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In a direct response to cops from the Oak Lawn Police Department (OLPD) assaulting a 14-year-old Palestinian American child at the Oak Lawn Fire & Police Commission meeting on August 5th, 2026, the Arab American Action Network (AAAN), Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (CAARPR), U.S. Palestinian Community Network, Southsiders for Peace, and others organized over 100 community members on Tuesday, August 25th, to rally outside the Oak Lawn, Illinois, village hall and attend the Village Board of Trustees meeting.

READ OUR STATEMENT HERE (link is case sensitive): https://bit.ly/AAAN825OLPD

The next Fire & Police Commission meeting is set to take place at the same Oak Lawn village hall on Wednesday, September 2nd, and we will again be there at 5:30 PM to demand the charging and firing of Oak Lawn’s racist cops.

Also join us at the Cook County Circuit Court - Bridgeview Courthouse on Thursday, September 17th, at 1:30 PM, to support the three brave activists who have been unlawfully arrested.

And please also sign this petition NOW to demand that Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul investigate the OLPD’s crimes: bit.ly/investigateOLPD

Photo credits to @caelikeanphotography and @alecozawa