Thank you for the shout out! Excited to tune in!

If you’d like, bring a small artifact (photo, charm, etc.) to add to our community altar to honor someone impacted by violence.

Community partners will present their interpretation of the Deeply Rooted findings using their own words and based on their lived experiences to influence UIC SPH abolitionist research, policy and action.

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Hear 5 community partners from Little Village & North Lawndale (together known as Greater Lawndale) share their interpretation of the Deeply Rooted initiative, which emerged from our community partners’ calls to address various forms of violence experienced in the neighborhoods.

To connect with EWS, including sharing you own story about pregnancy and extreme heat to push for change, fill out this form: buff.ly/20qjnxP

Visit extremeweathersurvivors.org for more information.

and advocate for the resources they deserve.

EWS is launching new digital spaces to connect with others on the frontlines, share peer support, build solidarity, and push for recovery efforts and protections that put survivors, frontline workers, and vulnerable populations first.

#workerhealth #workersafety #communityhealth #publichealth #chicagolabor #NorthLawndale #LittleVillage

Research briefs from the Center for Healthy Work communicate main findings and takeaways from new publications related to worker health and safety, low-wage and precarious work, and workforce development. Visit our website for a full list of our research projects' publications.

The findings showcase the disproportionate precarity of employment reported by this sample of Greater Lawndale residents, which better informs the development of multilevel and community-oriented interventions to promote healthy work in North Lawndale and Little Village.

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[cont.] Health (NIOSH) and the threats to workers’ lives if the full funding is not reinstated.

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#workerhealth #workersafety #laborrights #NIOSH #federalfundingcuts #publichealth #research

#LaborHistory #WorkerSafety #WorkersRights #LittleSteelStrike #ChicagoLabor #SoutheastSide #Steelworkers #MemorialDayMassacre

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• Southeast Chicago Historical Society, under buff.ly/pUjyQMy
• DN-C-8805, Chicago Sun-Times/Chicago Daily News collection, Chicago History Museum

The UIC Center for Healthy Work posts important days in labor history to remind workers, organizers, and their allies that the fight for workers’ rights, health, and safety continues. There is much to learn from workers of the past to inspire solidarity & action today.

See the Southeast Chicago History’s interactive story on The Memorial Day Massacre at buff.ly/vBbHROB . Be sure to view their other featured exhibits, including Black Experience in the Mills, Danger in the Mills, Union Life, and Women at Work.

Journalists and cameramen captured footage from the massacre and released it during a Senate investigation, disproving many police officers’ testimonies of the events. This drew widespread condemnation of their actions and more support for steelworkers' organizing campaigns.

First responders delayed getting wounded protesters to the hospital. Many were arrested instead.

They were attacked by 300 police officers carrying $50,000 worth of equipment purchased by the plant owners. They threw tear gas canisters, followed and beat protesters using clubs with hatchet handles, and opened fire, wounding a total of 90 people, shooting 40, and killing 10.

The Little Steel Strike called for union recognition, fair hours and wages, and protections against workplace hazards and discrimination. On May 30th in Chicago, steelworkers, families, and allies from different backgrounds gathered for a family picnic and peaceful march.