Yearly Archives: 2017

Circulate Petitions – 11/19

Sunday, November 19 Meet at DPOP, 6941-A W North Avenue, Oak Park Here is your opportunity to make a difference in the 2018 Elections. We need your help circulating nominating petitions for progressive candidates locally and regionally. If you can spare 3 hours to work a shift this weekend, meet us for coffee and donuts…
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Lilly Constituent Meeting – 10/10 @ 9:30 AM

Representative Camille Lilly will meet with constituents for a discussion about HB 1252 on Tuesday, October 10th at the Nineteenth Century Cub, 178 Forest Avenue in Oak Park. HB 1252 will amend the School Code to provide for a semester of civics instruction in grades 6, 7, or 8. Doors will open at 9:00am for coffee before…
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Film: Backpack Full of Cash – 9/30

This feature-length documentary explores the growing privatization of public schools and the resulting impact on America's most vulnerable children. Filmed in Philadelphia, New Orleans, Nashville and other cities, Backpack Full of Cash takes viewers through the tumultuous 2013-14 school year, exposing the world of corporate-driven education `reform' where public education-starved of resources-hangs in the balance. Tickets $12…
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