Protesters marched north on Halsted Street from Belmont Avenue to Grace Street, where a dozen speakers addressed the persistence of racism and transphobia in the city.
- what the what - Friday, Feb 19, 21 @ 11:06 am:
He’s not a registered lobbyist? He personally advocates for and against legislation all the time. He was a witness in a Senate committee hearing yesterday advocating for more money and funding for restaurants. He has members file bills all the time.
Maybe a better plan for the Federal Government in place of just handing out money is spending the money with a purpose. Maybe by helping the industries like those hurt the most by the pandemic. A large scale operation of helping them install ventilation systems that will help curtail virus spread in the future as we now predict we will have these problems in the future as well. This would expand job opportunities immensely in jobs that normally pay at a high pay scale. All buildings that are frequented by the public will probably be in line for far better HVAC systems and air purifying system than they currently have in place. And if Far-UVC lights might be the answer help these busine
Within the LGBTQ community, we can find ourselves often out-aged or overlooked and it s important that we make sure that doesn t happen, said Jo Mama, drag queen and co-founder of the Chicago Black Drag Council. It s our inherent responsibility to give back to the people who opened the doors for us.
Jo Mama reached out to Danny Beers, Generations LGBT coordinator for Our Art of Giving, to get connected to Town Hall after Chicago Black Drag Council member and Minnesota native Jesse Fails came to them with the idea.
Beers started a food drive for LGBTQ seniors at the start of the pandemic in 2020. Almost a year later, he has donated thousands of items to seniors including food and household essentials. He added that the group will also provide care packages for the seniors.