The victory against General Iron and Mayor Lori Lightfoot points the way to clean, green and fully funded schools.
History teacher Donald Davis recalls first hearing about the threat of yet another polluter coming to the neighborhood in 2020, just as COVID-19 was taking hold. Community groups were spreading the word; he joined a number of virtual meetings.
Incensed by this disturbing fact, he got involved in organizing to fight back. So did many other school staff. When it became clear that our neighborhood campaign couldn’t stop the permit without citywide support, we organized a protest near the mayor’s home; Southeast Side activists were joined by hundreds of supporters from across the city.
Then in July two Chicago Public Schools teachers, me and Chuck Stark, were notified that the school district was recommending our termination. The threat to our jobs was an act of retaliation from the mayor.
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