10/27 town hall on youth's policing campaigns across Chicago
Join us for a virtual community conversation about #CPACnow, #EndSARs, and of course our #CopsOutofCPS campaigns.
Apply to be our public-health organizer!
The full-time organizer will lead the campaign for opening and fully funding the City’s public mental-health clinics, and will assist the youth-led campaign to remove police from schools and reinvest in restorative alternatives.
De-fund police, fund mental health: city-budget town hall on 9/29
Hear about the effort to replace Chicago police with mental-health professionals for first responses like 911 calls about mental-health crises -- by building on the City mental-health clinics for which STOP has advocated for years.
Town hall on STOP's history: Tues., Sep 15, 5-6pm
Join our elders and youth to hear and share about our organization's history and direction.
Town hall on #CopsOutCPS 8/18 5pm
Let's learn about and organize for the Chicago Board of Education's vote on keeping or removing police from throughout Chicago Public Schools.
#CBAwon—on to #PoliceFreeSchools
After five years of hard-fought struggle, STOP, along with the Obama CBA Coalition and allies, have won a major victory.
7/28 town hall on winning CBA housing ordinance
Ald. Taylor and Mayor Lightfoot have agreed on a ordinance fought for by our Obama-Center Community Benefits Agreement Coalition!
CBA Coalition statement on housing-ordinance victory
This ordinance is the fruit of five years of marches, petitions, canvassing, and direct actions like Lightfoot’s Tent City.
Town hall on our political moment: Tues., June 30, 5-6pm
Calling all STOP and community members! bit.ly/stoptownhall
Volunteer to phone-bank for housing and pandemic justice
Join our coalitions and leaders in calling South Siders, inviting them call officials in support of the Chicago Housing Initiative and RightToRecovery.org
Town hall led by youth on Tues., June 9, 5-6pm
Calling all STOP and community members! bit.ly/stoptownhall
Town hall on mental health Tues., May 19, 5-6pm
Calling all STOP and community members! bit.ly/stoptownhall
Coronavirus town hall Tues., May 5, 5pm
Calling all STOP and community members! bit.ly/stoptownhall
Coronavirus town hall Tues., April 14, 5pm
Calling all STOP and community members! bit.ly/stoptownhall
Coronavirus check-in, fight, resources
STOP has made over 600 phone calls, checking in on our people. We are hearing that many are ok, and sheltering in place. But we are also hearing that folks have been laid off.
Come to our 15th-anniversary gala
Nov 1st, Friday 7pm - 11pm
Chicago Theological Seminary
1407 E 60th St
Mental-health hearing
On Wednesday January 16, at 1pm the City Council will hold a historic hearing about an ordinance calling for a task force to explore re-opening mental health clinics. This is just the beginning.
CBA campaign update
The Community Benefits Agreement campaign for the Obama Presidential Center is heating up. We held a march earlier this month with over 150 people.
This winter, we turned up the heat!
On November 12, the Community Benefits Agreement coalition marched with over 100 people to stop displacement and demand a CBA Ordinance.