Children’s Rights Campaign Update Today, Main Street Campaigns, in collaboration with Moms on a Mission to Stop Violence, PAVE (Promoting Awareness Victims Empowerment) and other community leaders and activists made progress towards legislation that if enacted would secure VICTIM’S RIGHTS and PROTECT CHILDREN. The bill can be read here. But in the future we must ...
Blog, MediaMain Street Campaigns announces its effort to fix the Illinois legislature! Anyone watching the political chaos of the last few months and years knows that government does not work for Illinois voters. So, through our PUTBACK CAMPAIGN designed to empower citizens, we are challenging the status quo and opening the process for everyone to get ...
Blog, MediaFinance Committee signs off on blank-check Olympic promise We learn today, from the Chicago Sun-Times, that the Chicago Finance Committee has prepared to offer a blank check to the International Olympic Committee in an attempt to become the host city for the 2016 games. The apparent quid pro quo of this deal was that the ...
BlogMain Street Campaigns is announcing its drive to organize by building networks for reform. We are looking for people who want to lead on their block, in their classroom, through their groups and across the web! Think about how you might want to help… Community Leader- Are you looking to organize around your own neighborhood? ...
Blog, MediaThe Mission of the Century; the Opportunity of our Lifetime Recently, health care reform has taken up much of the spotlight in national politics and discourse. We have seen town halls filled with anger and confrontation. What is needed now more than ever however, as health care continues to eat away at our nation’s vitality, ...
BlogQuinn Spikes Campaign Finance Bill Today, Governor Quinn announced his intention to veto reform legislation he once promoted on the grounds that new information signaled more could be done. Good government groups and other prominent community organizations have recently stepped forward with frustration and criticism over the present bill. Interestingly, as the Chicago Tribune notes, ...
BlogAnother Star Falls Today we learn that another child can be added to the growing list of broken promises. From the Chicago Sun-Times: “A 16-year-old boy was fatally shot in a Humboldt Park alley near his home early Sunday. Derrick D. Harris, of the 1100 block of North Harding, had just left a friend’s home ...
Blog, UncategorizedHey everybody, We are happy to start our efforts on the web! Going forward we will be looking to develop the best ways interact and organize with you on the internet and elsewhere. For now, please send your ideas! What do you need from us? What has worked for you in past experiences? How do ...
BlogWe are proud to announce the incorporation of Main Street Campaigns, an organization dedicated to eliminating social inequality and inefficiency. In the coming days and weeks, we will unveil a comprehensive agenda designed to make public institutions more accountable and efficient as well as a broad and diverse team to accomplish it. We hope you ...
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