Dare to Struggle Chicago
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Notes on O22 from Inside CCJ
A letter from participants of the October 22nd National Day of Protest Against Police Brutality inside Cook County Jail When we dare to struggle, we dare to win, and we either STAND for something of FALL for anything. To all the men and women…
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Stolen Lives Panel – Chicago
Join us for a discussion with impacted families to build up for O22! Who are the stolen lives in Chicago? What barriers to families face when fighting for justice? Hear their stories, about the obstacles in the fight, and the continued struggle for justice!…
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One Big Miss Revisited
On September 19th, Salvador was beat up and arrested by the 10th District Police in Chicago. He was thrown to the ground and was coughing up blood, arrested for “assault” for allegedly saying “cop killer” in front of CPD. A paraplegic, he told the…
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What Will it Take to End the Mass Deportation Machine?
On Friday, Dare to Struggle – Chicago went to the ICE detention and processing center in Broadview, IL to support the rebels who’ve been protesting outside the gestapo facility for several months, demanding the release of the people inside who have been ripped from…
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Free Adrian Rucker
The following is a letter from 25-year-old Adrian Rucker, the young man arrested “in connection” to the June 5th killing of CPD officer Krystal Rivera, with minor grammatical edits. Rivera was shot from behind by her partner, Carlos Baker, a Chicago cop with a…
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Protest Sheriff Tom Dart 9/23
Protest Sherriff Tom Dart’s speech at City Club Chicago! Tell him how you really feel! Tuesday, September 23rd, at 11AM at 111 W Grand Ave Chicago IL In June, Dare to Struggle stood alongside side families and inmates to hold a people’s trial against…
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Rinse & Repeat
Why reforms can be unreformed in the talk shop of legislative politics On August 22nd, the Chicago Sun-Times published an article citing the reversals of six high-profile misconduct rulings enacted by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA). In all but two cases, COPA…
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Get Organized for October 22nd!
O22 National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality Since 2020, over 7,000 people across the United States have been killed by police, and every year is more deadly than the last. The mass rebellion in response to the public execution of George Floyd,…
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OVER 6,000 CHECK-INS AT HOTEL CALIFORNIA
Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke’s sadist mission to expedite detention at Cook County Jail and swell the mass incarceration machine On August 4th, the Illinois Network for Pretrial Justice released a report stating that the number of incarcerated persons at Cook County…
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Cracks at Hotel California Issue #7 – Black August
Commemorate Black August 2025 at Cook County Jail! Black August (BA) is a commemorative month which recognizes the sacrifices and struggles of Black people in the ongoing fight for freedom and real liberation from the American nightmare. It’s a month-long observance for reflection, study,…
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