Free Movie! 13th – From Slavery to Mass Incarceration & Policing 4/19
When the 13th amendment was ratified into law on December 6, 1865, it abolished slavery, with one key caveat: “except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have...
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#NoCopAcademy
#NoCopAcademy: Schools for Kids, Not Cops
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Justice For Families
We honor your lives. We speak your names. We refuse to allow you to be erased. Justice for Families (JFF) is a working group of Black Lives Matter: Chicago. We are...
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10 Demands of BLMCHI
Download these demands on a poster (JPG or PDF) 1. CLOSE HOMAN SQUARE We demand the immediate closing of Homan Square (and all other unknown “black sites” where over 7,000...
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About Us
Black Lives Matter Chicago is an intersectional vehicle that values Black people and our right to self-determination. We fight for justice with families most impacted, while working to create just and equitable systems.
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Know Your Rights
PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY: KNOW YOUR RIGHTS WHEN PROTESTING Given the increased criminalization of protesters as well as many events including ones that occurred in Oakland on December 10, 2014, with the...
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Donate
Make a donation to help us continue this important organizing work. All contributions are cherished and appreciated!
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Jason Van Dyke Hearing 4/18!
At the last pre-trial hearing on March 28, 2018, Judge Vincent Guaghan said the jury trial for the murder of Laquan McDonald by CPD officer Jason Van Dyke will begin...
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2 Years too Long: Honoring Pierre Loury 4/12
On Monday, April 11th, 2016 at approximately 7:40 pm, Chicago Police officer Sean Hitz shot and killed Pierre L. Loury, a 16 year-old teenager from Chicago’s North Lawndale, West side...
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Say Her Name: Honoring the Life of Decynthia Clements 4/11
Join us for a vigil on Wednesday, April 11th at 6 pm at 400 N. Michigan to honor#DecynthiaClements on the eve of the one month anniversary of her killing by Lt. Christian Jansen of the Elgin Police Department.
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Stories Against Stigma 4/5
Join us and the Mental Health Movement this Thursday April 5th 6-9pm at University Church Cafe 5655 S. University.