Families Belong Together- Chicago March

Ricahrd J. Daley Center 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, IL

Date: Saturday, June 30 Time: 11 AM- 1 PM Place: Richard J. Daley Center CRLN will meet at 10:30 AM on the sidewalk in front of the Methodist Temple (77 W. Washington St., Chicago), then walk over to Daley Plaza to join the march. Join together to protest this administration's cruel policy of separating kids[…]

Building Bridges & Tearing Down Walls

Welcome the 29th Cuba Friendshipment to Chicago! For more than twenty years, IFCO/Pastors for Peace has organized Friendshipment Caravans to bring humanitarian aid to Cuba and illuminate the harmful effects of U.S. policy in Cuba through educational events in the United States. Join us to welcome the 29th Friendshipment Caravan to Chicago. This Caravan began[…]

Building Bridges & Ending the Blockade of Cuba

Welcome the 29th Cuba Friendshipment to Chicago! For more than twenty years, IFCO/Pastors for Peace has organized Friendshipment Caravans to bring humanitarian aid to Cuba and illuminate the harmful effects of U.S. policy in Cuba through educational events in the United States. Join us to welcome the 29th Friendshipment Caravan to Chicago. This Caravan began[…]

Community Forum on the International Day of the Disappeared

Living Waters Church 6808 N. Ashland Ave, Chicago

CRLN is co-sponsoring this event with Living Waters Church. Those gathered will chant the names of those disappeared and declare them "presente." Speakers will lift up the situations of mothers detained in ICE jails, children in Chicago shelters, the Ayotzinapa students and others who have "disappeared" in Mexico.  

Rally to Save Temporary Protected Status!

Ricahrd J. Daley Center 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, IL

Rally at 1:15pm, Thursday, September 6, at Federal Plaza, Dearborn & Jackson, with beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and their supporters to save Temporary Protected Status in the face of the Trump Administration's decision to terminate the program for hundreds of thousands of people. Speakers will include Leslie Combs, District Director for Congresswoman Jan[…]

TPS Bus Journey for Justice dinner and presentation

St. Pius Church Basement 1919 S Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL

Join the members of the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Bus Journey for Justice for dinner at St. Pius' church basement, 1919 S. Ashland Ave., Chicago, at 5pm, September 6, for dinner and a presentation about the effort to save TPS in the face of the Trump Administration's decision to terminate the program.

GUATEMALA UPDATE: ROOTS OF MIGRATION

¡BIENVENIDOS A TODAS Y TODOS! Please join us for a fun and informative program on   SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23  4 – 6 PM at Martha Pierce’s home 1231 Oak Avenue, Evanston   GUATEMALA UPDATE:  ROOTS OF MIGRATION   Current political situation: expulsion of CICIG, US response Ongoing struggles for indigenous rights and economic justice Celebration of 25[…]

2018 Pedal for Peace Bike-a-thon

Lincoln Park, Grove 13 Barry Ave. underpass to Lakefront Bike Path, Chicago, IL

Pedal for Peace supports health, education, legal aid, and community organizing in Latin America and Chicago. For a list of beneficiaries, click here. Sign up to ride 12- or 24-miles and find sponsors and people to pledge to donate to your ride to support Pedal for Peace projects. Registration: Click here to register online and select your[…]

“Memory, Truth and Justice in Guatemala”

Maria Luisa Rosal, staff person at the School of the Americas Watch, will be in Chicago to talk about the importance of historical memory in relation to the disappearance and assassination of people during the Guatemalan civil war (1960-1996), U.S. involvement in that war, the efforts of family members to find out the truth of[…]