photo by Bronte Price (4/4/14)

On Monday at 1 pm, join members of Chicago BYP 100 and others for an action to pressure the Chicago City Council and Mayor Rahm Emanuel to pass a reparations ordinance for police torture survivors.

Details for the action are HERE.

The following are the main demands for the action.

If you can’t make it out to the action/rally at 1 pm at Daley Center, you can still participate in a number of ways.

1. Call Mayor Rahm Emanuel and demand that he offer his FULL SUPPORT for the reparations ordinance.

2. Call Alderman Ed Burke’s office and demand a hearing in the finance committee for the ordinance BEFORE February. He can be reached at 312.744.3380.

photo by Page May (12/16/14)

3. If you are represented by one of the alderpeople not (yet) supporting the reparations ordinance, here’s what you can do to help:

a. Call your ward office & ask why your alderperson is not yet supporting the ordinance. Let them know 27 others already are.

b. Organize others in your ward to meet directly with your alderperson to let them know you want them to sign on as a co-sponsor.

c. If they still refuse to commit, organize creative actions in your ward to put pressure on them. Do it in January.

The list of alderpeople can be found HERE.

Below is a short video of the December 16 reparations march and action. Please make sure to come out on Monday at 1 p.m. if you can. Spread the word to others.