Some events this week:
Global Climate Convergence is moderating a national 10 day series of actions intended to connect the environmental movement of survival with the movements for economic survival. For the entire calendar of events please check the following site: http://globalclimateconvergence.org/calendar/
Some of the Chicago highlights include:
- April 22 Earth Day march assembles 4:30 PM at Thompson Center; march 5:15 PM
- April 25 Critical Mass Bike Ride begins at Daley Plaza 5:30 PM
- April 26 Environmental Justice March 10:30 AM at East 106th St & State Line Ave
April 23: The Chicago Board of Education meets to review school turnarounds and charter schools. 125 S. Clark. The Board meets at 10 AM but people begin gathering around 8 AM.
April 26 Workers United celebrates Earth Day with presentations by local labor leaders as well as music and other entertainment Workers United Hall, 333 S Ashland. See: https://chilaborarts.wordpress.com/2014/04/21/4082/
April 25 and 26 the Guild Complex presents “Voices of Protest,” with a film screening and reading by two exiled Middle Eastern poets: see https://chilaborarts.wordpress.com/2014/04/20/4071/
May Day celebrations include the annual gathering at Haymarket Square where this year a representative of French labor will dedicate a plaque to be affixed to the monument.
At 3 PM the annual May Day March for Immigrant Rights steps off from Haymarket Square, Desplaines and Randolph. Destination is the ICE headquarters on Congress. See: https://chilaborarts.wordpress.com/2014/04/20/4077/
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