Updated:

A Critical Thinker’s Guide to Voting for Police Accountability in Chicago

It’s Up to THE PEOPLE (Us)

By
1498
0

Latest

Chicago residents occupy Halsted and Diversey Streets for Police Oversight. Photo/Kathy Powers

This coming Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, for the first time in U.S. history, Chicagoans will elect three (3) district council members in each of the 22 police districts. These positions were created to hold the police accountable (See Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression: https://www.facebook.com/caarpr)

The fight for community control of the police has been ongoing in 50 years of struggle for the democratic right of the people to have a say in who police their communities and how their communities are policed.

Find your police district here: https://thetriibe.com/chicago-elections-2023/?emci=e619662a- a9b4-ed11-a8e0-00224832e811&emdi=69a741f9-a9b4-ed11-a8e0- 00224832e811&ceid=5720256#ward-map

Then read up on the candidates in your district here: https://thetriibe.com/2023/01/2023-chicago-police-district-councils-voter-guide/

Then pick your candidates and vote for them like your life depended upon it, because it does!

See you at the polls.

+ Articles by this author

Kathy Powers is a lifetime Chicagoan. At 50, Kathy speaks out as the voice of the people. She became a revolutionary activist whose lifelong fight raises unheard voices. She is the Health Care Desk on the People’s Tribune Editorial Board.

The People’s Tribune opens its pages to voices of the movement for change. Our articles are written by individuals or organizations, along with our own reporting. Bylined articles reflect the views of the authors. Articles entitled “From the Editors” reflect the views of the editorial board. Please credit the source when sharing: peoplestribune.org. Please donate to help us keep bringing you voices of the movement for change. Click here. We’re all volunteer, no paid staff. The People’s Tribune is a 501C4 organization.

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

Featured

Luis J. Rodriguez -

Why Cuba Matters

Cuba is dark now. Electricity is gone, goods inaccessible. The U.S. is killing Cuba. We have no moral or lawful standing to push Cuba, or any country, to the brink. We must make sure peace and well-being on earth
Hend Salama Abo Helow, Truthout -

Israel’s ‘Yellow Line’ Is a Death Trap for Palestinians. We Drove Into It.

Hend Salama Abo Helow describes her experience in Gaza trying to navigate safely along the "Yellow Line" while doing humanitarian work, and she notes that the true purpose of the line is to allow the Israelis to carry out a slow-moving takeover of Gaza.
Karel Riley, People's Tribune -

Epstein Files Reveal Horrible Abuses of Children and Unspeakable Depravity

The depravity of the wealthy and powerful revealed by the Epstein files shows that these people have no morals and they don't care about the rest of us. We have to demand that the full truth be exposed and that there is justice for the survivors.
Bob Lee, People's Tribune -

ICE is Today’s Slave Patrols

As we celebrate Black History Month, we are again reminded that Black history is at the heart of US history. This is because it has shaped what happens in this country in so many ways, and continues to do so. A case in point is the parallels between the pre-Civil War slave patrols of the 19th century and the ICE/Border Patrol abductions of immigrants in the US today.
Mehcad Brooks -

Bondi’s Hearing Was a Removal of the Veil

Actor Mehcad Brooks says in a social media post that Attorney General Pam Bondi’s appearance before a congressional committee about Epstein tore the veil off American capitalism.

More from the People's Tribune

Copyright © 2022 People's Tribune