Join the campaign to warn veterans and those who live in Chicago about common scams and fraud schemes, especially those targeting Veterans- whether by phone, mail, text, email, or Internet! Share your stories and get tips and strategies to fight back against scams.
When
Saturday, March 10, 2018
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Where
Jesse Brown VA Medical Center
820 S. Damen
Chicago, Illinois 60612
To ensure that we have a near accurate count for lunches, please register at
RSVP to: aarp.cvent.com/OperationProtectVeterans or by calling 1-877-826-8300.
In honor of women’s history month, the women of NWVU, AARP IL, , and JBVAMC invite veterans, family and friends to attend.
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Right to Heal VA Campaign
Veteran & Community Meeting
2:30PM | Saturday, April 14, 2018
The Right to Heal VA Campaign (RTH) has been on the move and we want to get you more involved. On Saturday, April 14th, at the Jesse Brown VA, we are hosting a Veteran & Community Meeting to do just that.
What: Veteran & Community Meeting
Where: Vision Conference Room, Second Floor, Damen Building
Jesse Brown VA, 820 S Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60612
When: 2:30PM | Saturday, April 14, 2018
RSVP by mailing Right to Heal <RightToHealVA@gmail.com> or join the event on Facebook
At this meeting we will share our plans to build the campaign locally and how we are working to coordinate nationally. We also want to hear from you on why you want to join the fight to save the VA from privatization. RSVP today to join us at our Veteran & Community Meeting.
Since our March 1st program we have been busy! Hundreds of you called your representatives on our Save the VA Call In Day; We had delegations visit staffers at Senator Durbin’s, Senator Duckworth’s, and Representative Quigley’s Offices; With SEIU Healthcare and AFGE 789 we demanded that Rear Adm. Jackson and President Trump state unequivocally that the Administration will not pursue an agenda to privatize the VA in anyway shape or form; We hosted a panel on the issues and our campaign at the Labor Notes Conference; And we’ve gotten press coverage in a handful of great outlets. But we still have our work cut out for us.
With all the turmoil resulting from Secretary Shulkin’s dismissal and Trump’s overt plans to privatize the VA, now is the time to get organized. Join the fight to save the VA. RSVP today to join us at our Veteran & Community Meeting.
RSVP by emailing Right to Heal <RightToHealVA@gmail.com> or join the event on Facebook
It’s not too late to register for the J4J Conference in Chicago. Register now! Come learn from ED justice organizers, parents, youth & teachers from around the globe!
http://ow.ly/idM630jGgGR
J4J Conference Info
Opening Keynote:
Nina Turner
President | Our Revolution
Nina Turner is the president of Our Revolution. She is a former Ohio State Senator, college professor, public speaker, frequent media commentator and author, and was a national surrogate for Senator Bernie Sanders during the 2016 Democratic Presidential Primary. She has been the host of the Nina Turner Show on the Real News Network.
Closing Keynote:
Dr. Yohuru Williams
Professor of History | Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at
University of St. Thomas
Historian, professor, education activist and author .Dr. Williams is a professor of History Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of St. Thomas and was previously a professor of history and dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Fairfield University and former chief historian of the Jackie Robinson Foundation. Dr. Williams is an education activist and noted scholar about the Civil Rights Movement and Black Power movement. Diverse magazine named Williams one of its Top 10 Emerging Scholars under 40 in 2009.
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Chicago’s Memorial Day Parade honors all men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our country.
The Wreath Laying Ceremony will begin at 11am at the Eternal Flame on Daley Plaza (Dearborn and Washington Streets). The parade will step off at noon and proceed south on State Street from Lake Street to Van Buren Street.
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Hines VA Hospital’s Executive Leadership Team will discuss updates at the facility, key initiatives, and provide other information to Veterans. This is also an opportunity to ask questions and share your opinion with leadership.
Wednesday, June 6 at 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CDT
Auditorium Building 9
Hines VA Hospital
5000 S 5th Ave, Hines, Illinois 60141
A Resource Fair and Workshops to Equip Service Members, Veterans of all Eras, Active Duty Personnel and Reservists/National Guards
Wednesday, October 24, 2018 – 10:00 am-2:00 pm
Malcolm X College 1900 West Jackson Blvd. Chicago, IL 60612
FREE Workshops and Vendors Include: Employment and Vocational Training Opportunities /Women’s Veterans Needs /Housing and Emergency Services / Health and Wellness / Screenings/ Networking / Educational Benefits / Financial Readiness / Food/ Raffle and More….
PRESENTED BY COOK COUNTY RECORDER OF DEEDS, KAREN A. YARBROUGH
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT US AT: 312-603-5788
To Register Please Email: brian.cross@cookcountyil.gov
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Chicago’s Memorial Day Parade honors all men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our country.
The Wreath Laying Ceremony will begin at 11am on Daley Plaza (Dearborn and Washington Streets). The parade will then step off at noon and proceed south on State Street from Lake Street to Van Buren Street.
Major General Marion Garcia, Commanding General, 200th Military Police Command, United States Army Reserve, will serve as the parade’s Grand Marshal. Maj. Gen. Garcia graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1987 and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Military Police Corps. She has served in a wide variety of staff and leadership assignments as well as during multiple deployments including: Rear Battle Plans Officer with the 14th Military Police Brigade during Operation Desert Shield/ Desert Storm; Commander of Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment 720th Military Police Battalion during Operation Provide Comfort Somalia, Commander of the 324th Military Police Battalion with a deployment to Baghdad, Iraq; and Deputy Commander of Joint Task Force Guantanamo, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Her numerous awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster), the Parachutist Badge and German Armed Forces Efficiency Badge (Bronze).
During the Wreath Laying Ceremony and Parade, the City of Chicago honors fallen heroes and Gold Star family members who have lost a loved one in the United States Armed Forces to combat operations or while on active duty. Approved by Congress beginning in 1947, Gold Star Lapel Pins and the Next of Kin Lapel Pins are presented to families not as an award, but as symbols of honor worn by family members in remembrance of their fallen loved ones and their ultimate sacrifice.
The Cook County Clerk’s Office
and the Italian American Veterans Museum
are proud to present their first annual
Veterans Resource Fair
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. • Saturday, January 11, 2020
Third Floor • Casa Italia Office Center
3800 Division St. • Stone Park, IL 60165
Introductory Presentations at 11 a.m.
Meet representatives from:
Cook County Clerk’s Office • Cook County Assessor’s Office •
Cook County Recorder of Deeds’ Office •
Cook County Department of Veterans Affairs •
Illinois Armed Forces Legal Aid Network •
Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs • Hines V.A. Hospital •
U.S. Census Bureau • ComEd • T-Mobile • Veterans Smile •
Rush University Medical Center Road Home Program •
And Others!
Find out about:
A wide range of veteran discounts
Property tax exemptions
Wellness and fitness programs
Need-based legal aid and dental care
Part-time employment opportunities
Voter registration and the 2020 census
And SO much more!
Please help us spread the word!
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The Student Veterans Center at Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting a Veterans Resources Fair from 10a.m. to 2 p.m., March 4, in the Prairie Center gym of the college’s main campus, located at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights.
This event features free health screenings community as well as housing, legal, employment and educational information, and much more. All veterans, current service members and their families are welcome to attend.
For more information about the fair, contact Sanon at (708) 709-3567 or email gsanon@prairestate.edu.
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