Joins us for neighborhood canvassing in Oak Park this Saturday. Learn how to be an effective canvasser, and make important connections with the voters in our community. Sue Ross, Obama for America Field Organizer, will be joining us for the training portion of the meeting. To optimize the use everyone's time, we're doing a staggered…
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Healthcare Postcard Writing Party – 6/18/17
Join us on Sunday, June 18 as we write postcards to our elected officials telling them to reject TrumpCare and the closed-room deal to take health care away from 23 million people. Hosted by OP Indivisible. Sunday, June 18 2:00 PM-5:00 PM DPOP 6941-A W North Avenue Oak Park
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Oak Park Village Board Mtg: Workers’ Rights & Paris Agreement – 6/19/17
On Monday night the Oak Park Village Board will consider whether to opt out of the Cook County ordinance that would raise the minimum wage starting July 1 to $10 per hour, and add a dollar more each year until the minimum wage becomes $13 per hour. Also to be discussed is taking away paid sick leave. Come out…
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Rally for Chicago’s Welcoming Village Ordinance – 6/15
Thousands of People Power volunteers have been getting to work across the country each week, fighting for better protections for their immigrant friends and their families. Now, Chicago is considering improvements to its Welcoming City Ordinance - a citywide set of immigration policies that are consistent with the Freedom Cities agenda and protect the rights…
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