Census 2020 and ONE Northside

ONE Northside is a partner in the 2020 Illinois Census Project, an effort of the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR). The goal is to engage our base living in Rogers Park and Uptown so that people who [...]
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Membership Council Dates for 2020

Membership Council is the quarterly gathering of ONE Northside Members. We share information about campaigns, vote on organizational initiatives and celebrate victories. Join us! (Location TBD) – March 12, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. – June 11, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. [...]
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Letter to Senators: Why we need suppo...

Dear Senators: My name is Jon Adams, and I am a leader at ONE Northside. I also am a resident of Wilson Men’s Hotel (and a member of our tenant’s assocation), a Single Resident Occupancy building in Uptown where tenants [...]
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Parents and students deserve well fun...

Loris Tillet, Education Team Leader Loris Tillet is a parent leader on ONE Northside’s Education team. She came to the United States as a child, from Belize, in order to receive the best possible learning opportunities. “School for me, [...]
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We can’t afford austerity: Econ...

The Convention is ONE week away — have you registered? We’re spotlighting leaders on each of our issue teams each week until the Convention. You can see previous weeks here. Bea Westrate, Economic Justice Leader Bea Westrate is a long-time resident [...]
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Mental Health Justice Issue Team

The Mental Health Justice Issue Team is made up of people living with mental illness, neighborhood providers and allies. Our view on mental illness is that recovery is possible. We believe that people living with mental illness should live in the least restrictive setting as possible. We fight for the rights of people living with mental illness to end the oppressive stigma. We work together to ensure that the needs of all community members are met through community based services and advocacy focused on recovery.

The ACA is here to stay!

On March 23rd, ONE Northside celebrates the 8th anniversary of passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Thanks to the ...
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Upcoming trainings to build a grassroots movement!

Do you have a hunger to make the world a better place? Join one of our organizing trainings this fall! ...
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Campaign Leadership School!

We need to take back our democracy and build long-term infrastructure to engage people based on shared values and mobilize ...
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$1/day? No Way! We won a raise for the PNA!

Last night on August 28, ONE Northside leaders, allies and elected officials gathered in Uptown to celebrate victory for the ...
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Healthcare Victory, but We Must Remain Vigilant!

Last night, the Republicans' latest effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA or Obamacare) failed to pass a floor ...
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Call Gov. Rauner to Support SB1353

Last week, many of you received an email celebrating the Mental Health Justice Team and our significant victory of raising the ...
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