Notice if you search the #HellNoHilco tag you'll also see videos tagged #NoCopAcademy.
This is because the SAME DAY in 2019 City Council approved a $95mil police academy they also approved a $20mil tax break for @HilcoGlobal to demolish the coal plant. blockclubchicago.org/2019/03/13/con…
It's no coincidence these battles were tied in 2019, nor that they're tied under #COVID19. Both corporations and police/prisons are taking advantage of the virus to undermine the health of Black/brown/poor/working communities #HellNoHilco #NoCopAcademy chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/20…
It makes NO SENSE for the city to give millions of $$$ to private polluters and the militarized police that protect them while we are in the midst of pandemic, struggling to meet the most basic healthcare needs of poor/working communities #COVID19 #HellNoHilco #NoCopAcademy
THE LEAST the city of Chicago can do is have the Cook County Assessor's Office rescind the $20mil tax break given to @HilcoGlobal and put that money towards respiratory health and environmental justice in Little Village/North Lawndale #HellNoHilco #LaVillitaRespira
#Lightfoot KNEW about the demolition, was contacted DIRECTLY by @LVEJO and asked to stop it. Reparations are owed to communities already targeted for #EnvironmentalRacism now having to deal with a reckless demolition during #COVID19 #HellNoHilco blockclubchicago.org/2020/04/11/aft…
Finally, follow @LVEJO and uplift their demands. They've fought tirelessly to raise the alarm over the violence and negligence of @HilcoGlobal long before this irresponsible demolition. Listen to them, because city officials haven't. #HellNoHilco #StopLightfoot #LaVillitaRespira
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