In the Name of Humanity – NO! No Muslim Ban! No Walls! First They Came for… Not This Time! CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—February 9, 2017. On Saturday, February 11 at 3 pm, there will be a rally/march at 2200 W. Devon, in Chicago hosted by representatives of the Devon Avenue community, Refuse Fascism[Read More…]
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UPDATED: Caregivers, Clients to Rally on Valentine’s Day and Tell Governor Rauner to ‘Have a Heart, Support Vital Services’
On eve of Rauner’s budget address, and the vote on controversial overtime rule, people with disabilities, home caregivers and union members to call on governor to end policies that threaten thousands of Illinois residents and the workers on whom they rely. CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—UPDATED: Feb. 13, 2017 (Note time change for event)[Read More…]
Drug Policy Alliance: Sessions and the Trump Administration Ignore Bipartisan Consensus in Favor of Drug Policy Reform at Their Own Peril
Senate Votes to Confirm Jeff Sessions for U.S. Attorney General; Sessions Could Undo Many Obama-Era Reforms Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 8, 2017. Tonight the U.S. Senate voted 52 to 47 to confirm Senator Jeff Sessions as Attorney General. Most Republicans voted for him; most Democrats voted against him. The vote comes after[Read More…]
NOW: ‘In the Name of Justice, We Will Resist a White Male Supremacist Agenda’
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 8, 2017. Statement of NOW President Terry O’Neill: In approving Jeff Sessions to be Attorney General, the Republican-dominated Senate showed its true colors. The white nationalism, misogyny and intolerance on view was appalling. When Elizabeth Warren stood up to read from a letter the late Coretta Scott King[Read More…]
#NoDAPL Demonstration Shutting Down Citibank at Washington & Dearborn in Chicago
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–February 8, 2017. Water Protectors and their allies shut down the Citibank branch at 26 West Washington St. in Chicago. The group is occupying a Citibank branch, at the intersection of Washington and Dearborn Ave, to protest the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) and the push by the Trump administration to[Read More…]
Drug Policy Alliance Blog: Egged on by Sheriffs, Trump Endorses Police Practice of Taking Property from Innocent People
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 8, 2017 By: Theshia Naidoo During a brief meeting with sheriffs where President Trump was apparently introduced to the complex subject of civil asset forfeiture, he offered to destroy the career of the Texas State Senator seeking to reform the system. Whether this was an actual threat[Read More…]
IL House Democrats Note Concerns Regarding Aspects of School Funding Report
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. –(ENEWSPF)—February 8, 2017. House Democrats expressed concern over a number of items contained in a report released last week by the panel considering changes to the state’s education funding formula. In a letter to Gov. Bruce Rauner’s appointed secretary of education, House Majority Leader Barbara Flynn Currie[Read More…]
Thursday February 9: ‘Academics United’ Rally at Northwestern University
Evanston, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 8, 2017. Northwestern University students and faculty, Mayor Tisdahl and four of the five Evanston mayoral candidates, and Ed Yohnka, Director of Communications and Public Policy, ACLU of Illinois will rally in opposition to the Trump’s Executive Order on travel and immigration and in support of our community[Read More…]
Operation Inherent Resolve: Military Strikes Continue Against ISIL Terrorists in Syria and Iraq, February 8, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA– (ENEWSPF)—February 8, 2017. On Feb. 7, Coalition military forces conducted 43 strikes consisting of 92 engagements against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. Syria In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 31 strikes consisting of 41 engagements using attack, bomber, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Near[Read More…]
Choice Tweets From #StopPresidentBannon
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2017 By durrati A few memorable Tweets about “President Bannon” Source: http://dailykos.com
