Organizational Solidarity Statement with Chicago Progressive Staffers
We are a cross-section of organizations based in Chicago that are sharing this letter in solidarity with the Chicago Progressive Staffers (read letter) and their collective demands for the Mayor’s office and Chicago’s City Council to call for a permanent ceasefire now. 

We are bearing witness to the ongoing genocide of Palestinians, which has resulted in the killings of over 20,000 Palestinians - half of whom are children. Simultaneously, we are responding to a massive uptick in anti-Palestinian, anti-Arab, and anti-Muslim violence. CAIR reported that they have responded to over 774 bias-related incidents. This includes the brutal murder of 6-year-old Wadea al-Fayoume who was stabbed over 26 times in his home, his mother who survived a violent attack from their landlord, and the shootings of three Palestinian students, Hisham Awartani, Kinnan Abdalhamid and Tahseen Ahmed who were wearing a Kuffiyeh and speaking Arabic. There have been hundreds of reports of anti-Palestinian racism against students. All of these incidents are still an undercount of the actual violence communities are experiencing, including right here in Chicago. We have also witnessed tens and thousands of Chicagoans pour into the streets calling for an immediate permanent Ceasefire, many of whom have been met with police brutality and violence. Further, we know that every single year, millions of dollars from taxpayers in Chicago are given to support US’s military funding to Israel.

In addition, given Chicago will host the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in 2024, we believe Chicago can take leadership and demonstrate the city’s united support for human rights and justice. Given the city is planning to spend public dollars to support the convention, we support the Chicago Progressive Staffer’s call that we cannot invest in programs that do not support calls for peace. 

Therefore we support the following demands made by the Chicago Progressive Staffers (UPDATED DEMANDS): 

  • Supporting Alderman Daniel La Spata and Chairwoman Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez’s resolution R2023-0006422 by:

    Signing onto the resolution as a co-sponsor and voting YES on January 24. We implore our city leaders to call for President Biden and the DNC to demand an immediate ceasefire. The people of Chicago are on the right side of history in disavowing the United States’ complicity in Palestinian genocide and we hope our Mayor, our Council Members, our bosses and their coworkers can find time to hear them too and support the call for a ceasefire.

As organizations that work in Chicago, we hope the city’s elected officials endorse the call for a Ceasefire. This call is the bare minimum and silence at this moment is an endorsement of genocide and settler-colonialism against Palestinians. From Palestine to Chicago, we must endorse justice, peace, and collective liberation. 

Signed, 

(In Formation)

  1. Muslims for Just Futures
  2. IfNotNow Chicago
  3. GoodKidsMadCity
  4. ChicagoVotes
  5. Jewish Voice for Peace- Chicago
  6. 50th Ward United Working Families
  7. Black Village Foundation
  8. Students for Justice in Palestine Chicago (SJP)
  9. CODEPINK Chicago
  10. American Muslims for Palestine (AMP)
  11. What’s in it For the Black People(WIIFTBP)
  12. 39th Ward Neighbors United
  13. Alliance of Filipinos for Immigrant Rights and Empowerment (AFIRE Chicago)
  14. ANSWER Coalition
  15. Latino Union of Chicago
  16. 30th United
  17. Illinois Coalition for Human Rights
  18. Liberate Ward 46
  19. 33rd Ward Working Families
  20. 48th Ward Neighbors for Social Justice
  21. Asian American Midwest Progressives
  22. Black Lives Matter Women of Faith
  23. Ward 44 Neighbors
  24. SOUL - Southsiders Organized for Unity and Liberation
  25. Chicago for Abortion Rights
  26. Chicago Asian Americans for Environmental Justice
  27. Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression
  28. Brighton Park Neighborhood Council (BPNC)
  29. Ujimaa Medics
  30. 40th Ward Workers United
  31. Never Again Action Chicago
  32. Pilsen Alliance
  33. Chicago Islamic Center
  34. Al-Nahda Center 
  35. United States Palestinian Community Network (USPCN)
  36. US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USPCR)
  37. Love and Struggle Photos 
  38. Axis Lab
  39. Sensitive Visual
  40. Mamas Activating Movements for Abolition & Solidarity (MAMAS)
  41. United Neighbors of the 35th Ward 
  42. Party for Socialism & Liberation
  43. Law Students for Justice in Palestine, Chicago Chapter
  44. Action Center on Race and the Economy (ACRE)
  45. Muslim Civic Coalition
  46. Rayo Counseling & Community Co-op
  47. Justice for Palestine at NEIU
  48. PO Box Collective
  49. American Friends Service Committee-Chicago
  50. Chicago Liberation Center
  51. Justice Cream
  52. Chicago Torture Justice Memorials 
  53. Rogers Park Free Store
  54. The #LetUsBreathe Collective
  55. Bosniak Brotherhood of Genocide Survivors
  56. SoapBox Productions and Organizing
  57. Dissenters
  58. Nikkei Uprising
  59. Resource Generation Chicago
  60. Freedom Road Socialist Organization - Chicago
  61. F.L.Y. Radical Therapy
  62. Healthcare Workers for Palestine - Chicago
  63. Care Not COVID Chicagoland
  64. Chicago Loot Drop
  65. Neighbors for Ceasefire Now
  66. World Council of Muslims for Interfaith Relations
  67. SABAH Islamic and Cultural Center
  68. UChicago United for Palestine
  69. Just Practice 
  70. Inner Muslim Action Network (IMAN)
  71. Chicago Desi Youth Rising
  72. Helping Hearts of Bosnia & Herzegovina 
  73. Heartful Healing 
  74. Circular Force Self Defense Academy
  75. Apna Ghar, Inc. 
  76.  Lilies of Hope
  77. HELP FROM USA TO BIH
  78. Healthcare workers for Palestine-Chicago
  79. Chicago Faith Coalition on Middle East Policy
  80. Generative Chaos 
  81. Neighbors for Environmental Justice
  82. Final 5 Campaign
  83. Rogers Park MOVES 
  84. The Southwest College
  85. Indigenous Graduate Student Association at UIC
  86. Middle Eastern North African Medical Student Association
  87. Chicago Sikhs for Ceasefire
  88. Sanad Pantry
  89. Muslim Student Association - Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
  90. Love & Protect
  91. Organized Communities Against Deportations OCAD
  92. Chicago United Solidarity Project (CUSP)
  93. Better Streets Chicago Action Fund
  94. Pushing Envelopes Chicago
  95. Policing in Chicago Research Group
  96. Teachers for Social Justice
  97. Radical Public Health at UIC
  98. ChiResists - Chicago Solidarity Network
  99. Chicago Coalition for Justice in Palestine
  100. Faculty for Justice in Palestine, UIC
  101. THE NICKOLAS LEE FOUNDATION
  102. FreeStyle Chicago
  103. Rampant Magazine
  104. Trash People
  105. Warehouse Workers for Justice 
  106. Alternatives
  107. GirlForward
  108. Circles and Ciphers
  109. Project Taqwa
  110. Sikh Youth of Chicago
  111. People's Response Network
  112. Youth Empowerment Performance Project (YEPP)
  113. Rebirth Garments
  114. Autonomous Tenants Union
  115. MASHALLAH
  116. First defense legal aid
  117. Women for Liberty and Justice for All
  118. Chicago faith. Coalition for middleEast policy
  119. We Run Until victory
  120. Blacks in Green
  121. HRDI Human Resources Development Institute
  122. Cent(her)ed Collective
  123. Illinois 123GO
  124. Ayazz LLc
  125. Unified Under Hope (501c3)
  126. Earthseed Native Landscaping & Edible Gardens LWCA
  127. Kuuumba
  128. Chicago South Side Birth Center
  129. Southsiders for Peace
  130. Intercultural Music Production
  131. American Muslim Medical Student Association (AMMSA) Chicago
  132. The CornerStore Chicago, NFP
  133. Muslim Student Association at University of St.Francis
  134. Uprising Theater
  135. Puppetqueers
  136. The People's 32nd
  137. ArtHaus Vigil
  138. See Color See Me
  139. Heart of Dog Production
  140. gonzo mania
  141. MAKE NOIZE FOR CHANGE
  142. Palenque LSNA
  143. Neighbors for Ceasefire Now!
  144. MKT Market
  145. The Honeycomb Network
  146. Links Hall
  147. Chicago Abortion Fund
  148. Selfhood Movement
  149. Palenque LSNA
  150. Darren B. Easterling Center for Restorative Practices
  151. Yeojeong LLC
  152. Together We Cope
  153. Raise the Floor Alliance
  154. Syrian Community Network
  155. Chicago BIPOC Birders
  156. Neighbors For Peace
  157. Howard Brown Nurses for Palestine
  158. Local 1600: Community, Labor, and Student Engagement Committee Chair
  159. Starbucks Workers United - Illinois 
  160. Gage Park Latinx Council 
  161. Lincoln Square Ravenswood Solidarity Network  
  162. Sacred Roots
  163. The Second Baptist Church of Maywood
  164. The Surface
  165. Sunrise Movement Chicago Chapter
  166. The Surface
  167. Sunrise Movement Chicago Chapter
  168. 33rd Ward Working Families
  169. Taleef Collective
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