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#Chicago skyline tonight Water is life. #NoDAPL #NoDAPLChi Chicago to Standing Rock. Via @EricThomasH

"Under the new asylum ban, migrants seeking humanitarian protection will face new restrictions that include a presumption of ineligibility, coupled with a preliminary requirement that they seek asylum in countries of transit" truthout.org/articles/title…

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#WeGrieveTogether #200KGone

Mary Santiago, age 45. “She was a beautiful woman who has joined her mother and father in Heaven. She was a devoted mother and friend. A smile that can set a fire and a heart made of pure gold. Til we see each other again my dear friend.” #WeGrieveTogether #200KGone

#WeGrieveTogether #200KGone

A #CovidBailOutNYC volunteer paid Mr. H's bail in April. And he was just about to get free. He died before DOC released him from Bellevue. DOC does not even count him among the people they killed with #COVID19. We remember him. #WeGrieveTogether. We fight to #FreeThemAll.

“She was my mom and my friend.” #WeGrieveTogether #200KGone chicago.gov/city/en/sites/…

We grieve and we accuse. Find 1000 graphics like this one here: bit.ly/32C7Ozr Please share them with the hashtags #WeGrieveTogether and #200KGone

My mother brought joy to her family and friends and everyone she came in contact with ... She was the Matriarch of her family and the neighborhood considered her as such." #WeGrieveTogether chicago.gov/city/en/sites/…

“Agustin was a very loving father to his daughter Karyme (14) and his son Adrian (12). He loved to cook and sing and made friends very easy. He was a very giving man.” #WeGrieveTogether #200KGone chicago.gov/city/en/sites/…

"I was gripped not only by grief, but by anger and rage, that his life didn't seem to matter to the people in charge. They have blood on their hands. People are dying." #WeGrieveTogether #200KGone nbcnews.com/news/latino/la…

We grieve and we accuse. Find 1000 graphics like this one here: bit.ly/32C7Ozr Please share them with the hashtags #WeGrieveTogether and #200KGone

#WeGrieveTogether #200KGone

Yvonne Harris, age 48 #WeGrieveTogether #200KGone

Zia Dionisia Galimberti 1939- 2020. “My Zia was one of my childhood protectors and I loved her so much.” #WeGrieveTogether #200KGone

“I read your living will, over and over, meditating on each life-and-death phrase. I tried to put myself in your shoes.” #WeGrieveTogether #200KGone buzzfeednews.com/article/abbyre…

“When murderous social conditions corner us, when loss is almost inevitable, witnessing becomes rebellious. Meaning is bestowed to what and who are being made to appear meaningless.” —Cindy Milstein, in Rebellious Mourning anthology #WeGrieveTogether

The #WeGrieveTogether vigil to honor the 200K people we have lost to COVID-19 is happening now until 2pm. Let's fill social media with images and tributes honoring the fallen. You can find materials to share here: bit.ly/200KGone #200KGone

We are raising funds to equip more young Black organizers in Chicago, and some of their friends in other cities, with their own bullhorns to cut down on equipment sharing and support decentralized and physically distanced protests. To donate: bit.ly/bullhorns