Thursday, September 18 - Chicago Public Health and Safety Campaign / NWS Emergency Response Townhall 9/21 / Redistricting Deep Dive Virtual Panel 9/21
Partner Action: Chicago Public Health and Safety Campaign
The Public Health and Safety Campaign has put forth a budget proposal that would reallocate $200 million of the $300 million in the Chicago Police Department's overtime & vacancy fund to the Crisis Assistance and Response Program (CARE), to public mental health centers, to vital services at the Chicago Department of Public Health, to youth jobs, and to the Fire Department– programs that truly address public health and safety.
The Mayor will be making budget recommendations soon and then budget hearings will be held in City Council. That means the Public Health and Safety Campaign is ramping up its efforts to build support for the proposal.
👉 Here’s a few things people can do:
Phone bank on Sunday, September 21 to friendly folks to drum up more calls to alderpeople
Attend a community meeting to get more details about the campaign and next steps.
Action via Public Health and Safety for Chicago
ICA Partner Action: NWS Emergency Response Townhall 9/21
Join the Northwest Side Progressive Electeds and Community Organizations for an Emergency Response “How to Help” Town Hall this Sunday, September 21, Indivisible Chicago is a community co-sponsor of the event.
👉 Join the NWS Emergency Response Townhall on Sunday, September 21 from 11am–2pm at the Roosevelt High School Auditorium.
The venue is fully accessible, with parking available and easy access from the Kimball Brown Line and the #82 Kimball bus.The event will feature sessions on block canvassing and community safety, and other workshops in formation.
Partner Action: Redistricting Deep Dive Virtual Panel 9/21
In a true representative democracy, voters choose their representatives, not the other way around. But through gerrymandering and political manipulation, redistricting has flipped that script.
This has allowed extremism to grow across the country. Join mapmaker and reform advocate Eric DeBellis for a revealing look at how redistricting got hijacked, why it threatens the core of democratic representation, and what can be done to fix it.
With historical context, real maps, and a clear call to action, this session is your chance to understand, and help change, the rules of the game.
👉 Join the Redistricting Deep Dive Virtual Panel on Sunday, September 21 at 7 p.m.
Action via Indivisible Illinois
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