The event's organizers say the purpose of the People's City Council Meeting is to give all Chicagoans a voice in what is happening in local government.
"With a new mayor and new City Council in office, community leaders and union members from around Chicago are coming together as the 'People’s City Council,' one that prioritizes good jobs, affordable and stable housing, quality public education, and strong public safety over the desires of billion-dollar corporations," reads a press release announcing the meeting.
Some 1,500 community leaders are expected to attend the meeting to discuss issues affecting local communities, including public safety, housing, the city budget, and the effect big banks are having on the city's neighborhoods and bottom line. "All Chicagoans should have a say in what happens in government," explains the meeting's organizers. "Working families expect corporations and banks to share in the sacrifice. Budgets should not be balanced by cutting public services, but rather through developing neighborhood-based solutions, and demanding that wealthy corporations and banks pay their fair share."
The following aldermen are slated to take part in the city's first People's City Council Meeting: Bob Fioretti (2nd), Will Burns (4th), Roderick Sawyer (6th), Michelle Harris (8th), George Cardenas (12th), Toni Foulkes (15th), Ricardo Munoz (22nd), Roberto Maldonado (26th), Walter Burnett Jr. (27th), Jason Ervin (28th), Deborah Graham (29th), Scott Waguespack (32nd), Nick Sposato (36th), Tim Cullerton (38th), John Arena (45th), James Cappleman (46th), Ameya Pawar (47th), Joe Moore (49th), and Deborah Silverstein (50th).
Several community organizations are collaborating to put on the event, including Grassroots Collaborative, Action Now, American Friends Service Committee, Brighton Park Neighborhood Council, Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, Chicago Teachers Union, Enlace Chicago, Illinois Hunger Coalition, Kenwood Oakland Community Organization, Lakeview Action Coalition, Logan Square Neighborhood Association, Metropolitan Tenants Organization, Pilsen Alliance, SEIU, Local 1, SEIU Local 73, SEIU Healthcare Illinois Indiana, Southwest Youth Collaborative, and Unite HERE.
Dispatches from Chicago's south side.
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Progress Illinois: Ald. Sawyer to visit Chicago's First People's City Council Meeting
Ald. Sawyer will be one of at least 20 Alderman to attend this event at the UIC Forum (at 725 W. Roosevelt Road) with doors open at 5:30 PM:
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