Protesters in the Lincoln Park neighborhood during a peaceful protest on June 2, 2020 in reaction to the death of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer.Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago

Thousands In North Side March Told: If Serious About Helping, Come To South And West Side Cleanup Events This Week

PHOTOS: A march from Lakeview to Old Town Tuesday ended with a call to action to show up for cleanup events at noon Wednesday.

Jun 3, 2020 8:51AM CDT Lincoln Park, Old Town

Ariel Parrella-Aureli @arielparrella

Colin Boyle @colinbphoto

OLD TOWN — Thousands of Chicagoans marched from Wrigley Field to Old Town Tuesday in a peaceful protest that included a call to action: Get out and help rebuild.

Organizers of the North Side Black Lives Matter peaceful protest called on the thousands of supporters to help clean up the South and West Side neighborhoods hit hard from looting and vandalism this past weekend.

Fourtune House, a creative-based organization founded in 2018 that organized the North Side protest, is also organizing a South Side cleanup Wednesday from 12 to 3 p.m.

“If y’all are really serious about helping, there is a South Side cleanup going on this week because South Side neighborhoods — Black businesses — were looted and we need to help clean up,” organizers told the crowd.

The cleanup will take place the rest of the week at the following locations:

Roseland and Halsted
95th and Stony Island
87th and State
79th and Cottage Grove
The Walmart on 47th and Cottage Grove
Lake Meadows Shopping Center at 35th and S. Martin Luther King Drive Jr.

The organizers encouraged people to bring their own supplies like masks, gloves, garbage bags, brooms and paper towels, but said if people need cleaning materials, they can reach out to the collective via Instagram.

Fourtune House organizers said these hard-hit neighborhoods need support from all over the city and the protest’s goal was to “wake up the North Side” to the realities that exist outside of the predominantly white neighborhoods.

“Your South Side neighbors need your help,” said an organizer.

Peaceful protesters gather outside of the Chicago Police Department Near North District in the River North neighborhood during a protest on June 2, 2020 in reaction to the death of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer.

A protester claps in the River North neighborhood during a peaceful protest on June 2, 2020 in reaction to the death of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. | Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago

Activists hand out free food and water to protesters in the Lincoln Park neighborhood during a peaceful protest on June 2, 2020 in reaction to the death of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. | Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago

Peaceful protesters hold their fists in the air outside of the Chicago Police Department Near North District in the River North neighborhood during a protest on June 2, 2020 in reaction to the death of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. | Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago

Members of the National Guard occupy the corner of Division and Wells streets in the Old Town neighborhood during a peaceful protest on June 2, 2020 in reaction to the death of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. | Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago

Chicago Fire Department Assistant Deputy Chief Paramedic Joseph Porter speaks out about his disgust of the murder of George Floyd outside of the Chicago Police Department Near North District in the River North neighborhood during a peaceful protest on June 2, 2020 in reaction to the death of Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. | Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago

Police in riot gear and the National Guard stand outside of the Chicago Police Department Near North District in the River North neighborhood during a peaceful protest on June 2, 2020 in reaction to the death of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. | Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago

Police in riot gear stand outside of the Chicago Police Department Near North District in the River North neighborhood during a peaceful protest on June 2, 2020 in reaction to the death of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. | Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago

Protesters occupy Clark Street in the Lincoln Park neighborhood during a peaceful protest on June 2, 2020 in reaction to the death of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. | Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago

Police officers line up near the Chicago Police Department Near North District in the River North neighborhood during a peaceful protest on June 2, 2020 in reaction to the death of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. | Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago

Protesters hold their fists up and take a knee in the Lincoln Park neighborhood during a peaceful protest on June 2, 2020 in reaction to the death of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. | Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago

Protesters in the Wrigleyville neighborhood during a peaceful protest on June 2, 2020 in reaction to the death of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. | Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago

Protesters hold their hands up in the Wrigleyville neighborhood during a peaceful protest on June 2, 2020 in reaction to the death of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. | Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago

A Pan-African flag is held up in the Old Town neighborhood during a peaceful protest on June 2, 2020 in reaction to the death of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. | Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago

Protesters hold their hands up in the River North neighborhood during a peaceful protest on June 2, 2020 in reaction to the death of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. | Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago

A member of the National Guard is seen in the River North neighborhood during a peaceful protest on June 2, 2020 in reaction to the death of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. | Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago

A protester holds up a sign in the River North neighborhood during a peaceful protest on June 2, 2020 in reaction to the death of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. | Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago

A person holds a sign while walking in the Old Town neighborhood during a peaceful protest on June 2, 2020 in reaction to the death of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. | Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago

Protesters marched through Boystown on Monday, June 1, 2020, to protest police brutality against Black people. — Protesters marched through Boystown on Monday to protest police brutality against Black people.

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Southwest Side Construction Worker Quickly Deported To Mexico While Awaiting DACA Decision

Carlos Ballesteros, Injustice Watch

With the Trump administration seeking to kill the Obama-era program for immigrants, Jesus Alberto ‘Beto’ Lopez Gutierrez, 25, was deported after suing ICE.

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