World Music Festival in Rogers Park!

World Music Festival Chicago

Sunday, September 14th, 2014 12 pm / All Ages Willye B. White Park  1610 W. Howard Street Chicago, IL. 60626 Featuring: Oumar Konate (Mali) Kinobe & The Wamu Spirit (Uganda / USA)

Public Meeting: Common Sense, Common Good

Public Meeting: Common Sense, Common Good

Photography by Bill Morton

updated 8:36 PM CST, Sun March 10, 2013

This evening Rogers Park residents and others from the 49th Ward met, showing a unity rarely seen. They were at Willye B. White Park to fight charter schools coming into the neighborhood.  It has been reported that Alderman Joe Moore had planned to be at this event, but those there are more than aware he was not.
Those in the crowd marched toward the 49th Ward Alderman's home, chanting "Save our schools", and when his door was knocked upon and his house surrounded by the community and media, his house remained eerily quiet.
A 14 year old boy who attends Gale School spoke of the hope that is brought on by seeing his seniors graduate and being elected into the presidency of  student run boards.
It is reported that Alderman Joe Moore's Chief of Staff, Michael Land, drove by to see the on-goings, and when community members tried to speak with him, he drove away.
Below are some images of the march to Mr. Moore's home.

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