Dare to Struggle Chicago
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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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Take the Pit to the Streets: A Call to Hardcore Youth!
No future, no future, no future for you! – Sex Pistols, “God Save the Queen” Young people today are up against a wall. As the crumbling US empire continues to lash out against the poor and oppressed around the globe, from the bombs dropped…
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FREE VINCENT HILL!
A letter from Vincent from inside Cook County Jail Hello My Name is Vincent Hill. I recently received a newsletter from Dare to Struggle. Thank you for taking time out your day to reach out to me, as I’m eager to tell my story…
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Pride is Dead. Long Live Stonewall!
On June 18th, the US Supreme Court voted 6-3 to uphold an anti-trans law in Tennessee that bans the use of puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender minors. Trans kids face dire threats from Republicans seeking to legislate them out of existenceA widespread…
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A Letter to the Outside
Inmates write about conditions at CCJ The following is a letter sent to Dare to Struggle – Chicago from a group of inmates inside Cook County Jail’s Division 11. Inmates have requested the letter be published in full to further expose conditions inside the…
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DCFS: Department of Child Abuse and Family Separation
Children abandoned in dingy juvenile cells amidst a mental health crisis, left to rot in fluorescent-lit cubicle offices overnight with strangers, dumped in emergency rooms and deprieved of access to adequate medical care, and cuffed in full-body shackles as they are displaced from one…
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ICE TOLD A FAMILY TO “THANK GOD” after being released with ankle monitors
END THE INHUMANE TREATMENT OF IMMIGRANTS. On the morning of July 9th Dare to Struggle accompanied this family of five to their immigration court hearing in which ultimately Judge Newaz and the state’s attorney had already decided their case would be dismissed guaranteeing the…
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