Good afternoon everyone,

Our meeting will begin Wednesday, August 3rd at 6pm CT. Please invite neighbors, friends, and family members who have an interest in public health and justice.

Please sign and share our petition with your networks: https://bit.ly/ChiCOVIDVacc; En Español: https://bit.ly/VacunasChicago

Agenda:

1. Covid-19 updates 

2. Possible Press Conference about omicron BA/5 sub-variant (Pros/Cons)

3. Possible action around Children Safety/ Covid-19 protocols 

We're asking people to please take the following action:

Please call and email Mayor Lightfoot’s Office at (312) 744-5000, Lori.lightfoot@cityofchicago.org and letterforthemayor@cityofchicago.org and Intergovernmental Affairs’ Manuel Perez at (312) 744-2460 and Manuel.perez@cityofchicago.org and tell them to support moving the “Take the Vaccine to the People” Ordinance (O2021-1214) out of the Rules Committee.

Pls call and email your Alder, telling them to cosponsor The People’s Response Network to Covid-19’s “Take the Vaccine to the People Ordinance“ (O2021-1214) and then sign our petition here: http://bit.do/PeoplesVaccine; En Español: http://bit.do/VacunasParaTodos. Pls share!

Sample script: "Hi, my name is ________ and I reside in your ward at _____________. I am calling to urge you to endorse, co-sponsor and work for the passage of the Take the Vaccine to the People Ordinance [O2021-1214]. Our community greatly needs this Ordinance. It would guarantee easy and convenient access to vaccinations, testing, contact tracing and information at walking distance from every home. It would provide good jobs for people in our communities, who would organize and educate at the neighborhood level and dispel the misinformation that has gone out about Covid and Vaccinations. And it would begin to rebuild our public health system, which is the only way we will be prepared for future pandemics and environmental crises."

You can find who your Alder is here: https://bit.ly/FindChgoAlder

You may review the "Take the Vaccine to the People" Ordinance (O2021-1214) in its entirety here: https://chicago.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=9261917&GUID=1F96A0DF-5276-40E0-A9CA-AF16FAAD93B3

Ordinance Summary https://docs.google.com/file/d/1ELSeFfbWLc8_aLcR6hx6fVoR4cofs8mw/edit?usp=docslist_api&filetype=msword

Ordinance Slide Presentation: https://docs.google.com/file/d/1rVkxOSf7V34fbKVNsqFTCXcQCsrzRBkM/edit?usp=docslist_api&filetype=mspresentation

What You Can Do to Help Pass the Chicago COVID-19 Ordinance https://bit.ly/PassPRNOrdinance

Current cosponsors: Alders Daniel La Spata (1st), Leslie Hairston (5th), David Moore (17th), Jeanette B. Taylor (20th), Michael D. Rodriguez (22nd), Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th), Rossana Rodríguez (33rd), Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (35th), Carrie Austin (37), Andre Vasquez (40th), Matt Martin (47th) and Maria Hadden (49th).

Endorsements: Activate Chicago Parents; Albany Park, North Park, Mayfair Neighbors for Peace and Justice; Alliance for Community Services; Black Women Organizing for Power Chicago; Brighton Park Neighborhood Council; By Any Means Necessary; Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression; Chicago Anti-War Coalition; Chicago Democratic Socialists of America; Chicago Women Take Action; Collaborative for Community Wellness; Community Renewal Society's Economic Justice Team; Cook County College Teachers Union-Local 1600; Indivisible Chicago-South Side; Indivisible Illinois Social Justice Alliance; Jane Addams Senior Caucus; Justicia en Ayotzinapa Comité Chicago; League of Revolutionaries for a New America; Mi Villita Neighbors; NAACP-Chicago Southside Branch; Neighbors for Angela Clay (46th Ward); Northside Action for Justice; People’s Response Network; People’s Tribune; Pilsen Alliance; Progressive Democrats of America – Illinois; Project VIDA; Universidad Popular and Voice of the People.

Please also sign and share our Petition to keep Chicago Public Schools' mask mandate, thx: https://bit.ly/KeepCPSKidsSafePetition

Contact/Follow us:

Email: prncoalition@gmail.com

Facebook: The People's Response Network to COVID-19

Instagram: @peoplesresponsechi

TikTok: @peoplesresponsenetwork

Twitter: @ThePeoplesResp3

YouTube: People's Response Network