Date/Time
Date(s) - 06/06/2015
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Location
Truman College

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It’s that time of year again! Put some air in your tires, tighten your chains, and join our marauding gang of bicycles as we pedal through the radical history of Chicago’s neighborhoods. This time, we’ll be in Uptown to learn the history of the original Rainbow Coalition, the fight for affordable housing, free healthcare, and much more.As always, this is a fundraiser for the annual Socialism Conference: a donation of $10 is suggested!

And join us afterward for a BBQ at Montrose Beach!

Our tour stops include:

• The People of Uptown vs Truman College: Hank Williams Village & the fight for affordable housing
• Telling the Stories of Real People: Uptown’s own Studs Terkel
• Indigenous Resistance: Native Americans in Uptown
• Crime Ring of Brutal Cops: The Summerdale police station
• Hip-hop as Activism: John “Vietnam” Nguyen
• The Tramp: Charlie Chaplin at Essanay Studios
• Poor Whites and the Original Rainbow Coalition: The Young Patriots Organization
• Organizing Uptown: The Jobs or Income Now (JOIN) Community Union
• Our Bodies Our Lives: The Jane Collective and Chicago Women’s Health Center
• Defending Public Eduction: Stewart Elementary School
• The Cold War on Chicago’s Lakefront: Nuclear Missiles at Montrose Beach
• Afternoon Lunch / BBQ at Montrose Beach