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Chicago Votes is a non-partisan, non-profit organization building a more inclusive democracy by putting power in the hands of young Chicagoans. We’re engaging and developing a new generation of leaders by opening the doors of government and politics to young people from all corners of the city. We’re changing laws to make Chicago and Illinois a better place to be young, and in the process we’re making democracy FUN.
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In the Wake of Sunday’s Looting, A Call to Elected Officials from a Chicago Teen
August 24, 2020
By: Caleb Dunson After a night of looting on Sunday, Chicago was trending on Twitter in a matter of hours, the thread rife with videos of people breaking into stores, snatching clothes, and fleeing police. Everyone had an opinion. Some people attributed the riots to the democratic leanings of the city, while others leveraged the…
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OPINION | Reflections on abolition: “The whole damn system is guilty as hell”
August 18, 2020
By: Katrina Phidd I struggle between a place of hopelessness, rage and the paradox of exhaustion — all while also feeling that I am not doing enough. Black people have been arguing about our right to be alive, to receive the same resources and opportunities as white people and the same benefit of the doubt,…
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How Will We Be Remembered? What John Lewis’ Legacy Taught Me About Today’s Social Movement
July 23, 2020
By: Caleb Dunson On Saturday night, I sat at the foot of my mother’s bed in a dark pierced only by the dull blue glow of the television screen, watching Don Lemon report on Congressman John Lewis’ death. I was silent. My eyes strained against the harsh light of the screen, listening to John Lewis’…
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