{"id":76437,"date":"2020-06-11T15:50:58","date_gmt":"2020-06-11T20:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=76437"},"modified":"2020-07-06T09:53:41","modified_gmt":"2020-07-06T14:53:41","slug":"9-peaceful-protests-chicago-marches-happening-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/9-peaceful-protests-chicago-marches-happening-this-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Peaceful Protests &#038; Chicago Marches Happening This Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/06\/07\/us\/minneapolis-police-abolish.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">more<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbs8.com\/article\/news\/local\/a-look-at-whats-been-accomplished-in-two-weeks-of-protesting\/509-8e9dcfd8-aeb1-4e9f-959c-492e507431c0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">more victories<\/a> are achieved across the nation from the protests following <a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/minneapolis\/protestors-demand-justice-for-george-floyd-in-blacklivesmatter-demonstrations\/\">the killing of George Floyd<\/a>, momentum for the Black Lives Matter movement continues to grow. If you&#8217;re looking to join the cause, here are a few Chicago marches happening this summer you can participate in to enact change. (Thank you to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/missangelicagrace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Angel\u00edca Grace<\/a> for compiling these on Instagram!)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_75981\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-75981\" style=\"width: 1440px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-75981\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Muros-Facebook-page.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Muros-Facebook-page.jpg 960w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Muros-Facebook-page-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Muros-Facebook-page-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Muros-Facebook-page-370x463.jpg 370w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Muros-Facebook-page-842x1053.jpg 842w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Muros-Facebook-page-406x508.jpg 406w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-75981\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Muros Facebook<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Chicago Artists Raising COVID-19 Relief Funds<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Trying to help Black lives and those affected by COVID-19? We&#8217;ve got you. Check out these Chicago artists raising funds for COVID-19 Relief.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"vc_general vc_btn3 vc_btn3-size-md vc_btn3-shape-square vc_btn3-style-flat vc_btn3-block vc_btn3-color-primary\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/these-chicago-artists-created-jaw-dropping-murals-to-raise-funds-for-covid-19-relief\/\">View Chicago Artists Raising COVID-19 Relief Funds<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_76445\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76445\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-76445\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Albany-Park-Facebook-Event-Page.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Albany-Park-Facebook-Event-Page.jpg 960w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Albany-Park-Facebook-Event-Page-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Albany-Park-Facebook-Event-Page-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Albany-Park-Facebook-Event-Page-842x474.jpg 842w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Albany-Park-Facebook-Event-Page-406x228.jpg 406w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Albany-Park-Facebook-Event-Page-270x152.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-76445\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: PEACEFUL Youth-Led Press Conference\/March @ Albany Park Facebook Event Page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/3160297910703918\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PEACEFUL Youth-Led Press Conference\/March @ Albany Park!<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><strong>June 11 | 4 pm @ 2741 West Montrose Avenue<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This march begins at Horner Park, heads to Roosevelt High School, and finds its terminus at the Police Station at Pulaski and Lawrence. Come one, come all, and don&#8217;t forget your mask.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_76446\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76446\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-76446\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Portage-and-Jefferson.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1005\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Portage-and-Jefferson.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Portage-and-Jefferson-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Portage-and-Jefferson-1536x804.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Portage-and-Jefferson-370x194.jpg 370w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Portage-and-Jefferson-842x441.jpg 842w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Portage-and-Jefferson-406x213.jpg 406w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-76446\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Portage and Jefferson Parks Unite for Black Lives Facebook Event Page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/3127038740687819\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Portage and Jefferson Parks Unite for Black Lives<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><strong>June 12 | 5 &#8211; 6 pm @ 5425 W Lawrence Ave<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This march begins with a short rally at 45th Ward Alderman Jim Gardiner&#8217;s Office and then heads to the 16th Precinct CPD headquarters at 5151 N. Milwaukee. Masks are extremely encouraged, but for those taking extra precautions, a car caravan will follow marchers when the rally moves towards the 16th precinct headquarters. The organizers make clear that this is a peaceful protest. Anyone demonstrating &#8220;any signs of hate speech, inciting violence, harassment of attendees, or destruction&#8221; will be asked to leave the protest.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_76447\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76447\" style=\"width: 1125px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-76447 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/102288782_10163636457325371_542493279071887504_o.jpg\" alt=\"chicago marches\" width=\"1125\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/102288782_10163636457325371_542493279071887504_o.jpg 1125w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/102288782_10163636457325371_542493279071887504_o-300x136.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/102288782_10163636457325371_542493279071887504_o-370x168.jpg 370w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/102288782_10163636457325371_542493279071887504_o-842x382.jpg 842w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/102288782_10163636457325371_542493279071887504_o-406x184.jpg 406w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1125px) 100vw, 1125px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-76447\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: End Northside Racism: Demand Tunney &amp; Alderpeople Support CPAC Facebook Event Page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/s\/end-northside-racism-demand-tu\/295129828550304\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">End Northside Racism: Demand Tunney &amp; Alderpeople Support CPAC<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><strong>June 12 | 5 &#8211; 7 pm @ 835 W Addison St<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Beginning at Lakeview Lutheran Church, which is across from the District 19 Police Department, and running its course by 44th Ward Alderman Tom Tunney&#8217;s Office, this march&#8217;s main objective is to get 44th and 43rd Aldermans Tom Tunney and Michele Smith, respectively, to support <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caarpr.org\/stop-police-crimes?fbclid=IwAR2iDspBhm3J8BA3eKEv4c-1tJxHwwbHfxd36liCNde9LFLluf3WUTbEw3c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the Civilian Police Accountability Council (CPAC)<\/a>, which currently is 7 Aldermen short. As with all protests on this list, the organizers make clear that this is a peaceful protest.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_76448\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76448\" style=\"width: 820px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-76448 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/CAAR.jpg\" alt=\"chicago marches\" width=\"820\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/CAAR.jpg 820w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/CAAR-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/CAAR-370x203.jpg 370w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/CAAR-406x223.jpg 406w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-76448\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Stop the Murder, Stop the Torture: Free Them All &#8211; CPAC Now! Facebook Event Page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/255454785786245\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stop the Murder, Stop the Torture: Free Them All &#8211; CPAC Now!<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><strong>June 12 | 5 &#8211; 8 pm @ 53rd and King Drive<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In 2014, Ronald &#8216;RonnieMan&#8217; Johnson was shot and killed at 53rd and King Drive. He was 25 years old.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ronald&#8217;s mother, Dorothy Holmes, will speak at the site where her son was killed. This march demands the release for those arrested for protesting for justice for George Floyd and for those in prisons, jails, and detention centers, amid COVID-19 concerns. It also asks for support of CPAC by the remaining Alderpeople.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_76449\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76449\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-76449 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Drag-March-For-Change-Facebook-Event-Page.jpg\" alt=\"chicago marches\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Drag-March-For-Change-Facebook-Event-Page.jpg 960w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Drag-March-For-Change-Facebook-Event-Page-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Drag-March-For-Change-Facebook-Event-Page-391x260.jpg 391w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Drag-March-For-Change-Facebook-Event-Page-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Drag-March-For-Change-Facebook-Event-Page-842x561.jpg 842w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Drag-March-For-Change-Facebook-Event-Page-406x271.jpg 406w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-76449\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Drag March For Change Facebook Event Page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1168678863500128\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Drag March For Change<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><strong>June 14 | 5 &#8211; 7 pm @ 800 W Belmont Ave<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Starting in the Boystown community in Lakeview Chicago, the march begins at Belmont and Halsted and ends at Halsted and Grace where drag community leaders (such as RuPaul participants like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sheacoulee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shea Coule\u00e9<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thevixensworld\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Vixen<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/didaswag\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dida Ritz<\/a>) will &#8220;speak on the issues of today, the mission at hand, and ways to create and promote lasting impactful change for a better future for all.&#8221; Allies are welcome and aren&#8217;t required to be in drag, but masks are very much encouraged. With similar demands of justice and CPAC support like other the protests, this march also calls for the reclassification of violence against trans individuals as a hate crime, as it should be.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_76451\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76451\" style=\"width: 726px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-76451 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Million-Man-March.jpg\" alt=\"chicago marches\" width=\"726\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Million-Man-March.jpg 726w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Million-Man-March-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Million-Man-March-370x489.jpg 370w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Million-Man-March-406x537.jpg 406w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-76451\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: March For US 2020 &#8211; Million Man March, Chicago Facebook Event Page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/2626245160809963\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March For US 2020 &#8211; Million Man March, Chicago<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><strong>June 19 | 11 am &#8211; 2 pm @ Chicago<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This march falls on Juneteenth (June 19th), the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. In light of that, the organizers want to make clear that even now, &#8220;injustice anywhere is injustice everywhere.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_76453\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76453\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-76453 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Chicago-Peace-March.jpg\" alt=\"chicago marches\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Chicago-Peace-March.jpg 960w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Chicago-Peace-March-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Chicago-Peace-March-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Chicago-Peace-March-370x370.jpg 370w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Chicago-Peace-March-110x110.jpg 110w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Chicago-Peace-March-842x842.jpg 842w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Chicago-Peace-March-406x406.jpg 406w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Chicago-Peace-March-500x500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-76453\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Chicago Peace And Equality Juneteenth Rally &amp; Celebration 2020 Facebook Event Page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/246253543341119\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chicago Peace And Equality Juneteenth Rally &amp; Celebration 2020<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><strong>June 19 | 6 pm @ South Loop Green Space<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Also on Juneteenth, this rally is offering shirts and masks as a show of uniformity until supplies run out. This march calls for the creation of CPAC, redistribution of Chicago Police Department funding, education and job resources for the Black community, justice for Black lives lost to police brutality, and the celebration of Black Independence from slavery.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_76455\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76455\" style=\"width: 827px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-76455 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/The-Shifting.jpg\" alt=\"chicago marches\" width=\"827\" height=\"827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/The-Shifting.jpg 827w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/The-Shifting-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/The-Shifting-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/The-Shifting-370x370.jpg 370w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/The-Shifting-110x110.jpg 110w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/The-Shifting-406x406.jpg 406w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/The-Shifting-500x500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-76455\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Shift Chicago March\/Gathering Facebook Event Page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/379403559684245\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shift Chicago March\/Gathering<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><strong>June 20 | 11 am @ Chicago<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Organized by The Shifting, the objectives of this march is to voice community concerns, demand reconstruction in the justice system, spread education, contact legislators, propose legislation, and engage in community love and compassion.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_76456\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76456\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-76456 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Chicago-Music-March.jpg\" alt=\"chicago marches\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Chicago-Music-March.jpg 800w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Chicago-Music-March-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Chicago-Music-March-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Chicago-Music-March-406x228.jpg 406w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Chicago-Music-March-270x152.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-76456\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Event: Chicago Musician March For Equality &amp; Change Event Page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/do312.com\/events\/2020\/6\/21\/chicago-musician-march-for-equality-change-tickets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chicago Musician March For Equality &amp; Change<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><strong>June 21 | 10 am @ Julis Porter Park<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This march comes with music, and participants are encouraged to bring acoustic and percussive instruments to amplify and harmonize with the collective sound of the march. It begins in Lincoln Park at Julia Porter Park at the intersection of Fullerton, Lincoln, and Halsted, and ends in Wicker Park at the intersection of North, Milwaukee, and Damen.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is, by no means, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.protestchicago.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">comprehensive list of all the protests, marches, and gatherings<\/a> out here, but we hope there&#8217;s something here that can you can avail yourself to. If physically protesting isn&#8217;t a comfortable lane for you to support the movement, <a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/best-black-owned-bars-and-restaurants-in-chicago\/\">here are some Black-owned Chicago businesses you can support<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BLMChi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#blacklivesmatter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At UrbanMatter, U Matter. 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