The opening weeks of 2021 reminded us again that local organizing and developing community leaders is more important than ever. Whether our demands are for extending the rent moratorium, a Fair Tax, civilian oversight of the police, Medicare for All, [...]
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The Democrats and Republicans held their conventions last month and it’s clear there’s a lot at stake in the upcoming election. While elections come and go, ONE Northside will always be here with all of you, fighting for the resources [...]
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ONE Northside Members and Leaders: In 2016, the Violence Prevention issue team at ONE Northside decided to change its name to the Police Accountability Team and begin work in coalition with allies across Chicago on police accountability. ONE Northside had [...]
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The ONE Northside COVID Resource Brochure details Housing, Mental Health, Unemployment and Food Resources available to you in the Northside of [...]
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Dear ONE Northside Family: Even as we maintain some physical distance from each other, this current crisis makes it all the more clear that we are all in this together. Our fates are intertwined. The lack of physical and mental [...]
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ONE Northside’s anti-gentrification team is joining the Lift the Ban coalition, statewide coalition of organizing groups fighting to to lift the ban on Rent Control in Illinois. ONE Northside’s team decided to join this coalition because because our communities are some of the most impacted in Chicago by gentrification and extremely high market rents. The […]
Yesterday, January 31, 2018, ONE Northside, along with affordable housing developers (including Heartland, NHP, Garfield Park Community Council, Lightengale Group, Trilogy, IHDC, the Shriver Center, and realtor SVN Partners), met with the Mayor’s Office and the Department of Planning and Development (DPD) around Single Room Occupancy (SRO) preservation. SRO preservation has recently been in the […]
ONE Northside has officially revoked our support for City Pads Chicago’s 6145 N. Broadway proposed development. Starting in late 2016, ONE Northside and Edgewater community members had many fruitful discussions with City Pads Chicago’s Founder and Managing Principal, Andy Ahitow, as he purchased and made plans for housing and retail development at 6145 N. […]
Ready to fight for affordable housing? Get involved with ONE Northside. As HUD Secretary Ben Carson visited Chicago today, renters and tenants in affordable housing demanded he address the national affordable housing emergency, holding signs that said “This is a housing crisis!” and “Renters are the real affordable housing experts.” As Jane Addams Senior Caucus […]