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$2 billion Chicago Rescue Plan: town hall on 9/28 6pm
health Dominic Surya 9/13/21 health Dominic Surya 9/13/21

$2 billion Chicago Rescue Plan: town hall on 9/28 6pm

Register to Zoom about an ordinance that would direct dollars from the Biden administration to communities hit hardest by disinvestment and now the pandemic.

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Come activate a Woodlawn lot for the CBA this Saturday!
housing Dominic Surya 9/13/21 housing Dominic Surya 9/13/21

Come activate a Woodlawn lot for the CBA this Saturday!

Join a rally, press conference, and canvass for affordable housing on September 18, 2-6pm, at 63rd and University.

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Chicago’s budget + $1.8 billion for communities? Town hall on 8/24 6pm!
health Dominic Surya 8/19/21 health Dominic Surya 8/19/21

Chicago’s budget + $1.8 billion for communities? Town hall on 8/24 6pm!

Register to Zoom about how we can push the money towards what our communities need, like police-free mental-health crisis response — #TreatmentNotTrauma.

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Contribute to removing ALL of the School Resource Officers!
youth Dominic Surya 7/6/21 youth Dominic Surya 7/6/21

Contribute to removing ALL of the School Resource Officers!

Last week, we removed one police officer from Hyde Park Academy. Now your resources are essential to seeing this through.

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We’ve won removal of a School Resource Officer at Hyde Park!
youth Dominic Surya 7/3/21 youth Dominic Surya 7/3/21

We’ve won removal of a School Resource Officer at Hyde Park!

Last year, our school—and nearly all majority-Black schools—voted unanimously to keep police in schools. They said it was impossible for a school like ours to remove police… Well, Black students made the impossible possible.

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New-member orientation: 7/27 Zoom with STOP leaders!
Dominic Surya 7/2/21 Dominic Surya 7/2/21

New-member orientation: 7/27 Zoom with STOP leaders!

STOP is more than campaigns, like CBA. STOP is a membership organization, led by community members. Join this town hall to meet with STOP leaders and learn how you can join.

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Our bi-annual membership assembly: today at 5 on Zoom!
Dominic Surya 6/22/21 Dominic Surya 6/22/21

Our bi-annual membership assembly: today at 5 on Zoom!

It’s time for the People’s Assembly. Shape our organization’s upcoming year with our board reps and staff. Plus, pay dues and get a hoodie :)

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Tributes to STOP co-founder and “Woodlawn Mayor” Wardell Lavender
Dominic Surya 6/5/21 Dominic Surya 6/5/21

Tributes to STOP co-founder and “Woodlawn Mayor” Wardell Lavender

Wardell was the stuff of legend. He traveled the world and the country. He shared tables with Mayor Washington, businessmen, and the homeless.

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Celebrating Wardell Lavender’s life: stories & chicken on June 5
Dominic Surya 6/1/21 Dominic Surya 6/1/21

Celebrating Wardell Lavender’s life: stories & chicken on June 5

We’ll have food at 12:30 and we’ll invite everyone to speak about Wardell at 1pm. Consider bringing a side-dish! And please bring a mask and if possible, a chair for yourself. Registration is optional.

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Town hall on city AND STATE non-police response! This Tues., 5/25, 5-6pm.
health Dominic Surya 5/19/21 health Dominic Surya 5/19/21

Town hall on city AND STATE non-police response! This Tues., 5/25, 5-6pm.

We’ll hear about the Community Emergency Services and Support Act. It developed with the family of Stephon Watts, an autistic teenager killed by police in his home.

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Meet Savannah Brown, our new housing organizer!
housing Dominic Surya 5/17/21 housing Dominic Surya 5/17/21

Meet Savannah Brown, our new housing organizer!

She shares: “I first got involved with STOP through Black Youth Project 100 (BYP100)'s participation in the CBA coalition. From the intergenerational participation to the town halls, I was hooked.”

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Re-imagining school safety: town hall Tuesday, April 27, 5pm
youth Dominic Surya 4/21/21 youth Dominic Surya 4/21/21

Re-imagining school safety: town hall Tuesday, April 27, 5pm

This June, Hyde Park Academy’s Local School Council will vote on whether they want to keep police in the school, or put in place an alternative safety plan.

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Petition — and rally on April 12, the 9-year clinic-closure anniversary
health Dominic Surya 4/12/21 health Dominic Surya 4/12/21

Petition — and rally on April 12, the 9-year clinic-closure anniversary

We demand that Mayor Lightfoot uphold her campaign promise to reopen the clinics and invest FEDERAL RELIEF FUNDS into City-run mental health services.

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We’re hiring a housing organizer. Apply or share!
housing Dominic Surya 2/5/21 housing Dominic Surya 2/5/21

We’re hiring a housing organizer. Apply or share!

Help STOP take our CBA work to the next level and continue to build the power of low income and working-class Black tenants in Woodlawn and surrounding neighborhoods.

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Students and Residents Allying for Woodlawn: panel, fundraiser, reunion 17 years on (Feb. 17)
Dominic Surya 2/5/21 Dominic Surya 2/5/21

Students and Residents Allying for Woodlawn: panel, fundraiser, reunion 17 years on (Feb. 17)

On the famously neo-liberal University of Chicago campus, one series of student groups has allied with Black residents and labored for campaign after campaign, with STOP.

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1/26 5-6pm: Town hall on re-opening schools
youth Dominic Surya 1/4/21 youth Dominic Surya 1/4/21

1/26 5-6pm: Town hall on re-opening schools

Through conversation with leaders in our neighborhood and its Hyde Park Academy, let's support and learn from the fight for safety -- this time safety from COVID and Chicago/CPS officials!

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STOP’s treasurer: Will we sustain 2020’s outpouring of anger and support?
Dominic Surya 12/17/20 Dominic Surya 12/17/20

STOP’s treasurer: Will we sustain 2020’s outpouring of anger and support?

If you can, give today so that throughout 2021, we can turn 2020’s break-throughs into a new, better normal. stopchicago.org/donate

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This Fri. @ 7: Holiday Zoom extravaganza
Dominic Surya 12/14/20 Dominic Surya 12/14/20

This Fri. @ 7: Holiday Zoom extravaganza

Kick back with fellow members and neighbors by sharing gratitude, music, a toast. Since we can’t gather in person… BYOB :)

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Welcome our new public-health organizer, Cheryl Miller!
health Dominic Surya 12/14/20 health Dominic Surya 12/14/20

Welcome our new public-health organizer, Cheryl Miller!

She has been active in social justice causes ranging from anti-war and peace movements, anti-domestic violence, and AIDS activism. Most recently, Cheryl helped to lead the fight to organize a union for cab drivers.

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Lessons from fair-tax loss, for city/state budgeting: town hall Dec. 1, 5-6pm
Dominic Surya 11/17/20 Dominic Surya 11/17/20

Lessons from fair-tax loss, for city/state budgeting: town hall Dec. 1, 5-6pm

Let's share lessons from November’s fair-tax loss and find ways to apply them to current city and state budgeting affected by the loss.

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