IL-9 Action Newsletter 6/14/17
5 Things To Do This Week to Resist from the IL-9
Support Immigrants and Refugees
Chicago’s Welcoming City Ordinance, enacted in 2012, was a step toward making Chicago one of the most immigrant-friendly cities in the nation. A rally in support of the ordinance, including a call for the closing of loopholes in its language, will take place on Thursday, June 15, at 11 a.m., across the street from City Hall downtown. Stand in solidarity with this pro-immigrants’ rights action.
June 20 is World Refugee Day. To mark the day, visit the webpage of the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights and familiarize yourself with the work they do. Print off copies of their “Know Your Rights” card, which has rights information in English, Spanish, Korean, and Polish as well as contact info for families experiencing crisis. Keep a copy in your bag, share one at your local community center, and think about other places where this information might be accessible to immigrant and refugee families who need it.
Raise Your Consciousness
Get a head start on preparing for the 2018 gubernatorial race by taking some time to review the bios of those who have declared they’ll run to challenge Gov. Rauner. Read statements from:
It’s okay to disagree with people who hold different views than your own—but it goes too far to dehumanize them for simply having different beliefs. Take some time this week to read this Vox piece by Brian Resnick exploring the ways we dehumanize those who live, worship, or vote differently from us, and the negative toll it takes on both our country and our minds.
Need a reminder of why it’s important to get your news from a variety of sources—or, at the very least, not just from a single source? Take a look at this piece from The Washington Post showing what MSNBC, CNN, and Fox included in their coverage of James Comey’s testimony. All three outlets drew from the same primary source, and yet each crafted a unique perspective of the story. Use this example as a motivator to do an audit of your current preferred news sources and to add some new ones to the mix.