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Roosevelt @ UIC

@rooatuic

Progressive, student-led public policy research and advocacy group at the University of Illinois at Chicago

 Chicago, IL
Joined July 2017
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Your 2021 #UICWrapped is here! Take a look back at how UIC spent YOUR tuition dollars this year. [THREAD] #BurnTheBudget #UIC #UIC2021
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See you tonight! ⤵️
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our next general body meeting is this thursday @ 6:30pm! hope to see yall there #roofamily #roouic #rooseveltnetwork
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Tomorrow is our first Fireside Chat of the semester! Register now to join @rooseveltinst Fellow @kstrickland_ for a discussion on #inequality and a race and gender-conscious economic bill of rights: bit.ly/3k2viDW
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BLMChicago@BLMChi18 Aug 2020
Since people need reminding: you cannot social distance in jail. Every arrest carries the risk of killing people.
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"you changed fam" yeah i joined roosevelt and learned about progressive policy and advocacy projects happening on campus right now
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BLMChicago@BLMChi14 Aug 2020
“You’re basically saying you’re protecting one part of the city from another part” @chicagosmayor sees segregation not as a problem, but as part of her toolkit propublica.org/article/draft…
In Lori Lightfoot’s Chicago, Bridges Have Become Barricades

In Lori Lightfoot’s Chicago, Bridges Have Become Barricades

Mayor Lori Lightfoot has repeatedly ordered Chicago’s river bridges raised to keep people out of downtown. She said the move was to protect businesses and residents. But it is also a symbol of the...

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Matt Hughes@matthughes21213 Aug 2020
Let's not repeat history. History: State and local spending cuts during the Great Recession delayed a return to pre-crisis unemployment levels by 4 years, per @KittyRichardsDC. Federal relief for state and local governments needs to happen yesterday. wsj.com/articles/coronavirus…
Coronavirus-Hit State Budgets Create a Drag on U.S. Recovery

Coronavirus-Hit State Budgets Create a Drag on U.S. Recovery

Spending cuts by state and local governments grappling with the coronavirus pandemic pose a headwind to the U.S. economic recovery as lawmakers consider how much federal aid to provide.

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Katie Kirchner@kkirch9213 Aug 2020
My @RooseveltNTWRK team is hiring again! Come join us or help us spread the word 😄😄 easyapply.co/a/9f94d66f-7ca7…
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The #TrueNewDeal from @rooseveltinst is a series of policy proposals that address the immediate needs of the #COVID19 crisis while also shifting power structures and (re)building the institutions necessary to seed lasting change. bit.ly/2XwXTZ3
A True New Deal: Building an Inclusive Economy in the COVID-19 Era - Roosevelt Institute

A True New Deal: Building an Inclusive Economy in the COVID-19 Era - Roosevelt Institute

A True New Deal could address the COVID-19 crisis, rebalance power in our economy, and build the institutions necessary to seed lasting, equitable change.

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BLMChicago@BLMChi9 Aug 2020
say they fucking shot him
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The scene near 57th and Aberdeen following a police involved shooting in Chicago.
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GoodKidsMadCity@GKMC189 Aug 2020
Justice for #JanariRicks looks like #DefundCPD While we were holding space for love & healing. Hearing testimonies from children that want to grow up w/o violence & trauma, we learned that CPD shot someone. It’s past time to #AbolishPolice & take control of our resources & hoods!
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BLMChicago@BLMChi10 Aug 2020
If your rules include you shooting our youth, you can't expect people to play by your rules #ChicagoProtests
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BLMChicago@BLMChi10 Aug 2020
What CPD has protected today: ✔️ High end stores ✔️ Themselves What CPD hasn't protected today: ❌ A 15 year old Black boy #AbolishCPD
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Mick Dumke@mickeyd19719 Aug 2020
Chicago officials keep dipping into the accounts of the city's top economic development program - aka TIFs - whenever they want $ for something else. They even talk about a TIF "surplus." The money is supposed to go to neighborhoods needing investment. chicago.suntimes.com/2020/8/…
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NEW: @rooseveltinst webinar on Thursday. Featuring @RoKhanna and a panel with: -Janie Grice from United for Respect -Former Patagonia CEO Rose Marcario -Amalgamated Bank CEO Keith Mestrich -RI fellow @lenorepalladino -Former Delaware Supreme Court Chief Justice Leo Strine
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The Fed is not supposed to be changing the rules of its programs so that the President’s favorite oil and gas companies can get access to billions of dollars in public money. Watch my questions for the Fed today: youtube.com/watch?v=HRehTnjS…
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Great summary by @ThePlumLineGS of a new Roosevelt Institute report on a New Deal for the Covid era. We have big problems that require big, structural solutions.
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@GregTSargent7 Aug 2020
Even as our national disaster is deepening due to Trump's depraved incompetence, this gives Joe Biden a major opening to speak to the country in a truly FDR like fashion. A new report from the @rooseveltinst lays out a blueprint. I wrote about it here: washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
Opinion | The Trump fiasco just got worse. That gives Biden a hidden opening.

Opinion | The Trump fiasco just got worse. That gives Biden a hidden opening.

If Biden seriously wants to talk like FDR, here's a place to start.

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"Yet I remember how effective community input was during the 2013 school closing fiasco when CPS closed the exact number of schools they intended from the start." #MakeItMakeSense #CTUSafeReturn
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From one of our members. They keep receipts. "Currently listening to Dr. Jackson peddle the hybrid model, I'm at the 'rapidly rising anger' level. She insists that community input is crucial..."
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