DECEMBER SECOND SATURDAY
Second Saturday Meeting
DPOP's annual Holiday Party will be held during our normal Second Saturday meeting time on December 13th at 10am. Good food, drinks, and fun to be had by all!
We will also be collecting for those in need. This year our donations will go to Beyond Hunger and ICIRR (Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights). Please bring your donations (cash/check or donations from this list) to the event. DPOP will match your donations. Thank you for thinking of your neighbors!
NO KINGS OCTOBER 18TH
No Kings Rally Returns!
Thank you to everyone who protested in Oak Park and Chicago and beyond!
GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON RALLY
Good Trouble Lives On Rally
Thank you to everyone who attended the Good Trouble Lives On Rally downtown and at Longfellow Park! Keep making good trouble!
NO KINGS RALLY
No Kings Rally
Thank you to everyone who attended any of the thousands of protests nationwide on June 14th! Thank you to all of the Oak Parkers who rallied and marched from Scoville Park! And thank you to the many DPOPers who came downtown to join the thousands gathered at Daley Plaza (can you spot us in that aerial picture?)! The fight continues. More rallies are scheduled for July 17th. Stay tuned and stay involved!
DPOP BOOK CLUB
DPOP Book Club
Join the DPOP Book Club! We welcome seasoned and new DPOPers alike! All are welcome!
Our next meeting will be Tuesday, January 27th at 7pm in the Community Room at DPOP.
We will be reading Why Fascists Fear Teachers: Public Education and the Future of Democracy by Randi Weingarten.
You can buy a copy here or reserve the book from the Oak Park Library here. Let us know if you are having trouble getting ahold of the book.
About the book
America’s most influential teacher’s union leader tells the anti-fascist history of public education, warning that American teachers today are under a new fascist assault--from book bans to culture wars and organized groups of “concerned” parents dictating what can be taught.
As the head of one of the largest teacher’s union in the country, Randi Weingarten sees firsthand how today’s teachers are guarding American democracy against the threat of fascism. Drawing on history and decades of experience in the American public school system, she argues that teaching students to think critically is the key to defeating would-be dictators. She encourages teachers to continue promoting difference and healthy debate in their classrooms, and warns against censorship and complacency, looking to history to warn us all about what can happen if we devalue teachers and public schools.
NOVEMBER SECOND SATURDAY MEETING
November Second Saturday Meeting
We welcomed U.S. Representative, and U.S. Senate candidate, Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-8) as our guest speaker for our November Second Saturday meeting.
We also welcomed some of the candidates running for the 7th Congressional District of the U.S. House of Representatives (the seat currently held by Danny Davis). At the November meeting we had Melissa Conyears-Ervin, Richard Boykin, Thomas Fisher, Kina Collins, Felix Tello, LaShawn Ford, and Anthony Driver join us. Stay tuned for more 7th Congressional District candidates in January!
SEPTEMBER SECOND SATURDAY MEETING
September Second Saturday Meeting
What a great crowd we had today for U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly and IL Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton! Thanks to everyone who came out and learned more about these candidates for the United States Senate! We had a lively discussion with interesting questions from the engaged audience.
And we want to thank our very own Senate President Don Harmon, Assistant Minority Leader Rep. Camille Lilly, and all of the candidates running for office who were present for the meeting. Many thanks to the amazing staff at the Oak Park Public Library for all of the help you gave us today. We hope to see many of you at our next Second Saturday meeting on October 11th!
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
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