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http://occupychi.org/contact If you have Occupy-related events, comments, feedback, or would like to help in putting together this newsletter in any way, please email ochi_newsletter@riseup.net. Occupied NewsAfter months of organizing, Occupy Evanston managed secure a Evanston City Council hearing and meeting with City Manager Wally Bobkiewicz on divesting from Chase bank. At the City council meeting this Monday, City Council members unanimously authorized the city manager to issue a request for proposals for a local bank that could replace Chase. Occupy Evanston is calling on occupiers to keep the pressure on the Evanston City Council members by calling and emailing them and letting them know that you support Occupy Evanston's campaign for the City of Evanston to divest its holdins in Chase Bank and shift them to a community bank. Occupy these Upcoming EventsQuebec Solidarity Rally & "Casserole" MarchWednesday June 27, 5:00PM-6:30PM On Wednesday June 27th, join Occupy Chicago as we bring the Quebec Solidarity message to DePaul's home base: Lincoln Park. This week we are asking everyone to wear red. And don't forget your pots and pans! The march will start at Sheffield and Belden, leaving at 5pm. With student loan interest rates set to double in America, it's time we take a stand for our future's, and a stand for education! Save Our Post Office RallyThursday, June 28, 4:30-6:30PM #J2 Occupy the #NATO5 Courtroom: ArraignmentMonday, July 2, 8:00AM-12:00PM Our friends remain locked away from this world because Mayor 1% Rahm Emanuel and Chief Garry McCarthy needed to justify police harassment, intimidation, brutality, and repression leading up to the NATO Summit. Our Occupy brothers Brian Church, Jared Chase, Brent Betterly, Sebastian Senakiewicz and Mark Neiweem will be in Cook County Court for their arraignment and we, as their comrades, will demonstrate our support. Wear yellow and bring noisemakers to show solidarity with their state-mandated prison uniforms. There will be a press conference at 8:30AM, court arraignment at 9:00AM, demonstration at 10:00AM, and then a 4:00PM rally in the afternoon at the US Prison Bureau. For more information on how to support the #NATO5 via phone, email, twitter, and facebook, click here. Occupy IndependenceWednesday, July 4, 4:00PM-9:00PM Occupy Independence will be another day of community gathering akin to April 7th. Ie food, teach-ins, occupy themed games (like tax dodge ball), many drum circles, a patch project, and art installations. The whole thing will kick off at 4pm, and will end with a march, of course. But a march with a surprise* ending! Occupy Chicago Working Group MeetingsOccupy IndependenceWednesday June 27, 9:00-10:00PM Occupy ObamaThursday, June 28, 6:00PM-8:00PM Coalition Against Corporate Higher EducationSaturday, July 1, 6:00pm-8:00pm Chicago Teachers Union Strike Solidarity CommitteeMonday, July 2, 6:30PM-8:30PM Labor OutreachTuesday, July 3, 6:30-8:30pm #Mental Health MovementOccupy Chicago stands in solidarity with the Mental Health Movement as we fight for mental health clinics to reopen after Mayor 1% shutdown half of the city's mental health clinics.There are two 24/7 ongoing occupations at the above two clinics. Weekly Neighborhood Occupy AssembliesOccupy Chicago General AssemblyWednesday and Saturdays 7:00PM-9:00PM Occupy Rogers Park Weekly CanvassingSundays 4:00PM-5:00PM Occupy Rogers Park General AssemblySundays 5:00PM-7:00PM Occupy El Barrio General AssemblyTuesdays 6:30PM-7:30PM Occupy the South Side General Assembly/Teach-In'sThursdays 7:00pm-9:00pmClick here for this week's location Occupy Chicago Northwest Side AssemblySaturdays 11:00am-1:00pm Occupy Evanston General AssemblySaturdays 1:00pm-2:00pm Don't know where to begin?Want help connecting to specific groups and projects? Got an idea for a project? Have a topic you want to discuss? Come to one of our General Assemblies each Wednesday and Saturday from 7:00PM-9:00 PM at Congress & Michigan, by the Bowman/Horse Statue. In addition to occasionally discussing and consensing upon proposals, we also have open space sessions for people to breakout into discussion on anything they like! It's also a great opportunity to talk to some people who have been around for a while and to find out how to get more involved. Getting in touchInterested in emergency SMS/text alerts about important actions/events? Text @OccupyChicago to 23559 to sign up! For email alerts, visit For more frequent updates, announcements, news, action&meeting times&locations, text @ochicom to 23559 to sign up. For email alerts, visit Click here to donate to Occupy Chicago Subscribe here, or send an email with the receiving email address to ochi_newsletter-subscribe@lists.riseup.net Unsubscribe here, or send an email to ochi_newsletter-unsubscribe@lists.riseup.net using the same email address you are receiving this email from. For more support and options regarding subscriptions go to See you in the streets, |
