Demonstrators at a National Nurses United rally at Daley Plaza in
downtown Chicago today said that they were nervous violence might
overshadow the nurses’ message of economic equality in what was billed
as the second biggest event in a week of NATO summit-relatedprotests.
But
the two-hour event was without much incident, despite a crowd that
likely exceeded the 2,000 people the nurses union said would attend. 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.
“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 »
Sources from the Chicago NATO host committee say the city has the "vast majority" of promised private sector money to host the two-day NATO summit in May.
Activists used the Chicago City Council's passage today of two ordinances that
deal with protests in anticipation of the May G8/NATO summits to say Rahm
Emanuel is trampling on First Amendment rights.
Demonstrators at a National Nurses United rally at Daley Plaza in
downtown Chicago today said that they were nervous violence might
overshadow the nurses’ message of economic equality in what was billed
as the second biggest event in a week of NATO 
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.
