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The Action Series: Local Level with Extinction Rebellion and Alliance of the Southeast
April 29, 2021 - 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Free
EVENT TYPE: Zoom Presentation and Discussion.
For the third presentation in the Action Series, Extinction Rebellion Chicago and Oscar Sanchez from the Alliance of the Southeast hold a talk on acting to stop climate change and building a just world from the local level.
Extinction Rebellion uses “nonviolent direct actions and peaceful civil disobedience to disrupt business-as-usual in order to compel governments to act now to save a livable climate”. They “declare non-violent rebellion against the US government for its criminal inaction on the ecological crisis.”
The Alliance of the Southeast or ASE (pronounced like the verb “hacer” in Spanish – “ah-say”, or “to do or make”) is a multicultural, interfaith coalition of churches, schools, businesses, and community organizations, all working together to address the challenges facing the neighborhoods of Southeast Chicago. Oscar Sanchez, the representative on the event, was one of the hunger strikers in the fight against General Iron, still raging.
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