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I Didn't Come Here to Lie: The Life and Legacy of Karen Lewis
Friday July 4, 2025 5:00pm - 6:30pm CDT
TBA
In 2012, Karen Lewis led the Chicago Teachers Union to a historic strike, challenging the city’s powerful mayor and paving the way for an unprecedented wave of teacher strikes in the decade that followed. Join us for a discussion and celebration of Karen's legacy and monumental impact on the labor movement today.
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Elizabeth Todd-Breland

Elizabeth Todd-Breland is the author of the award-winning A Political Education: Black Politics and Education Reform in Chicago since the 1960s and an associate professor of history and affiliated faculty member in Black Studies at the University of Illinois Chicago. She is a scholar... Read More →
Friday July 4, 2025 5:00pm - 6:30pm CDT
TBA
  Labor Movement, Intro

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