Roosevelt @ UIC

Your 2021 #UICWrapped is here! Take a look back at how UIC spent YOUR tuition dollars this year. [THREAD] #BurnTheBudget #UIC #UIC2021

See you tonight! ⤵️

our next general body meeting is this thursday @ 6:30pm! hope to see yall there #roofamily #roouic #rooseveltnetwork

Tomorrow is our first Fireside Chat of the semester! Register now to join @rooseveltinst Fellow @kstrickland_ for a discussion on #inequality and a race and gender-conscious economic bill of rights: bit.ly/3k2viDW

Since people need reminding: you cannot social distance in jail. Every arrest carries the risk of killing people.

"you changed fam" yeah i joined roosevelt and learned about progressive policy and advocacy projects happening on campus right now

“You’re basically saying you’re protecting one part of the city from another part” @chicagosmayor sees segregation not as a problem, but as part of her toolkit propublica.org/article/draft-…

Let's not repeat history. History: State and local spending cuts during the Great Recession delayed a return to pre-crisis unemployment levels by 4 years, per @KittyRichardsDC. Federal relief for state and local governments needs to happen yesterday. wsj.com/articles/coron…

My @RooseveltNTWRK team is hiring again! Come join us or help us spread the word 😄😄 easyapply.co/a/9f94d66f-7ca…

The #TrueNewDeal from @rooseveltinst is a series of policy proposals that address the immediate needs of the #COVID19 crisis while also shifting power structures and (re)building the institutions necessary to seed lasting change. bit.ly/2XwXTZ3

say they fucking shot him

Justice for #JanariRicks looks like #DefundCPD While we were holding space for love & healing. Hearing testimonies from children that want to grow up w/o violence & trauma, we learned that CPD shot someone. It’s past time to #AbolishPolice & take control of our resources & hoods!

If your rules include you shooting our youth, you can't expect people to play by your rules #ChicagoProtests

What CPD has protected today: ✔️ High end stores ✔️ Themselves What CPD hasn't protected today: ❌ A 15 year old Black boy #AbolishCPD

Chicago officials keep dipping into the accounts of the city's top economic development program - aka TIFs - whenever they want $ for something else. They even talk about a TIF "surplus." The money is supposed to go to neighborhoods needing investment. chicago.suntimes.com/2020/8/7/21357…

NEW: @rooseveltinst webinar on Thursday. Featuring @RoKhanna and a panel with: -Janie Grice from United for Respect -Former Patagonia CEO Rose Marcario -Amalgamated Bank CEO Keith Mestrich -RI fellow @lenorepalladino -Former Delaware Supreme Court Chief Justice Leo Strine

The Fed is not supposed to be changing the rules of its programs so that the President’s favorite oil and gas companies can get access to billions of dollars in public money. Watch my questions for the Fed today: youtube.com/watch?v=HRehTn…

Great summary by @ThePlumLineGS of a new Roosevelt Institute report on a New Deal for the Covid era. We have big problems that require big, structural solutions.

"Yet I remember how effective community input was during the 2013 school closing fiasco when CPS closed the exact number of schools they intended from the start." #MakeItMakeSense #CTUSafeReturn

From one of our members. They keep receipts. "Currently listening to Dr. Jackson peddle the hybrid model, I'm at the 'rapidly rising anger' level. She insists that community input is crucial..."