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  • We can’t afford austerity: Economic Justice at ONE Northside’s Convention

    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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  • Raise Our Rates: Mental Health Justice at ONE Northside’s Convention

    Raise Our Rates: Mental Health Justic...

    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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  • A Safer Chicago for All: Police Accou...

    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 Joins the Lift the Ban ...

    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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  • 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 ACA, over 20 million people gained coverage since 2010 through insurance marketplaces and Medicaid expansion. The ACA also reduced the [...]

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Medicaid, SNAP, Public Schools and Universities, and Affordable Housing are under attack!

This is not an accident. It is by design. Corporate executives and the 1% have amassed undue power and influence over our elected officials, in fact many of them are now elected directly into office themselves. Here’s how their agenda threatens our communities.

Governor Rauner’s 2-year budget impasse caused significant harm to Illinois’ social safety net. This disproportionately effects women, people of color and low-income individuals[1].

  • 30,000 fewer children receive childcare today than in June 2015 due to cuts in programs that provide subsidies for affordable care for low-income families.
  • 34% fewer women received preventive screenings for breast and cervical cancer in fiscal year 2016 compared to the year before.
  • In 2016, more than 3,600 adults and 4,200 children seeking shelter at domestic violence centers were turned away because these shelters were not funded.
  • 90% of homeless shelters were forced to limit intake of new clients, reduce or eliminate services for current clients, lay off staff, implement furlough days or reduce work hours for staff, eliminate programs and close sites.

President Trump’s budget plan calls for these massive cuts to services over 10 years[2]:

  • $610 billion cut to Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance programs
  • $190 billion cut to food stamps
  • $72 billion to disability programs
  • $7 billion (22%) cut to HUD for FY18, which funds affordable housing and economic development programs.[3]

surveyTELL US WHICH PROGRAMS AND SERVICES YOU CARE ABOUT MOST DEEPLY!

We invite you to join our community-based organizing campaign to:

  • Resist Pres. Trump and Gov. Rauner’s racist, sexist budget cuts.
  • Join a multi-racial, multi-generational community organization.
  • Fight for bold policies and programs that our communities truly need.

Contact asanchez[at]onenorthside[dot]org to learn more.

[1] https://www.cfw.org/app/uploads/2017/08/Damage-Done-CFW-POLICY-PAPER-FINAL-8-2-17.pdf

[2] https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/22/us/politics/trump-budget-winners-losers.html?_r=0

[3] http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/19/hud-budget-cuts-housing-programs-238610

 

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