
Patrice James
@patriceajames
Hopeful disrupter | Founding ED @ilblackadvocacy | Co-founder & Vice-Chair of @bpda_justice board. Opinions all mine.
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jobip
@jobip
Mom, founder & former ED of Restore Justice, crafter, photographer, SF/F nerd. Opinions my own, RTs not endorsements. My Twitter is not compartmentalized.
Shanta Trivedi
@shantatrivedi
🇹🇹 Law prof, @ubaltlaw & Faculty Director, @ubaltlawcfcc. Trying to keep families together, at home and at work. Former @bu_law @bklyndefender @georgetownlaw.
Frank Calabrese
@frankcalabrese
It's 106 miles to Chicago, we've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses. DMs are open #electiontwitter #twill
Tom Morello
@tmorello
Feed the poor. Fight the power. Rock the f*ck out. Tickets Here ⬇️ tommorello.com
Daniel O. Ash
@danoash
President @ Field Foundation
Scott Hechinger
@scotthech
Civil rights attorney. Longtime public defender. Dad. Executive Director, Zealous. Fighting everyday to share the truth about public health & safety.
Jennifer Soble
@jsoble1
Committed optimist and champion of decarceration. Founder & ED of @ILPrisonProject & @ippaction. Mom. Better lawyer than tweeter. We all need hope.
Vince Warren
@vincewarren
Director of @theCCR; human, civil rights lawyer; jazz & funk musician; @TheDocSociety @ECCHRBerlin @BonaveroIHR & @Haverfordedu board member. Tweets = my own
Robert Peters
@robertjpeters
13th District State Senator
Madeleine Doubek
@mdoubek
Former Executive Director, CHANGE Illinois. Former VP of Policy @ the BGA. Former Reboot Illinois Publisher and Daily Herald Executive Editor.
Michael Harriot
@michaelharriot
Writer, board-certified wypipologist, last real Negus alive. BlackAF History/Drapetomaniax podcast/theGrio…At the SAME DAMN TIME. Never reneged; Never will.
Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts
@chiappleseed
Working to interrupt cycles of poverty, mass incarceration, and racial injustices perpetrated by all aspects of the legal system. 💚 RT ≠ Endorsements.
Heather Cherone
@heathercherone
Senior reporter @WTTW News.
Nina Turner
@ninaturner
Educator. Activist. Senior Fellow at @RacePowerPolicy. Former Ohio State Senator & Professor. National surrogate Bernie Sanders 2016, National Co-Chair 2020.
Chicago Abortion Fund
@chiabortionfund
Freedom. Justice. Autonomy. We fund abortion & build power. | Helpline # 312-663-0338 MWF 6AM - 2PM
Puff the Magic Hater
@mskellymhayes
Organizer | Co-author of Let This Radicalize You | Hosts Movement Memos podcast | Newsletter: organizingmythoughts.org | More: linktr.ee/KellyHayes
phligirl
@phligirl
Do Justice. Love Mercy. Walk Humbly. AAA IL-07 | #ENDALZ #BlackLivesMatter
Ameya Pawar 🎗️
@ameya_pawar_il
Sigalit’s dad. Charna’s husband President & CEO Michael Reese Health Trust Board @IFAPACE
Scott D. Levy
@scottdlevy
Chief Policy Counsel @fwdus. Photo credit: my 8 year old. Tweets are my own.
Alan Dettlaff
@alandettlaff
Co-founder of the @upendmovement to abolish the family policing system | Writer and co-facilitator at Toward Liberation, an abolitionist learning group
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@morganelisej
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Rep. Kelly Cassidy
@repkellycassidy
Illinois’ lesbian lawmaker, arch nemesis of the good, the true, & the beautiful. Beloved by IFI. Under-educated, over-loved, cat (and dog) lady. She/her. #twill
Joél Leon.
@joelakamag
he/him “An average n*gga with above average potential.” - Bonz Malone | EVERYTHING AND NOTHING AT ONCE 📚 Spring 2024 @henryholt
Alan Mills
@alan_uplc
Of Counsel @uplcchicago. UPLC represents tenants, the disabled and prisoners throughout Illinois. "Notorious for fighting IDOC."
agitator in chief
@soit_goes
shitposting for justice since 2012
Communities United
@commsunited
Grassroots social justice organization that unites youth and adults across Chicago.
Juliet Sorensen
@julietsorensen1
Director, Rule of Law Institute and Program in Rule of Law for Development, Loyola University Chicago; clinical prof. Transparency, accountability, rule of law.
Nabeela Syed
@nabeelaforil
State Representative, IL HD-51 💙 (she/her/hers)
Rebecca Kavanagh @drrjkavanagh.bsky.social
@drrjkavanagh
Public Defender and Writer. Sydney ✈️ NYC ➡️ DC/Baltimore. she/her. Views my own. “I can't believe what you say, because I see what you do.” James Baldwin
Helen Shiller
@shillerista
Former Independent 46th Ward Alder in Chicago. Original member of the Inter-communal Survival Collective of the Black Panther Party. Mother and Grandmother.
TFDP
@fairdefense
We fight to end the criminalization of poverty in Texas.
Dorothy Roberts
@dorothyeroberts
Professor|Author Killing the Black Body, Shattered Bonds, Fatal Invention, Torn Apart basicbooks.com/titles/dorothy…
Community Movement Builders
@communitymvt
A national member-based collective of Black people building sustainable, self-determining communities thru cooperative economics and community organizing
AngelaBurton
@sankofarose
Esq., NY. Anti-racist. Mandy the dog's human. Personal views ONLY. #AbolishCPS#BLACKFAMILIESMATTER
Xavier McElrath-Bey
@nochildbornbad
Executive Director of the Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth
Dr. Jamilia Blake
@drjjblake
It's Ja-Mil-Ya| Just Jamilia all day every day| PhD |Psychologist| Professor | Truth Teller| #Dawg🐾|Nonconformist |#Showmethedata| she/her Developer of XCEL
Liberation Library
@liberationlib
We provide books to youth in prison to encourage imagination, self-determination & connection to the outside worlds of their choosing. #FreeThemAll
Movement 4 Black Lives
@mvmnt4blklives
M4BL is a national network of over 150 organizations creating a broad political home for Black people to learn, organize, and take action. #M4BL
UChicago Inclusive Economy Lab
@uchiielab
We conduct research that results in greater economic opportunity for communities harmed by discrimination, disinvestment & segregation. @HarrisPolicy @UChicago
Illinois Network for Pretrial Justice
@endmoneybond
Working to #EndMoneyBail & pretrial incarceration across Illinois. We work for racial justice & freedom.
Cook County Public Defender’s Office
@cookcodefender
We protect the fundamental rights, liberties and dignity of each person whose case has been entrusted to us by providing the finest legal representation.
Joyce McMillan
@jmacforfamilies
Founder, of PLAN - To abolish all functions of the child welfare system that are harmful to families. JMACforFamilies.org
Restore Justice Foundation
@justicerestore
We advocate for fair legal system & prison policies in IL. Our focus: people serving life or extreme sentences their families. We 🧡 (and train new) advocates!
Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton
@ltgovstratton
Official account of Illinois’ 48th Lt. Governor. Advancing justice and uplifting women + girls across Illinois. Our only way forward is together. she/her.
Governor JB Pritzker
@govpritzker
Husband and father. Proudly serving as Illinois’ 43rd governor.
Illinois Prison Project
@ilprisonproject
Fighting for people serving unjust, unnecessary and excessive sentences in Illinois.
Mayor Brandon Johnson
@chicagosmayor
Father. Husband. Mayor. Fighting for the soul of @Chicago.
Angelo Petrigh
@apetrigh
Clinical Associate Professor @BU_Law, previously public defender @bronxdefenders 🇵🇸 he/him
CARES: Creating Actionable & Real Solutions
@cares4power
We are working to drastically change the systemic challenges that youth who are or have been involved with the foster care system experience.
Indivisible Chicago-South Side
@indivchi_south
We fight for progressive values via grassroots influence on our elected officials. BLUESKY: indivchisouth & THREADS: indiv.chi.south
Live Free Illinois
@livefreechicago
If Chicago commits just 2% of public safety funding to gun violence prevention, we can transform our communities through trauma-informed care & jobs. #FundPeace
Collaborative for Community Wellness
@ccwchicago
A Chicago collaborative that brings together mental health professionals, organizations, and the community to address the lack of mental access.
Galaxy Gives
@galaxy_gives
We support leaders and organizations building power and solutions to dismantle systems of oppression, heal our communities, and transform our future.
Change Peoria
@changepeoria
Grassroots progressive political organization building inclusive, equitable, & just working-class power centered on local issues, & voter participation.
Canna Equity Coalition Action Fund
@cannaequityil
Through grassroots organizing, community programs, & advocacy, we fight for justice & equity in IL. #CannabisJusticeNow #CannabisEquityIL #SupportLocalWeed
Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy
@racepowerpolicy
A progressive research institute @thenewschool examining strategies for an inclusive economy. Founded by Prof. @DarrickHamilton. Retweets are not endorsements.
Christian Smalls
@shut_downamazon
Founder of The @amazonlabor the 1st Independent worker-lead Union in American History for @amazon JFK8 8,300 members Staten Island,NY [email protected]
Aubrey Edwards-Luce
@aubrey_el
Families belong together | Kids have rights | Parents matter| ED @UBaltLaw Center for Families, Children & the Courts. Tweets=mine All power for the children.
Terra Costa Howard
@votetch
Democratic Candidate for State Rep in Illinois District 42
IL Alliance for Reentry & Justice
@il_arj
The Illinois Alliance for Reentry & Justice is shifting power and building systems of care & accountability. bit.ly/vote-yes-on-hb…
Clean Slate Illinois
@cleanslateil
Join us as we work to end permanent punishments in IL, automate the records relief process, and expand access to jobs and opportunities.
Twyla Carter
@twylajcarter
Attorney-in-Chief & Chief Executive Officer @LegalAidNYC. Board President @Who_We_Are_19. Views expressed all mine.
MAMAS
@radicalmamas
We are a collective of mamas laboring on the frontlines of families and communities targeted by state violence.
Liz Mazur
@lizmazur1
Chicago-based civil rights lawyer (she/hers). change.org/p/bring-hannah…
Cook County Historian Emeritus
@cookcohistorian
Former Cook County Historian at Cook County, Illinois
NYC Family Policy Project
@familypolicynyc
Policy org focused on reversing NYC's over-policing of families and under-investment in family life. familypolicynyc.org + over at @familypolicynyc.bsky
Just Future Project
@justfutureorg
Bringing #ShadowPrisons into the light. Together we can #abolishprecrime preventative detention and reimagine justice around values of dignity & equality.
Dr. C.A. Friend
@dr_c_friend
Child of God
The Elevate Prize Foundation #MakeGoodFamous
@elevateprize
On a mission to Make Good Famous. Join us. Home of the Elevate Prize, the Elevate Prize GET LOUD Award, and the Elevate Prize Catalyst Award.
Grand Victoria Foundation
@gvf_il
GVF empowers communities to ensure Illinois is a great place to live and work. We support organizations to advance systems change and racial equity.