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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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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On Tuesday, September 9th, ONE Northside Mental Health Justice Leaders held a press conference outside of Chicago Police Headquarters. Almost 30 individuals joined the team as they called on the Chicago Police Department to increase their training goals for Crisis Intervention Training as well as to report on progress toward those goals to the Chicago […]
Since 2009, the State of Illinois has seen some of the largest budget cuts to mental health services in the nation. These massive cuts to community mental health services affect individual’s ability to find the supports that they need in the community. Without appropriate services (often including a combination of medication, psychotherapy, group therapy, etc.), […]
