The Chicagoland People's University
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Content: ...in solidarity with the Jewish Voice for Peace Hunger Strike, which is in solidarity with the starving in Gaza. A day of movement-building for our schools and communities with Chicago educators and organizers. Teach-ins, meet-ups, community. Speakers include Bill Ayers, Barbara Ransby, Damon Williams, Jenine Wehbeh, Jodi Byrd, Alireza Doostdar, Eman Abdelhadi, Nandine Naber, and Alderman Andre Vasquez. Dream and Build toward a Chicagoland People’s University at Federal Plaza on Tuesday 6/17 from 10-4 pm. Drop-ins welcome, RSVPs appreciated— link in bio with a chance to tell us your accessibility needs. Schedule: “The Land Grab University: How Higher Education Has Participated in Native Dispossession: - Jodi Byrd “On Scholasticide in Gaza” - Alireza Doostdar “Palestine Organizing in Higher Education under Fascism” - Nadine Naber “ICE & the Targeting of Chicago’s Immigrants” - Alderman André Vasquez ....and more! 12:00 - 12:30 - Break 12:30 - 1:30 Sectoral Meet & Greets (bring your own lunch) A chance to build with other workers in the city. Will include a Chicagoland FSJP meet up! 1:30 - 3:00 “The Role of Popular Education in Social Movements” with 3:00 - 4:00 Community Conversation to envision a Chicagoland People’s University
10 am - 12:00 pm - Teach Ins
Bill Ayers, Barbara Ransby, Damon Williams, Jenine Wahbe; Moderated by Eman Abdelhadi
Date/Time: June 17, 2025, 10 a.m. - June 17, 2025, 4 p.m.
Location: Federal Plaza, corner of Adams & Dearborn Streets, Chicago
Sponsoring Organization: Jewish Voice for Peace Chicago
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