Last weekend, We Charge Genocide and The Chicago Light Brigade hosted the first weekend-long training installment of The Radical Education…
A Runoff Means Open Season on Mayor 1%
Tonight, activists, organizers, and change makers around Chicago are celebrating a surprising turn of events. A mayor who has dealt…
A Message in Motion: Reparations Now!
Last night, a group of activists and allies took to the subway in Chicago to make some noise about this…
Chicago Torture: Freedom for Jon Burge Can’t Be the Last Chapter
Freedom came early today for former Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge. It was expected that Burge would begin his parole…
At Rahm Emanuel’s Doorstep: On Reparations, Police Torture, and Moving On
Last night, members of The Chicago Light Brigade, Project NIA, and Chicago Torture Justice Memorials gathered with friends and allies…
Guest Post – Challenging Our Visions of Abolition: An Open Letter to the Students of Village Leadership Academy
It’s an honor to bring you this guest post by my friend Maya Schenwar. Maya is the editor-in-chief of Truthout…
Building Together: Why Chicago Light Brigade Needs Your Help
We’ve accomplished some beautiful things together in the last year, and 2015 appears to hold even more promise for our…
Marissa Alexander and the Price of “Freedom”
On a cold night in November, many of us stood outside police headquarters in Chicago awaiting news that would cause…
Guest Post – Reclaim MLK: Free Us All
(I’m proud to feature this inspiring guest post from Chicago organizer Page May in which she shares her thoughts on…
Willing to Live for Our People
Last night, over 600 people marched behind some of Chicago’s brightest and most politically conscious elementary school students as they…
Transformative Spaces 