Events

Trump won re-election, in part, by blaming the wrong people for the crises we are all facing in our communities: rents we can't afford to pay, poor jobs, unaffordable or poor health care, inadequate and crumbling public transportation, among others.

Our real problem is the growing and virtually unchecked power of billionaires and CEOs in American capitalism and our political system. Under Trump's second administration, corporations will have more power than ever before, unless we organize to oppose them. But the good news is that we will be able to stop much of his agenda and continue to win at the local and state level.

The first items on Trump's agenda will be to slash taxes for corporations and the rich. Then they attempt to turn Medicare over to private corporations, attempt to gut Medicaid, attempt to gut environmental protections, and attempt mass deportations that will hurt undocumented people and harm our economy. Because much of his agenda will be deeply unpopular with Americans and with corporate elites, so if we organize, we may be able to stop some key pieces of his agenda. We can also continue to bring people together to win local and state investments in our people and communities.

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Learn how to Lobby your legislator in your own community to ask them to invest in public transportation services and expand public transit in your own community. We will meet virtually over Zoom.

Join us for our January EJ Task Force meeting to hear updates about transit legislation, learn more about our campaign, help us plan future events, and more!

Come to Springfield to join us in directly engaging our legislators! We'll provide food, transportation, and all the training you need to help move your elected officials forward on our health care, criminal justice, transit, and workers' rights campaigns.

More details to come.

The People's Lobby's office is closed from December 18 – January 2! We hope you all take some time to get good rest and enjoy the holiday season.

Join Arthur Dennis and Alderman of the 5th Ward Desmon Yancy for a Kwanzaa-styled Political Education that focuses on both the Imani ("Faith") of our community, and Nia ("Purpose") of our collective fight for liberation. Attendees will feel “in their guts” what is wrong with the poverty the rich inflict on us working people, while attendees role-play and discuss their own power in dismantling that system through collective action. Attendees will walk away feeling validated in their experiences of how classism creates false tensions between working class people, Black (& Brown) people, LGBTQ+ people, and learn how organizing is the solution.

On Thursday, December 12, at 6 PM, The People’s Lobby and the House Public Transit Working Group will host a discussion of how we’re going to rebuild public transportation for Chicagoland. Panelist State Representative and Metropolitan Mobility Act lead sponsor Eva-Dina Delgado will be there to answer your questions, along with State Representatives Barbara Hernandez, Anna Moeller, and Matt Hanson.

This is an opportunity to tell your legislators directly what you need and build the people power we need to get it done.

Join Alderman Matt Martin, Julia Ramirez, Desmon Yancy and grassroots organizations for a town hall about the Chicago Fair Elections Ordinance — a small dollar matching program that aims to increase participation in local elections and empower people from all walks of life to run for elected office.

Chicago is currently the largest US city without publicly financed elections. This town hall is an opportunity to learn about the ordinance and discuss what Fair Elections would mean for you and your community.

Doors open at 11:30 am, and the program begins at noon. We hope you'll join us!

Come to Springfield to join us in directly engaging our legislators! We'll provide food, transportation, and all the training you need to help move your elected officials forward on our health care, criminal justice, transit, and workers' rights campaigns.

Transportation details to come.

Join us for our November EJ Task Force meeting to hear updates about transit legislation, learn more about our campaign, help us plan future events, and more!

zoom link to be sent soon.

Join us to discuss how we can organize to end the inequities in our healthcare system, share your healthcare stories, and learn about actions we can take to protect and improve healthcare under Trump and in Illinois.

Free child care will be provided.

The Oak Park Library is accessible.

CTA Green line Harlem and Lake stop is a 6 min. walk (0.3 miles) to the library.
Garage parking (first two hours free)
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Come join us in making our public meeting space inspirational and exciting by coming to our art build this weekend! We'll be painting giant banners to help folks imagine us building the justice reform, public transit, environment, health care, etc that we want to see in the world.

No art skill required–Casey is wonderfully providing stencils for us! We will also order tacos.

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The Democratic National Convention (DNC) will be in Chicago August 19 to the 22, and we have a lot to discuss! We'll talk about everything from what the hell is going on at top of the Democratic ticket not the least of which being what the hell is going on the Democratic ticket and how we can get involved and hold them accountable!

Join us at the amazing Skylark to talk about what's going on at the DNC!

Our state’s public transportation system has been in crisis for a long time. Service cuts to Metra and Pace have made it almost impossible to figure out when it makes sense to travel. Gaps between trains and buses make it so that taking a trip to the city, or even a different suburb, requires hours of waiting between rides. Inadequate public transportation options force us to waste time and money driving everywhere, which pollutes our air.

The summer of sci-fi continues on our rescheduled date! Join us for a movie discussion on The Winter Soldier, as we discuss the themes that this marvel movie explores! We'll be talking about: Fear, freedom, imperialism and is there anything we can learn about the culture from Cap's second full length film?

Join The People's Lobby and hundreds of members to our largest meeting of the year. Elected Officials will be present to listen to the needs of the people and make commitments to our platform. This is an opportunity to take part in fighting for people and the planet and hold elected officials accountable to our planet and people.

The Southwest Side's Summer of Sci-Fi continues with Captain America: Winter Soldier! We'll provide the beer, the food, and scintillating conversation about imperialism, freedom, fear, and forgiveness.

Join us in our first canvass for the incredible, TPL-endorsed candidate who is soon to represent the western suburbs! We deserve representation in Springfield by a person who actually listens to us and who actively collaborates with our communities.

Jackie Williamson will be joining us for the kick-off, so come hear from the candidate herself about what she'll be fighting for in Springfield, and then join us in spreading the word!

For our second Summer of Sci-fi movie, the Southwest Side team presents: Black Panther! Join us for a conversation of Afro-futurism, imperialism, and what kind of world we can build when we work together!

Food, drinks, popcorn and great conversations will be provided!

The west suburban members of The People's Lobby gather monthly to share good food and build relational power!

This is a time where we come together, learn about the campaigns we're all working on, and take steps forward in building the world we want to live in!