Chi-Rads (Chicago's Public School's Radical Youth Alliance) is an organization of queer Black and Brown Chicago Public School high schoolers who are fighting to create an education system that best serves themselves. School has been very difficult for CPS students and teachers alike since covid has begun, and now Chi-RADS is organizing to get their needs met.
To summarize, their demands are:
acknowledgement of mistakes and a public apology to the Chicago Teachers Union.
to be centered in discussions of COVID-19-19 safety plans.
the end of performative language when trying to fulfill the Mayor's political agenda.
the release of full and transparent COVID data, and direct communication from the city to the public.
the end of using manipulated COVID-19 data as evidence in press conferences and other conversations about the COVID-19 safety plan.
continuously advocate for the importance of listening to youth and acknowledge the spaces the youth create to execute decisions that impact their education, health, safety, and lives.
Please share this and donate directly to their organization if you can do so! Chi-RADS is planning a walkout to protest & they could use financial help to organize it! Their cashapp is $Chi-RADS. If you're local and would like to help their organization in a physical way, you can connect with them on twitter at @chiradsCPS to learn how.
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