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| Published on redlineproject.org May 4, 2012 |
A day before Occupy protestors took to the downtown Chicago streets for the May Day protests, several of them flooded City Hall to voice concerns over the upcoming closing of six public mental health clinics in the area.
Protesters demanded that Mayor Rahm Emanuel reverse the decision to close six clinics during a press conference in front of City Hall. Several protestors staged a sit-in outside of Emanuel's office earlier in the day.
Protesters demanded that Mayor Rahm Emanuel reverse the decision to close six clinics during a press conference in front of City Hall. Several protestors staged a sit-in outside of Emanuel's office earlier in the day.
La’Dana Carter has been at the forefront of the fight to keep the clinics open. She said the protest was an escalation of numerous attempts to reach out to Emanuel and his administration.
“For three years we have been trying to keep all public clinics public,” Carter said. “This has been an on going with a refusal to even hear the voice of the people”
