Illinois: Rally and Speak-out Against Confederate Monument

Via Greg

 

 WBBM Newsradio

Dear Mr. Swiston:

My apologies for not getting back to you sooner, but I’m just now seeing your e-mail.  Here was information about what was planned:

This Last Saturday, April 7, from 3-4 PM, there will was be a community speak-out outside of Oak Woods Cemetery, at 71st and Cottage Grove. Within Oak Woods Cemetery there is a 46 foot tall statue commemorating the c Confederate soldiers who died at Camp Douglas. This statue is only yards away from the resting place of Ida B Wells, Black freedom fighter and labor organizer. Harold Washington and Jesse Owens are also buried in Oak Woods Cemetery.

This speak-out event was organized by, which is made up of anti-racist organizations and individuals working for social and economic justice for all people. Anakbayan Chicago, Black Lives Matter Chicago, Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, Trans Liberation Collective, and Workers World Party Chicago have all shown support for the organization. There will be speakers from BLM Chicago and Black Youth Project 100, as well as community members and stakeholders, at the rally on Saturday.

Black Youth Project 100 has launched the #HonorHerLabor campaign in response to the c Confederate monument. This campaign aims to build a memorial to Ida B Wells to replace the c C onfederate statue in Oak Woods Cemetery. Smash White Supremacy Chicago supports the #HonorHerLabor campaign and demands the removal of the c Confederate monument.

Thank you, and we appreciate your listening!