take notes and dream big, Chicago

https://www.instagram.com/p/COMJvlNAILS

THIS SATURDAY @ 3 PM

UChicago May Day March
Against Cops and Bosses

Meet up and rally at 3pm, Jewel-Osco parking lot, 6014 S Cottage Grove. March to the University of Chicago Police Department.

The UCPD extended patrol area includes 65,000 Chicago residents, most of whom have no affiliation with the University. As a private police force, the department is not required to share records through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and lacks even the most basic accountability to the neighborhood it occupies.

More from the Chicago Maroon: https://www.chicagomaroon.com/article/2020/6/28/university-must-disband-private-police-force/

ShotSpotter is what brought cops to the site where they murdered 13-year-old Adam Toledo. CPD's sprawling surveillance network isn't life-saving technology, it's a repressive apparatus that kills people.

https://southsideweekly.com/end-the-citys-shotspotter-contract/amp/

Dylan Robinson, who was just sentenced to 4 years of prison and a $12 million fine for his role in the burning of the 3rd precinct

New to telegram? Check out a wide list of channels and chats using it for decentralized protest communications here: @commsdirectory

CHICAGO: UPCOMING EVENTS FOR MAY DAY

May Day 2021 Rally @ Union Park, 11am
-- Legalization for all; stop police crimes; justice for essential workers
https://facebook.com/events/s/may-day-2021-union-park/467811644514955

Memorial March for Anthony Alvarez @ Irving Park Road & Central Ave, 12pm
-- Organized by Anthony's family; mentioned in this article from Block Club Chicago
https://blockclubchicago.org/2021/04/28/after-weeks-of-pushing-for-answers-anthony-alvarezs-family-watches-video-of-chicago-police-killing-him-in-portage-park

UChicago May Day March Against Cops and Bosses @ 6014 S Cottage Grove (Jewel-Osco parking lot), 3pm
-- Rally then march to University of Chicago Police Department and admin buildings

In 1886, the anarchists Albert and Lucy Parsons led 80,000 people through Chicago in the first modern May Day Parade: “Eight-hour day with no cut in pay!”

350,000 workers around the US went on strike at 1200 factories—70,000 in Chicago, 45,000 in New York, 32,000 in Cincinnati.

On May 3, 1886, police shot into a labor protest in Chicago, killing two.

On May 4, police attacked another rally, someone threw a bomb—and the rest is history.

This is why laborers have rights—not the benevolence of bosses and politicians.

Learn more:

https://cwc.im/maydayhistory

March for Anthony Alvarez formed a circle at Eddy/Laramie #ChicagoScanner

Video from today's march for Anthony Alvarez, recently murdered by Chicago police. March is ongoing and currently at Eddy/Laramie, 1:50pm

We are archiving the Illinois Attorney General data as the hackers upload it, and making it available to journalists, and screening the data for suitability for public distribution, as some of it presents clear privacy issues. https://ddosecrets.com/wiki/Illinois_Attorney_General

Before downloading data acquired through leaks or hacking, consider using a VPN to conceal your IP address. Very few free VPNs are trustworthy but ProtonVPN is generally well-regarded: https://protonvpn.com/

Today in the history of housing segregation: https://calendar.eji.org/racial-injustice/may/04

“Many of us participated in the uprising in ways that sought to push it to its limits: to make it bigger, more intense, more widespread, more dynamic. We were inspired when the Third Precinct went up in flames. Like a guiding light, we followed it. We dipped our torches in the flames, carrying them to every city in this dark country where, for a few beautiful months, hope shined bright. Then we saw them doused, one by one. Today, we find ourselves alone, or maybe with a few friends, huddling over those last embers.”

https://illwill.com/self-help-for-revolutionaries

"Emails show that last summer Lori Lightfoot directed her staff to gather data to support keeping qualified immunity. The report they prepared shows CPD civil rights lawsuits have cost taxpayers over $500 million since 2009"
https://southsideweekly.com/lightfoot-quietly-lobbied-for-qualified-immunity