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15 Sep, 6 tweets, 3 min read
It's not enough to interpret the world. We have to fight to change it.

That's why we have A LOT of different actions socialists in Chicago can take this weekend to advance the class struggle.🧵
On Friday night, join our local Green New Deal for Public Schools campaign for a phonebanking session. There's both an in-person and virtual option for this event. RSVP: actionnetwork.org/forms/phone-ba…
Saturday, starting at noon: we're co-hosting a counter demonstration to drown out the anti-mask, anti-immigrant crowd holding a rally downtown. Bikes and noisemakers encouraged.
Saturday, 3pm to 6pm: join us for a door-to-door canvass in support of the Chicago Rescue Plan ordinance which would allocate COVID relief money to fund communities rather than banks and cops.

New and experienced canvassers welcome! RSVP: forms.gle/cVxQ57HxpYq6DV…
Finally, we're continuing to hit the picket line to support striking Nabisco workers. Need a ride down? Have a car and can pick up some comrades? Want to help us plan more strike support? Fill out this form: bit.ly/ChiNabiscoStri…
Just added: This Sunday in Uptown, 2pm to 4pm, CDSA's #DefundCPD campaign is hitting the streets to talk to our neighbors about why we need to cancel the city contract with ShotSpotter.

RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

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