9 Peaceful Protests & Chicago Marches Happening This SummerNishat Ahmedon June 11, 2020 at 8:50 pm

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As more and more victories are achieved across the nation from the protests following the killing of George Floyd, momentum for the Black Lives Matter movement continues to grow. If you’re looking to join the cause, here are a few Chicago marches happening this summer you can participate in to enact change (thank you to Angelíca Grace for compiling these on Instagram!).


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PEACEFUL Youth-Led Press Conference/March @ Albany Park!

June 11 | 4 pm @ 2741 West Montrose Avenue

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This march begins at Horner Park, heads to Roosevelt High School, and finds its terminus at the Police Station at Pulaski and Lawrence. Come one, come all, and don’t forget your mask.

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Portage and Jefferson Parks Unite for Black Lives

June 12 | 5 – 6 pm @ 5425 W Lawrence Ave

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This march begins with a short rally at 45th Ward Alderman Jim Gardiner’s Office and then heads to the 16th Precinct CPD headquarters at 5151 N. Milwaukee. Masks are extremely encouraged, but for those taking extra precautions, a car caravan will follow marchers when the rally moves towards the 16th precinct headquarters. The organizers make clear that this is a peaceful protest. Anyone demonstrating “any signs of hate speech, inciting violence, harassment of attendees, or destruction” will be asked to leave the protest.

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End Northside Racism: Demand Tunney & Alderpeople Support CPAC

June 12 | 5 – 7 pm @ 835 W Addison St

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Beginning at Lakeview Lutheran Church, which is across from the District 19 Police Department, and running its course by 44th Ward Alderman Tom Tunney’s Office, this march’s main objective is to get 44th and 43rd Aldermans Tom Tunney and Michele Smith, respectively, to support the Civilian Police Accountability Council (CPAC), which currently is 7 Aldermen short. As with all protests on this list, the organizers make clear that this is a peaceful protest.

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Stop the Murder, Stop the Torture: Free Them All – CPAC Now!

June 12 | 5 – 8 pm @ 53rd and King Drive

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“In 2014, Ronald ‘RonnieMan’ Johnson was shot and killed at 53rd and King Drive. He was 25 years old.”

Ronald’s mother, Dorothy Holmes, will speak at the site where her son was killed. This march demands the release for those arrested for protesting for justice for George Floyd and for those in prisons, jails, and detention centers, amid COVID-19 concerns. It also asks for support of CPAC by the remaining Alderpeople.

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Drag March For Change

June 14 | 5 – 7 pm @ 800 W Belmont Ave

Starting in the Boystown community in Lakeview Chicago, the march begins at Belmont and Halsted and ends at Halsted and Grace where drag community leaders (such as RuPaul participants like Shea Couleé, The Vixen, and Dida Ritz) will “speak on the issues of today, the mission at hand, and ways to create and promote lasting impactful change for a better future for all.” Allies are welcome and aren’t required to be in drag, but masks are very much encouraged. With similar demands of justice and CPAC support like other the protests, this march also calls for the reclassification of violence against trans individuals as a hate crime, as it should be.

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March For US 2020 – Million Man March, Chicago

June 19 | 11 am – 2 pm @ Chicago

This march falls on Juneteenth (June 19th), the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. In light of that, the organizers want to make clear that even now, “injustice anywhere is injustice everywhere.”

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Chicago Peace And Equality Juneteenth Rally & Celebration 2020

June 19 | 6 pm @ South Loop Green Space

Also on Juneteenth, this rally is offering shirts and masks as a show of uniformity until supplies run out. This march calls for the creation of CPAC, redistribution of Chicago Police Department funding, education and job resources for the Black community, just for Black lives lost to police brutality, and the celebration of Black Independence from slavery.

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Shift Chicago March/Gathering

June 20 | 11 am @ Chicago

Organized by The Shifting, the objectives of this march is to voice community concerns, demand reconstruction in the justice system, spread education, contact legislators, propose legislation, and engage in community love and compassion.

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Photo Event: Chicago Musician March For Equality & Change Event Page

Chicago Musician March For Equality & Change

June 21 | 10 am @ Julis Porter Park

This march comes with music, and participants are encouraged to bring acoustic and percussive instruments to amplify and harmonize with the collective sound of the march. It begins in Lincoln Park at Julia Porter Park at the intersection of Fullerton, Lincoln, and Halsted, and ends in Wicker Park at the intersection of North, Milwaukee, and Damen.

This is, by no means, a comprehensive list of all the protests, marches, and gatherings out here, but we hope there’s something here that can you can avail yourself to. If physically protesting isn’t a comfortable lane for you to support the movement, here are some Black-owned Chicago businesses you can support. #blacklivesmatter

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