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Take the Fight to Rahm's House: Healthcare Not Warfare

[ May 18, 2012 | 0 comments ]
The Mental Health Movement is calling on all NATO protesters to occupy the public clinics being closed by Mayor 1% Emanuel. On May 19, NATO demonstrators will take the fight to #SaveOurClinics to the Mayor's doorstep.
At 10am, masses of demonstrators will gather at the Irving Park Brown Line stop, where they will be given hospital gowns with "Healthcare Not Warfare," and, "Clinics Not NATO," written on them. They will go door to door, asking Rahm's neighbors where they can find mental health care, since they Mayor has closed the clinics that serve our communities.
At 12pm, the Mental Health Movement and supporters will converge on Horner Park at Irving and California, and will then march on Rahm Emanuel's house at 4228 N Hermitage.
The Mental Health Movement call to occupy the clinics during NATO has been echoed by Occupy Wall Street: OWS Mental Health Movement Call
Movement Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/saveou​rclinics
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Trauma Center 10mi March: Healthcare Not Warfare

[ May 14, 2012 | 0 comments ]
May 12th on the eve of the NATO summit, Fearless Leading by the Youth (FLY) marched 10 miles to the nearest trauma center to demand a southside trauma center.
Check out this great press coverage of the march:

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Woodlawn Clinic Occupation

[ April 27, 2012 | 0 comments ]
HISTORY IS BEING MADE RIGHT NOW AT 63 & WOODLAWN!
We are OCCUPYING the lot across from the WOODLAWN MENTAL HEALTH CENTER to STOP Mayor Emanuel from closing clinics!

JOIN US NOW ACROSS THE STREET FROM 6337 S Woodlawn Ave!

For up to date info check: www.facebook.com/saveourclinics


COME BY WHENEVER YOU CAN (24/7) TO HELP SAVE OUR CLINICS!

WE ARE OCCUPYING UNTIL MAYOR EMANUEL AGREES TO:
1. Keep all 12 public mental health clinics open and fully staffed an dfunded
2. Stop plans to privatize services at Chicago's 7 neighborhood health centers
3. Hire more doctors, nurses, atherapists, and social workers to service our communities
4. Reinstate the drug assitance program
5 Expand the pbulic mental helath safty net to over unmet community needs

Call: 773 340 9598 to see what you can do to help. Read the full story »