politics
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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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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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TAKE THE STREETS OR STAY ON THE SIDEWALK?
LESSONS FROM ANTI-ICE PROTESTS IN ORANGE COUNTY Dare to Struggle SoCal has been standing with the masses of mostly young Latinos to protest against the mass deportation machine. Along the way we have gained some lessons on how to intervene in the mass movement.…
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“Well we’re hiring”: SA Survivors Demand Justice and the CPD Pigs Offer Recruitment
Last night, Chicago Police Department’s (CPD) 14th District and Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy (CAPS) hosted a a community beat meeting at a local church in Humboldt Park: a recurring farce performed by CPD once a month at each Chicago Police district to feign rapport…
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Resisting ICE Beyond Social Media & “Know Your Rights”
The ugly and brutal mass deportations have begun. ICE agents under Trump have ramped up attacks on immigrants in homes, workplaces, and even schools. While the criminalization of the border and attacks on immigrants have been a bipartisan project, the current wave is unique…
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The Frontlines Issue #1 Jan 2025
Issue #1, Jan 2025 Letter from the Editor If you live in public housing, you’re all too familiar with inhumane conditions and ineffective repairs. NYCHA regularly ignores tickets and whenever they do “repairs,” the work is so poorly done that the problem soon returns.…
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“A Compromise from the Start”
An interview with a Chicago Police district council member Every time we go out to talk to people on the streets about their experiences with the Chicago Police Department, Dare to Struggle hears stories about the routine harassment and abuse that young Black and…
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At Least A Dozen Prisoners Set Themselves On Fire In A Virginia Supermax Prison In September 2024
In a two week span, at least a dozen Black men set themselves on fire at Virginia’s Supermax Red Onion State Prison. Two of these individuals, Ekong Eshiet and his cellmate Trayvon Brown, self-inflicted third-degree burns on September 15, 2024 in a desperate attempt…
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WORD ON THE STREET: “At the end of the race, we’re in the same place”
Spoken by the people on Skid Row. Edited and published by Dare to Struggle. Distributed by Skid Row Stands Up. Issue #1, November 2024 Dare to Struggle showed a man on Skid Row our flyer and asked him what he thought. SKID ROW STANDS…
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Dare to Struggle Takes on O22 Nationwide!
On October 22, 2024, Dare To Struggle held rallies and marches in 6 cities marking the national day of protest to stop police brutality. From coast to coast, we brought forward family members and loved ones of police violence victims to speak up and…
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