Content: Organized by a coalition of young and veteran immigrant rights organizers, The Resistance Council in Defense of the Immigrant. Among the Council's leadership are long-standing grassroots organizers Jorge Mujica and Omar Lopez. Mujica was a lead organizer of Chicago's one million-strong "Mega March" in 2006 which played a pivotal role in defeating the anti-immigrant Sensenbrenner bill that year. Lopez was a principal leader of the Young Lords, part of Chicago's original Rainbow coalition against racism, police violence and gentrification which included the Black Panther Party and Young Patriots Organization.
Date/Time: May 1, 2025, 11 a.m.
Location: Union Park, Ashland Avenue & Randolph Street, Chicago
Sponsoring Organization: The Resistance Council in Defense of the Immigrant
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