Daily Archives: August 30, 2009

published at 10:34 am Sunday, August 30, 2009

CORE Member and National Teaching Fellow Xian Barrett to Speak on Panel

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published at 10:30 am Sunday, August 30, 2009

CORE Supports Our Brothers and Sisters at SK Tools

Workers at SK Hand Tools in Chicago (3535 W. 47th St.) and McCook (9500 W. 55th St.) voted unanimously to STRIKE as of Tuesday, August 25, 2009! One worker found out that his insurance was canceled by management after being shocked by a medical bill that showed no pick-up from the insurance company.  The company is also asking the [...]

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published at 10:12 am Sunday, August 30, 2009

Feeling Nostalgic

Remember the January Board of Education Meeting? GEM mobilized this massive protest against the Chicago Board of Education to end Renaissance 2010. For the first time, 6 schools were saved from phase-out, consolidation, turnaround, and closing. The struggle is not over. The Board has just voted to push out Pulaski Fine Arts Academy from its [...]

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