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Good Friday Walk for Justice
40th ANNIVERSARY GOOD FRIDAY WALK FOR JUSTICE April 10, 2020, 12:00 NOON HOPE RISES IN COURAGEOUS COMMUNITY "When it is all too much, when the news is so bad that meditation itself feels useless, and a single life feels like too small a stone to offer on the altar of peace, find a human sunrise. Find those people who are committed to changing our scary reality. Human sunrises are happening all over the earth, at every moment. People gathering,…
Find out more »“Ancestral Movements: Indigenous Territory and Migration” with Silvia Raquec Cum
Webinar, “Ancestral Movements: Indigenous Territory and Migration” with Maya Kaqchikel presenter Silvia Raquec Cum, Migration Program Coordinator, Association Pop No'j April 16, 2020, 6:00pm CST While state forces threaten their safety and dignity, Indigenous peoples and migrants resist with courage and resilience. Join us for this webinar to learn about resource extraction, migration, and the work of Indigenous people in Guatemala to build a world beyond colonial borders. Register here for English translation webinar. Register here for Spanish language webinar. This educational session will prepare…
Find out more »Webinar: El Salvador’s Water in the Time of COVID-19
Register here Date and time: Saturday, April 18, 2pm CST In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, how can you wash your hands with no access to clean water? You can't. After decades of right-wing attacks on essential public services, like health care and water, many people in El Salvador do not have the access they need to protect their health in this critical time, much less easily carry on daily cooking and cleaning tasks. Join CRLN ally CISPES (Committee in…
Find out more »Public Forum for Campaign to Free Incarcerated Survivors of Police Torture
CRLN and its predecessor organization, the Chicago Metropolitan Sanctuary Alliance, had its beginnings in the fight against U.S. funding for the adbuctions, disappearances and torture of non-combatant citizens in El Salvador and Guatemala. How can we remain silent when Chicago police have tortured our own citizens into confessing to crimes that they did not commit? While some have been released from prison, we must demand that all those who were tortured be released and pardoned. We urge you to show up and…
Find out more »12th Annual El Pueblo Canta
FEATURING: El Wadi Ensemble PLUS: special performances by VOICES, the Wellington Choir, and the "Dare to Dream" Centro Romero Youth Choir. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2020 TIME: Doors open at 5:30pm--Traditional Latino and Middle Eastern food for purchase Concert: 7:00 - 8:30pm LOCATION: Wellington Ave. UCC, 615 W. Wellington Ave., Chicago, IL. Located on the corner of Broadway and Wellington, a few blocks south of Belmont Ave. Close …
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