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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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 […]
Want to become a better leader? What to learn how to build power to make the changes you want to see in the world? Join ONE Northside’s Essentials of Organizing Training! The training will cover the following topics: Power, Self-Interest, 1-1s and Base Building. Sunday, February 21st from 1-6PM RSVP to Ellen at eglover@ONENorthside.org or […]
This reflection was written by Ellen Glover. Ellen is the Mental Health Justice Organizer at ONE Northside. Ellen had been with ONE for just over 1.5 years before the merger and recently had the opportunity to attend the National People’s Action week long organizers training in Indiana. Here is her reflection: Last week, I attended the National […]
This weekend, the Chicago Teachers Union will join with parents, teachers, students, public school workers, clergy, activists and others in a three-day Long March for Education Justice in Chicago. This will be an important display of community resistance ahead of the May 22 Board of Education meeting, in which Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s hand-picked board […]