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limpyhobbler

(8,244 posts) Thu Mar 28, 2013, 03:37 PM Mar 2013

Chicago residents fight to save their schools
Save our Schools protest march and rally - Chicago 3/27/13

Real News report

Henry Tamarin of UNITE HERE Local 1 on Chicago School Closings

Street interviews feat. Rev. Jesse Jackson
Jesse Jackson quoted: "This is a top down oligarchy, it should be a bottom-up democracy."

Non-violent civil disobedience arrests
Save our Schools civil disobedience 3:27:13

AJE News Report
Thousands march over Chicago school closures

Hundreds Arrested Protesting School Closings In Chicago

RT: Chicago to close more than 50 schools in minority communities

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Chicago 3/27/2013 - Save our Schools protest march and rally [View all] limpyhobbler Mar 2013 OP

Chicagoans Flood Streets To Protest ‘Racist’ School Closings limpyhobbler Mar 2013 #1

Unbelievable. antiquie Mar 2013 #2

I hadn't even thought of it that way. limpyhobbler Mar 2013 #3

I see classism as well. antiquie Mar 2013 #5

It's reprehensible what is being done to our Public Schools. sabrina 1 Mar 2013 #4