![]() ![]() This is the #1 violence prevention tactic and way to end the school-to-prison pipeline. ![]() It all comes back to education: we need to provide every child with a great school that prepares them for a successful future. I support expanding opportunities for high school students to earn career certifications that meet the workforce needs of Illinois businesses. I also believe that we need to stop pitting public school types against one another and instead focus on making sure the state provides its fair share of funding to all public schools.Ī strong education system means a strong work force. Public schools must be properly funded to ensure that teachers and principals are able to provide the highest quality of learning to students. ![]() Students who need the most resources get the least. We desperately need an overhaul of our broken public school funding system, the most inequitable in the country. I believe our community should have a greater voice in choosing the direction of our schools through an elected school board with members who are directly accountable to their neighborhoods. Accountability should also extend to our CPS leadership. Through the experience of working in the CPS system, I have learned that we need to hold all schools accountable on behalf of our students – whether they are neighborhood, selective enrollment, magnet, or charter. I am the first in my family to graduate from college and, for the past eight years, I have counseled hundreds of first-generation students in getting into college and staying in college. If every child in this state had access to a great school in their neighborhood, Illinois would be unstoppable. Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Illinois State CouncilĪlfaro's website highlighted the following campaign themes:Įducation. Planned Parenthood Illinois (both candidates were endorsed) Key endorsementsĬook County Commissioner Jesus "Chuy" Garcia Aquino received endorsements from prominent labor and teachers' unions while Alfaro received endorsements from several elected Chicago officials. īelow were key endorsements for Alfaro and Aquino. Rauner, IllinoisGo, delivered pro-Alfaro mail, "touting her backstory as a first-generation college graduate and 'daughter of Mexican immigrants and proud union worker,'" according to Progress Illinois. Īn independent expenditure PAC aligned with Gov. "I'll be beholden to them, and I will represent them in Springfield," Alfaro said. Īlfaro responded that Aquino was "backed by the political machine" and said she, in contrast, was running "a grassroots campaign" and received campaign contributions from local residents. They're the reason why we have a governor right now that has waged war on working-class families," Aquino said. you receive money from people that are allies with the governor. "I think it's kind of laughable to call yourself a progressive when. Bruce Rauner such as the education group Stand for Children. Aquino called Alfaro a "Rauner Democrat," referring to her support from allies of Republican Gov. Illinois State Senate, District 2 Democratic Primary, 2016Ģ016 primary Main article: Battleground Illinois primary elections, 2016 Race backgroundĪlfaro and Aquino argued over their progressive credentials. Omar Aquino defeated Angelica Alfaro in the Illinois State Senate District 2 Democratic primary. Source: Illinois State Board of Elections Roishetta Ozane, founder of the Vessel Project and organizer at Healthy Gulf, works diligently to expand local conversations about oil and gas in southwest Louisiana while meeting the needs of her community through mutual aid in the wake of multiple natural disasters.Illinois State Senate, District 2 General Election, 2016 Elida Castillo, activist and Program Director with Chispa Texas, explains how the fossil fuel industry has radically transformed her home in the Coastal Bend. Emma Guevara, a local organizer with Sierra Club, defends the Rio Grande Valley against exploitative industries. Kayley Shoup, a community organizer with Citizens Caring for the Future in Carlsbad, New Mexico, works towards a future where the Permian isn’t dependent on oil and gas. ![]() What would you do if industry was right in your backyard? In the premiere episode of Breaking the Cycle, your host Courtney Naquin talks with four grassroots environmental activists from the Permian Basin to the Gulf Coast who are organizing in their communities and saying no to the fossil fuel industry. ![]()
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