National Nurses United members said today that they plan to file a
legal challenge with the city of Chicago, after the city told them to
change their rally destination for a Friday, May 18 protest, prior to
Chicago hosting the NATO summit May 20 and 21.
“We are
prepared to seek injunctive relief in federal court,” said Jan Rodolfo (right in photo),
the Midwest director of National Nurses United at a press conference
outside City Hall. Read more »
The protest permit granted to National Nurses United by the city for May 18 has been revoked due to conflict between the parties over the parade route.
Writing “what a difference a day makes” in his decision, Chicago Administrative Law
Judge Raymond Prosser rejected the May 20 parade permit route proposed
by the Coalition Against the NATO and G8 War and Poverty Agenda, or
CANG8, for the first day of the NATO summit.
The city had before
approved an identical protest route for May 19 – when the G8 summit was
first supposed to meet, prior to it being relocated to Camp David. Read more »
National Nurses United members said today that they plan to file a
legal challenge with the city of Chicago, after the city told them to
change their rally destination for a Friday, May 18 protest, prior to
Chicago hosting the NATO summit May 20 and 21.
Writing “what a difference a day makes” in his decision, Chicago Administrative Law
Judge Raymond Prosser rejected the May 20 parade permit route proposed
by the Coalition Against the NATO and G8 War and Poverty Agenda, or
CANG8, for the first day of the NATO summit. 