Block The Permit Block Party
Nov 14, 2020
Block the Permit Block Party was the first official event put on by the Stop General Iron Coalition of the Southeast Side. Bridges took the lead on visuals, direction action planning & safety marshaling. Visuals from this action have become the most widely shared when referring to this struggle.
Media Links
https://news.wttw.com/2020/11/14/protesters-gather-near-lightfoots-home-oppose-general-iron-plan
https://www.matthewkaplanphotography.com/PoliticsInTheStreet/GeneralIronProtestinLoganSquare111420
https://vanessablyphotography.pixieset.com/blockthepermitblockparty/
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/11/14/protests-take-issue-with-mayor-lightfoot-allowing-general-iron-shredding-plant-to-move-to-southeast-side/
https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/11/15/east-side-activists-bring-fight-against-general-iron-to-mayor-lightfoots-block-we-need-to-breathe-just-like-everybody-else/
https://abc7chicago.com/general-iron-lori-lightfoot-chicago-news/7980533/
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