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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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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The Convention is only TWO weeks 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. On Tuesday, ONE Northside’s Mental Health Justice Team testified to the [...]
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ONE Northside’s police accountability team works to create safety for all Chicagoans. Our communities have lost faith in police officers because of the harm they have inflicted in our most vulnerable communities — impacted community members insight and experiences’ must shape police policy. EdVette Jones, Police [...]
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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 [...]
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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 […]
Legislation ONE Northside Led On: SB1353 #RaisethePNA (Sen. Steans/Sen. Collins/Rep. Sims/Rep. Feigenholtz/Rep. Gabel)—Increases the personal needs allowance (PNA) to $60/month (from $30/month) for people living in Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Facilities (SMHRFs) and facilities licensed under the ID/DD Community Care Act, the Community-Integrated Living Arrangements Licensure and Certification Act, or the MC/DD Act for whom payments […]
On Wednesday, March 22nd, ONE Northside and our partners at the Grassroots Alliance for Police Accountability held a press conference to announce the release of our report on the citywide community conversations held in the fall and winter of 2016. At the press conference at City Hall, ONE Northside leader, Broderick Hill had this to […]
Community Conversations About Police Accountability If you had power to oversee the police, what changes would you make? What role do you believe police should have in creating a safe community? Be part of the solution and join the conversation! ONE Northside is joining with organizations across Chicago to work towards more effective police accountability […]