Update on Honduras
CRLN is co-sponsoring an educational event with Rabbi Brant Rosen to update our members on the current human rights conditions in Honduras. Rabbi Rosen was part of a religious leader delegation to Honduras sponsored by SHARE, organized to provide accompaniment to organizations and individuals under threat. Date & Time: Thursday, May 16, 7pm RSVP: Space[…]
Lunch Dialogue on Colombia with Rev. Milton Mejía and Rev. Atahualpa Hernández
1100 E 55th St, Chicago, IL 60615 1100 E. 55Th St., Chicago, ILJoin Rev. Milton Mejía, President and General Secretary of the Latin America Counsel of Churches, and Rev. Atahualpa Hernández, President of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia, for lunch and dialogue about the current situation in Colombia. What can churches do to promote peace and reconciliation in Colombia? Date: Monday June 3rd, 2019 Time: 12[…]
Bowling Against Borders
Timberlanes 1851 W. Irving Park Rd., Chicago, ILJoin Illinois SOAWatch for a fundraiser to help activists from Latin America travel to Chicago for a September SOAW strategy meeting and to Fort Benning, GA, for the SOAW 30th Anniversary Vigil. Date and time: Sunday, June 9, 2-4pm Location: Timber Lanes, 1851 W. Irving Park Rd, Chicago, 60613. Street/Meter Parking • Irving Park Brown Line[…]
Summer of Love Kick Off Campaign Resolution Hands off Cuba
Centro Autonomo 3460 W. Lawrence, Chicago, ILPlease come to the send off of the Pastors for Peace Caravan to Cuba and the kick off of a campaign to pass a resolution in the Chicago City Council to end the embargo and lift the travel ban! BE PART OF THE CAMPAIGN TO PASS A RESOLUTION IN THE CHICAGO CITY COUNCIL • Attend[…]
PROTEST! Take Action to End Criminalization, Detention, & Deportations
Daley PlazaGather with CRLN at 10:30am on Saturday July 13 at the Joan Miro sculpture that’s immediately east of the Chicago Temple which is located at 77 W Washington. Here is the map: https://goo.gl/maps/QDXsHHiNBUcuzPQS7 . Please email Juan Carlos Hernández <JCHernandez@crln.org> if you can join! We will join immigrant rights, social justice, and grassroots organizations to protest[…]
Cuba’s Javier Cabrera on the Impact of the US Blockade of Cuba’s Economic, Social and Environmental Programs
Chicago Public Library Sulzer Branch 4455 N. Lincoln Ave, Chicago, ILJavier Cabrera will discuss Cuba’s changing economic development program, its community health care program, and its programs to combat climate change. He will explain how the US blockade of Cuba, begun in 1961, and condemned on a yearly basis by overwhelming UN vote, interferes in Cuba’s ability to carry out these programs. There will be[…]
Northside Gang Database Teach-In
4427 N. Clark ChicagoFind out what the Chicago gang database is and how Chicago police decide who gets labeled a gang member. Learn why communities in Chicago argue that the gang database is a violation of our civil rights and are organizing to get rid of it. Connect with people who are finding different strategies to protect and[…]
Cuba’s Javier Cabrera on the Impact of the US Blockade of Cuba’s Economic, Social and Environmental Programs
UE Hall 37 S. Ashland, ChicagoJavier Cabrera will discuss Cuba’s changing economic development program, its community health care program, and its programs to combat climate change. He will explain how the US blockade of Cuba, begun in 1961, and condemned on a yearly basis by overwhelming UN vote, interferes in Cuba’s ability to carry out these programs. There will be[…]
WOMEN-DIRECTED CUBAN FILMS TO SCREEN FOR THE FIRST TIME IN CHICAGO
Athenaeum Theatre 2936 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IllinoisOur collaborators shared this Press Release on an exciting new event: WOMEN-DIRECTED CUBAN FILMS TO SCREEN FOR THE FIRST TIME IN CHICAGO Screening at The Athenaeum Theatre on Friday, July 19 at 7PM Full Spectrum Features (FSF), Americas Media Initiative (AMI), and Athenaeum Theatre Productions are thrilled to present the Chicago premiere of the documentary[…]
DIRECTORAS CUBANAS ESTRENAN SUS PELICULAS EN CHICAGO
Athenaeum Theatre 2936 N Southport Ave, Chicago, Illinois¡Nuestros colaboradores compartieron información sobre este emocionante nuevo evento! DIRECTORAS CUBANAS ESTRENAN SUS PELICULAS EN CHICAGO Presentación en el Athenaeum Theatre Viernes, 19 de Julio a las 7:00PM Full Spectrum Features (FSF), Americas Media Initiative (AMI) y Athenaeum Theatre Productions se enorgullece en presentar el estreno en Chicago del documental Días de Diciembre y el[…]