Chicago is giving $9,000 to migrants to cover their rent and help furnish their apartments as staggering report reveals a single medical firm raked in $7.2MILLION sheltering the city's asylum seekers for just one month | Daily Mail Online dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…

Here’s a better framing for our more conservative folks. Housing Providers are receiving $9000 from the government for providing housing.

Our city is lucky to have leaders with the heart that my sister Alder Ramirez has. I and my colleagues condemn this assault on an elected official. The public has a right to disagree, but we all lose when false narratives create the level of tension that leads to violence.

RDO Enthusiast Chris Didato Sure, the root cause is a federal immigration system that makes it challenging for 18,000 Venezuelans to integrate while 29,000 Ukrainians integrate seamlessly at the same time. Or the sanctions against Venezuela by the US that destabilized living conditions there.

I hope you'll join us for the first ✨IN-PERSON✨ Newberry Library BLS Seminar of the AY on 10/1 at 3pm CST in Rettinger Hall. Beatrix Hoffman will be presenting on "The Fight for Undocumented Health Rights in the U.S." with Xóchitl Bada as respondent 🌟 newberry.org/calendar/beatr…

Today at University of Illinois Chicago Memorial for Palestinian martyrs #PalestinaLibre #FreePalestine

Do you like Villancicos? Join me tomorrow for A Latin American Christmas (Buena Park) from @Newberryconsort: thenewberryconsort.thundertix.com/events/216225/… via ThunderTix

Waiting for the 38th Annual Interfaith Breakfast to Start in the City of Big Shoulders. The storm can’t stop MLK legacy.

Please join me for lunch and a celebration of the amazing books published by my LALS faculty and affiliates in 2022 and 2023! Lunch and refreshments will be provided! When: Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024 Time: 12:00 - 2:00 PM  Where: University Hall 1501, RSVP docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

I just added my name to Preserve the Solidarity Mural from the UE Hall in Chicago. Join me here: actionnetwork.org/forms/preserve…

DYK there are only c.740 federal labor inspectors, covering 11 MILLION workplaces, in the #UnitedStates? Since 2019 #ChildLabor violations in the #US have increased by a massive 88%. U.S. Department of Labor needs more staff to help #EndUSChildLabor enduschildlabor.org

Do onions make you cry? They should when they're farmed with #ChildLabor, right here in the #US. Children as young as 12 can toil an unlimited number of hours in our fields. #EndUSChildLabor enduschildlabor.org

For many kids, working in a #FastFood chain is a rite of passage. But working the late shift on a school night violates federal child labor law. Most #US #ChildLabor violations in 2023 were in fast food chains. #EndUSChildLabor enduschildlabor.org

We've got some great stuff in store! So many good books, so many good writers. Tune in starting next week!

Latin American history is taking over Notre Dame for the next two Fridays Luis Herrán 🥑

UIC’s Astronomy Club is hosting a live viewing of the eclipse in the quad on Monday April 8th. There will be NASA approved observation glasses, first come first serve. Please come and watch this rare astronomical event. Astronomy is fun!

Did you know? If you’re in New York and 11 other states, you can file your taxes online for FREE this year, directly with the IRS at DirectFile.IRS.gov! We brought the Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo to the South Bronx last week to show people how. 6 days left to file - check it out!

My book is up on the Duke University Press website (no cover yet), and the praise by scholars I respect so much is bringing me to tears.

Today, the Chicago 2024 Host Committee unveiled a new ad campaign featuring community leaders from nine neighborhoods in Chicago. Catch these ads on digital billboards and street furniture around the city! Learn about the leaders featured on our ads at: bit.ly/4dxi25Y

NEW: Our latest ad campaign, The Future is Built in Chicago, is LIVE on billboards and street furniture across the city. We're welcoming delegates and visitors by sharing the stories of Chicago’s diverse and vibrant neighborhoods and the working people who reside in them!