OUR WORK
EDUCATION
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It's difficult to make change happen on our own. The key to real progressive change is the power of WE. Together, we can shape our future. We are committed to engaging the residents of Aurora to create a common vision for a more inclusive city and to turn that vision into reality. We are present alongside the Aurora community to support local initiatives.
Education projects:
- Civics & Voter Education
- Political Education Book Club
- We have read books like:
- Assata Shakur: An Autobiography
- We Do This Til We Free Us by Mariame Kaba
- Blood in My Eye by George Jackson
- And more!
- We have read books like:
- People's Coalition for Freedom & Safety
MUTUAL AID
Mutual Aid is a practice of reciprocal support and solidarity among individuals and communities. It involves sharing resources, skills, and knowledge to meet collective needs and address social inequalities. According to Dean Spade, Mutual Aid is a way to challenge the dominant systems of power and create alternative structures of care and support. The theme is "WE" and "COMMUNITY."
Mutual Aid Projects
- Aurora Community Fridge
- Community Rapid Response
ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT
We were founded on the premise of advocacy for others. Whether we created or participated in rallies and protests, spoke out in support of minoritized communities, or generally brought awareness to inequities, we strive to tear down the concept of using our voices at foreign arbitrary tables so we can instead have voices at our own tables!
Advocacy Projects
- IL Youth Gun Violence Prevention
- via IL Dept of Human Services
- Aurora Participatory Democracy Hub
- In collaboration with IL Alliance for Reentry and Justice & Black Alliance for Peace, Chicago
- Holding electeds accountable
- Planning rallies, protests, marches
Issues we advocate for:
- Abortion Rights
- 2SLGBTQIA+ Rights
- Immigrant & Refugee Rights
- Voting Rights
- And more!