Organizing Neighborhoods for Equality: Northside is a mixed-income, multi-ethnic, intergenerational organization that unites our diverse communities. We build collective power to eliminate injustice through bold and innovative community organizing. We accomplish this through developing grassroots leaders and acting together to effect change.
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We envision a diverse, united North Side of Chicago acting powerfully for our shared values of racial, social, and economic justice in communities where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.
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We believe that we all benefit from the racial, ethnic, religious, economic, gender, sexual and age diversity in our communities. That diversity will be represented in the organization and will make us more powerful and effective. We believe there is no equality without justice. When we speak about justice, we are talking about fair treatment of and access for all people regardless of race, gender identity, economic status, age, and sexual identity.
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We believe leaders are made, not born, and anyone is capable of becoming a leader. We believe that developing grassroots leadership is essential to building power and making positive change in our community.
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We believe power is simply the ability to act, and through organizing we bring people together and build collective power.
On Wednesday, October 4th, ONE Northside participated in a press conference with the American Civil Liberties Union, Equip for Equality, Next Steps, Communities United and Community Renewal Society. As the press release states, “The lawsuit challenges the City’s failure to train and monitor officers to ensure they safely interact with people with disabilities—a quarter of […]
Announcing. . .the ONE Northside Fall Fundraiser 2017! Join us for a night of fun, food and drink to celebrate another year of powerful social justice work led by ONE Northside. On November 1 from 6:30-8:30pm, we will gather at Second Unitarian Church (656 W. Barry) to ensure ONE Northside’s ability to move forward in […]
Do you have a hunger to make the world a better place? Join one of our organizing trainings this fall! Fair Economy Illinois’ Campaign Leadership School Saturday, Oct. 7 (9am-5pm) & Sunday, Oct. 8 (12pm-5:30pm); Illinois Institute of Technology – Pritzker Science Center, 3105 S Dearborn, Room 129, 60616 With the exception of a handful […]
On September 18th, residents of Uptown Tent City were forced away from Wilson and Lawrence viaducts, with their tents dismantled, removed, and thrown into flatbed trucks to be placed in storage. After over two years living under the viaducts, the City demanded residents move from the area all together, without providing adequate affordable housing for […]