky.social @chicagodsa.bsky.social @ctulocal1.bsky.social @caarprnow.bsky.social

14y/o Shorty K & 15y/o Lil Ksoo (Kenwon) were killed a week apart from each other. Several other teen’s & children have been killed this month #Chicago. These deaths are preventable with the more resources available to youth! Tell city council to keep the 2,000 youth jobs & pass the PeaceBook now!

'[Young] farmers rank access to stable, affordable land as a top challenge. For Black, Indigenous, and other farmers of color, it’s an even more formidable barrier. And access to capital is right up there alongside—and intimately tied to—land access.'

Chicago Coalition for the Homeless alongside other advocates held a press conference today in opposition to the upcoming closure of the Humboldt Park encampment. More info on their instagram: www.instagram.com/chicagohomel...

what the actual fuck

They are committed to the destruction of trans lives and trans existence. They will not win that fight, but understand, this is everyone's fight, and it won't be settled in the courts. These eliminationist politics will have to be fought at every level.

The Brooklyn Defenders obtained all nine years of data from the NYPD's ShotSpotter program—and found that more than 83 percent of the gunfire detection system's alerts were never confirmed to be gunshots at all. @nickpinto.bsky.social has the story: hellgatenyc.com/nypd-shotspo...

If you donate $50 or more today, you can choose between an Injustice Watch beanie, tote bag, or mug as a thank you. Plus, all donations to Injustice Watch today will be matched. buff.ly/4fTwiYb

Live updates via CNN: Lawmakers in South Korea have voted to block the martial law decree announced by President Yoon Suk Yeol

Lee Jae-myung, Leader of South Korea's Democratic Party, live-streamed himself scaling the walls of the National Assembly to bypass military barricades so that he could vote to overturn the President's martial law.

LA, SF or both? 🤔

Israel has broken the ceasefire agreement with Lebanon "approximately 100" times since the truce went into effect last Wednesday. www.cnn.com/2024/12/02/m...