Good morning share.
Good morning. I am chair person. Going to go to lunch as it
is 9:15 a.m. On November 14th 2023 on this meeting of the
Chicago city council committee on health and human
relations will now come to order today. We are discussing
the following items that prove all of the rules 45 report
from our meeting on September 27th, and we will consider a
series of mayoral appointments for the advisory Council on
lgbtqia plus issues advisory Council on women advisory
Council on Veterans advisory Council on equity and the
advisory Council on new Americans.
We will now call the roll to establish a quorum other person
Robinson.
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We have a total of 7 members and we have a quorum.
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Are there any known member that would like to be recognized
we don't have anybody but now that we have a quorum we can
move to accept some of our colleagues that are going to be
remote through rule 59. They have Express that they need a
real 59 a remote attendance for medic.
on family
And family emergency resources. So can I get a motion to
admit remotely the following other people other women
Coleman chairman 60 Lopez Other Woman
Hardin
and
Wells
Okay. Yeah, can I get emotional? Yes, just a note. I think
I am the only I think I might be there might be other
Sydney.
Yeah, I don't know if your emotion has to just reflect the
people who are here, but just FYI, I think I'm the only
person from that list actually hear remotely.
Okay.
Okay, so we're going to move with emotion to admit sure
woman hadn't to this meeting remotely through Route 59. Can
I get a motion to so move by the other one Splinter has all
those opposed.
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my other
My other woman have in a low thanks for giving presents are
woman. I hope you feel better. And so now we're going to
move into public comment. But before we move into public
comment, I wanted to read at the request of our Sergeant at
Arms and because of some incident that we have had in city
council. And in the in the audience in the last few
meetings, the sergeant-at-arms has asked me to read some
rules of conduct for public meetings. So I'm going to spend
a little bit of time reading this pursuant to the Chicago
city council rules of orders and procedures World 49, the
sergeant-at-arms that the following rules of conduct to be
followed during public comment period and the duration of
all committee and City Council meetings.
prefer
Profane bolgar threatening abusive of descriptive language
is not permitted the meaning discriminatory or harassing
behavior and speech directed towards others is not
permitted destructive Behavior, including disruptive of the
or disrespectful conduct during others presentations is not
permitted banners flyers or sadness signals are not
permitted backpack large bags or sharp up.
are no
Are not permitted clear back not tinted and colors that do
not exceed 12 by 6 by 12 in will be permitted and are
subject to search food beverages including in metal
canisters are not permitted cell phones must be placed on
silent prior to entering the meeting room individuals must
remain seated public comment speakers are permitted to
stand only one providing public comment small a small
handheld devices may be used only while seated and the user
must refrain from interfering with the view or hearing of
others individuals individuals or groups failing to adhere
to this world will be asked to see such deceptive conduct
and failure to comply will result in their being subjected
to removal from the meeting by the sergeant-at-arms. Now,
we will begin our public coming. We're just going to be
limited to 30 minutes because we have so many speakers
today. We are going to do two minutes so that everybody has
a chance to speak.
and we are going to
stop
Start with Marty Levine.
I was not planning to be here this morning until I heard
about the vitriol being thrown at you. So let me introduce
myself. I spent 40 years working in and for the Jewish
community of Chicago until I retired as a general director
of Jewish community center's Chicago.
No.
Those years were driven by my belief that the values
teachings and practices of Judaism should drive how we live
day today. I'm sorry. Can you can you hold on for a second?
I just read the the code of conduct for meetings and you
are in violation of the code of conduct. Can you please
stop? Can you can you please refrain from speaking While
others are speaking and using profane language?
you
You can continue mr. Love you overtime as I confronted the
harsh reality of Israel's occupation. As I saw how the
future of Palestinians was being sat on and shoved out. I
began to question whether modern is real the Israel, which
today is dropping bombs on two million men women and mostly
children and Gaza represented what I believe Judaism has to
teach us about people and how to live in this world. So I
stand this morning as a member of Jewish voice for peace
and with my colleagues tell you that those who accuse you
of anti-Semitism are wrong. It is not I have to submit it
to challenge a nation which is answering one horror with
another it is not anti-semitic to recognize that the
Palestinian people are seeking the very thing Israel says
it is seeking the land where their lives and traditions are
respected and we're all humans are seen as being created in
the image of God. It is not at the Semitic to envy
in that all
and that all people can live in Freedom and dignity from
The River To The Sea, that's the phrase what you have been
attacked for tweeting from The River To The Sea and it
represents an aspiration for this world of equality that I
just spoke of your willingness to recognize that
Palestinians also have a desire for their Homeland and that
they seek freedom and dignity in that land cannot be wiped
away.
I'm not that.
and that those words are a recognition that they are asking
for what you I and everyone else is entitled to
next we have Mr. Abu.
They
thank
Thank you. I live in Chicago most of my life and besides
the years of Harold Washington. May he rest in power? I
never knew a city council and mayor that truly cared about
everyone in the city most other people in my lifetime cared
only about their seats and their buddies contracts and
they're rich donors kind of like Ray Lopez butt Rosanna and
her Squad are different they worked day and night to make
certain that everyone in this city black round Arab native
African Asian white and others is valued. She and
colleagues like Carlos Rosa Jeanette Taylor Jesse Fuentes
and Byron Cisco led a revolution in this town and now we
got another Progressive in office Brandon Johnson as well
because rossana fights for the oppressed for time paid off
for bring Chicago home for bodily autonomy for migrants for
the black under and unemployed for police accountability.
She's the perfect person to chair the human Relations
Committee.
there is
There is nobody who will do the job better.
There is nobody who will do the job better the Chicago
chapter of my organization the United States Palestinian
Community Network wrote a statement in support of the
alderwoman Friday night and 80 organizations have signed it
already including powerhouses like BP on clsn a Honda
Center nakasec the Chicago Alliance Chicago torture Justice
memorials Chicago jobs with Justice soul and a number of
ward-level IPOs. This is evidence that rossana is loved and
supported across so many different sectors. I'm also here
to explain a slogan to those right-wingers and sinus and
others like Lopez in the ATL who support genocide against
my people who are cheerleading for a racist
settler-colonial list white supremacist apartheid Israeli
state that killed almost 12,000 Palestinians in a little
over a month more than 4,600 of them children. Rossana is a
principled Ally A friend of Palestinians a member of a
colonized Nation herself. Who knows
What it means?
What it means to say from The River To The Sea Palestine
will be free.
play
Mr. Abid Ali I have to call you off.
Next we have a Mel.
Oh, yeah, go ahead. I want to come here today in first
thing kelderman Rosanna for her support and standing with
the Palestinian people standing with Palestine a city with
Humanity. Do you are on the right side of History second? I
would like to call out Silverstein for being complicit in
his ongoing genocide in spending Papa get propaganda and
lies in order to demonize the Palestinian people with
Palestinian. People are being slaughtered Silverstein has
been dedicated to spreading lies in order to dehumanize the
Palestinian people last time. I heard her speak. She
brought a pulsating with Palestine with anti-semitic. She's
a narcissist and she honestly thinks that millions of
people are Marching around the world to display their
anti-Semitism. This is not about her and she is not the
victim Palestinians are the victims of this genocide and
while a modern-day Holocaust is happening Silverstein is
using her political power to condemn the way how is the
needs in our allies true sister chooses be rather than
condemned Israel's war crime.
this is my
This is not a war.
This is not a war and Israel's not defending itself 11,000
people have been killed by Israel. And on the other hand
only 16 him out commanders have been confirmed dead. The
average age of those being slaughtered as 5 years old does
Obama should show you that Israel is targeting civilian.
They have used white phosphorus bombs hospitals churches
must import some men civilians Waters. And on top of that
Israel has killed hundreds of Palestinians in the West Bank
and all of you who refuse to acknowledge the war crime and
continue to show you some support for Israel are complicit
in this genocide. This concept has his disciples Palatine
voices in our allies will not work, you know, who else was
the people who condemned the Holocaust and people who
condemn slavery and now you're here trying to silence
Alderman Rosana history is repeating itself. And I also
want to come at this from a Christian perspective. I'm a
Palestinian Christian and I can assure you that is real not
only killed my Muslim brothers and sisters, but they kill
Christians too. And I know there's a lot of Christian
zionists that are supporting this movement and shame on
you.
Call you're so.
Call yourself Christian Zionism go to get every single
Christian value in conclusion. I would like to say that if
you stayed with is round your Zionist your eyes are
uninformed the missing.
Thank you.
Next speaker is Houston Mirage DE.
Good morning. Good morning. I'm all Palestinian immigrant.
I've been living in Jefferson Park for 16 years. I just
wanted to come here and I'm also a member of the US
Palestinian comedian at work. I just want to come here and
be here in and I'll just tell you that woman that we
support you unconditionally, we support your your squad and
end in the progressives and in the city council. We just
want to be clear that what's happening right now. Is it the
right wing the right wing of the of the city council the
right wing of City Hall are panicking because there's a
wave of progressives who are coming forward and changing
the political Arena of the city until they're using
Palestine still using anything they can to to delegitimize
you and you lose your mind all your efforts to create a
city hall that works for the people. So I just want to say
that I support you we all support you as you could see all
these people here support you and we can enter the many
many many more.
well, that's
people that support you and
People that support you and unfortunately the people we
want to dress today didn't even bother to show up and that
tells us a lot that sells us a lot. And so if they're mad
about slogan, they need to take a look in the mirror and
ask themselves why they're mad about us loaded. Are they
going to be mad? If black people in this country ask for
freedom from the Pacific to the Atlantic?
Is that me?
Does that mean that would they want to exterminate white
people know?
And that's not that's not what the penalties are seeing
either. So these people who are mad about slogans day. She
probably mad about Joe Biden right for supporting the
genocide and four instead of funding and providing funds
for the city to help with the housing crisis. We got right
sending it to Israel 14-point 14.8 billion dollars sent to
Israel 6360 billion to Ukraine should be mad about they
should be worried about serving the people of Chicago and
now going after one of the best all the women in the sea.
are
Our next speaker is Frank Chapman.
Morning.
I am I'm here to express first of all, I'm used to
representative.
the net
The National Alliance against racist and political
repression and organization founded in this city in 1973.
We just got through celebrating my 50th Anniversary, but
I've been involved in the struggle for Black Liberation
more than 50 years.
I'm just here to say as a fellow Freedom Fighter. I'm not
only the Palestinians but also of you all been Rosanna
Rodriguez because
we live in the country that can sometimes turn the Blind
Eye.
deliver
The Liberation movements of other countries like they did
with South Africa
and it's
And it's big.
and it's because we have so many races and Power in this
country.
this week
That's because we have a people in power in this country
who have the ability to send guns and weapons of death to
the enemies of humanity.
I apply.
I applaud you for standing up against this I applaud you
for speaking out in what has become a climate of political
cowardice with people. Not only do not speak out. Will they
condemn those of us? Who do you are not anti-semitic if you
are opposed to genocide
it doesn't equate and so we stand with you probably and
hope you will continue to fight because we will continue to
fight beside you. Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Chapman. Our next speaker is Hannah Abu.
I saw it.
Hello.
Hello all units Hear Me OK Google. Hello all many
Palestinians and Ally's like me have come here today to
personally think Alderman Rosanna for her unwavering
support of Palestine. So thank you Alderman as a
constituent of aldermen Rosanna. I will be sure to fight
for her re-election as she is on the right and just side of
history with her previous work in regards to Reproductive
Rights the migrant crisis and affordable housing. It is no
surprise that she stands with the Palestinian people as all
our struggles are interconnected. Rosanna's history is
showing of how she cares for people in both words and deeds
especially impressed communities and demonstrates that
better than any other council member. She should be the
chair of human relations of
a human Relations Committee the
A human Relations Committee the death toll has now gone over
10,000 people 10,000 people. These people are not just
numbers every single person had a life a story and deserves
Justice Alderman Rodriguez Sanchez is standing up for every
single one of those lives lost and making sure that they
were not in vain Silverstein is trying to update the
Chicago hate Were Meant to say that anything pro-palestine
such as the chant from The River To The Sea Palestine will
be free is he a speech is continuously targeted Muslims and
Palestinians and this new change to the ordinance is an
exception to the rule as a Palestinian American women with
family and husband and living under military occupation.
This is a disgusting and races changed to make I have not
been able to reach my family due to the continued is
bobbing of where they live in a heads-up to determine
whether they are still alive, but when I do I'll be sure to
let them know that Silverstein doesn't believe in the right
to live.
Thank you for your comments.
neck
Next picture is Omar.
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Good morning. My name is Omar and I'm a member of the
United States policy and commuting to work and the resident
of the 14th word.
First I would like to see.
First I would like to thank Elder woman was Anna Rodriguez
for an unwavering commitment to resilience stand up for the
oppressed people from Chicago to Palestine.
What?
What's the
What sign is a cheap mints for our communities stand
benevolence in comparison to many spineless other persons
that are supposed to be here today and as we can see you
dine out here.
Like rainbow braids who?
fit he
Sit here representing our boards room have to do besides
war crimes and genocide instead of the righteous side the
side of the oppressed the side of equity and justice.
men
Many Palestinians women and children have been murdered by
the Israelis war crimes over 11,000 people have been
killed.
What?
With a majority of over 4,000 women who are children.
and
And the silence and unconditional support of our government
from rail obeys to genocide Joe are complicit of these
murders.
the
The people have the right to live in safety and equity and
freedom.
What?
Which from The River To The Sea represents? Thank you. Thank
you for your comments. Our next speaker is Marie Cannon?
can
Canon
Hello, my name is Malik Adnan. I'm from American Wisper
Palestine Rosanna. I'm here to support you as a Palestinian
who was born and raised here in Chicago. I want to thank
you for speaking up against the genocide of my people as
the world watches silently you stood up for us and I want
to thank you for that. I want to point out how much were
they are not only cared about the Palestinians, but
everyone else was on a hotspot for Reproductive Rights
preventing police violence, hoping various groups and
individuals at the start of the migrant crisis to create
and coordinated effort to provide migrant support keyboard
for the pay time off ordinance water for the bring Chicago
home ordinance to create a new progressive tax system for
the sale of properties the fun homelessness prevention
spoke out against all by this in contrast the depth over
distance call to stand with Israel only even as bombs rain
down on cuz. She fought and won affordable housing for the
33rd world word.
weather
Rosanna has strong allies everywhere. And this is just a
reminder that it is from The River To The Sea it is from
The River To The Sea and we will free Palestine from The
River To The Sea, thank you Rosanna. And we're all here at
the Port of you. Look at our crowd. We will stand in
support of you always and no matter what we will stand with
you.
Thank you.
Thank you for your comments. Next speaker is Yolanda you
there?
Good morning city council. I'm a Mexican Palestinian
activist that lives in the city of Chicago. I come here
today in support of aldermen. Rosanna. Rosanna has a long
history of representing oppressed Community would not just
for words, but her did she presents to city council all the
women Rosanna demonstrates her true loyalty to the People
by taking action silencing Alderman Rosanna shows the city
of Chicago the state of Illinois in the whole United Snakes
of America that the democracy and Constitution you swore to
uphold is a mere facade and Sham silencing all the women.
Rosanna is showing the people that there is no freedom of
speech.
And are we?
And our oppressors work hard and even trying to police are
words history has proven. It truly does repeat itself when
it allows racist like Ray Lopez William Conaway and Deborah
Silverstein who have shown they don't care about black and
brown Working Class People but are capable enough to
represent them city council fails to silence the races
anti-arab rhetoric that fills his Chambers. It shows that
from the river to the sea has our oppressors claiming a
false genocide when it's when it's simply means that the
freedom of all Palestinians from The River To The Sea, it
shows that you are more concerned about a hypothetical
genocide than the actual genocide taking place in Palestine
as we speak.
God
got the
God that has no food or water and still you people try to
justify the bombing and starvation or our children truth
and change is inevitable just because you tried to silence
one doesn't mean just silence the millions. It will only
show us your position in our oppression. Thank you all the
women Rosanna for believing in Freedom and upholding the
truth. Even when people try to silence you we won't forget
we will remember and I honestly want to thank Rosanna as a
Mexican as a Palestinian what she's doing for our people
what you doing for my people constantly, so I truly do love
you and you know this
thank you for your
Thank you for your comments. Next speaker is Maggie,
Slevin?
Hey, good morning. Everybody. My name is Maggie slavin, and
I'm here today to speak in support of Rosanna Rodriguez
Sanchez. Rossana is a human rights champion and someone
with immense courage. She's been in support of many
intersectional Liberation struggles. The struggle for
Palestinian freedom is no different. It is wildly out of
context consider osana tweeting. The phrase from The River
To The Sea Palestine will be free as anti-semitic or to
criticize her for making such a statement in 1948 when the
state of Israel was established 400 to 600 historically
Arab Villages from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean
Sea were destroyed forcing Palestinians to go east of the
kingdom of Jordan who's still cannot return to the states.
The reason I highlight these things to do today is to both
humanize a plate of the Palestinians to show solidarity
with an irish-american and also in in geography to show the
Palestinians have existed from The River To The Sea another
existence or desire to Simply return to their homes in that
anti-semitic nor. Is it a threat to Jewish safety as
Palestinians of time and time again, so that they do not
have the objective of displacing Jewish settlers if given
the chance.
Rosanna is supporting her constituents and speaking for her
constituents when she says from The River To The Sea, it
means dismantling the system of Oppression inflicted upon
the Palestinians by Israel. It means Christian Jews
Muslims. Jersey neighbor should live peacefully and
coexistence but are unable to do so under the current
system of Human Rights deprivations. It was not until 1948
with the forced displacement of Palestinians that the
region have experienced the devastation that house today,
is calling for stopping the system of Oppression. If your
phone has to be held accountable for these words and Israel
also must be held accountable for the murder of 5000 and
Counting innocent children and people it is those that are
against the statement that are in support of genocide of
the Palestinian people. Thank you.
thank
Thank you for your comments. Next speaker is Jake Marshall.
is
Is Jake I'm at 33rd Ward residence. I'm Jewish and I'm here
to speak in support of and in gratitude for my older woman.
Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez.
Shiki
Chicago is so incredibly lucky to have Rosanna on our city
council not only on the city council but sharing this
committee exactly where she belongs where Santa is doing
more than anyone else make sure this committee finally
fulfills the city of Chicago's mandate to care for the
health and well-being of all of its people regardless of
the color.
skin
Risk in the country of birth or the size of their bank
account.
when
When I looked at with Rosanna has done with her position
and her passion for Collective care and Liberation. I see
the Jewish values of tikkun Olam and Sedaka. I refuse to be
compelled by fear and unfounded paranoia. I refuse to allow
my Heritage to be manipulated for cynical political ploys
by people like Alderman Lopez and Silverman people who seem
incapable of seeing or hearing anything but violence and
cruelty. I also want to know that there would be a bunch
more Jews here besides me and Marty but yesterday morning
hundreds of Jews gathered at Ogilvie Transportation Center
block the entrance to the Israeli consulate chanted 4 hours
and held signs calling for a ceasefire. These were Jews
holding signs and chanting the words from the river to the
Sea Palestine will be free hundreds of them are over a
hundred of them got arrested and still this morning. They
were getting let out of jail. That's why most of us are
over there doing gel support.
set
Set up here.
I'm Jewish and I sat
I'm Jewish and I support.
I'm Jewish and I support Restless prefer.
I'm Jewish and I support resumes proposed resolution
calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. I demand that it be
brought out of the rules committee, and I call on all my
fellow Jews might be listening to this to look into your
heart. Stop letting fear guide you and join us. Thank you.
thank you for
Thank you for your comments. I'm going to move to a virtual
speakers cuz they have been waiting for a little bit. Our
next speaker is yali lasso.
Yeah.
Deli
I can.
I can you hear me? Yes, we can hear you. Okay, why are laws
the Constitution rules and regulations in place? Obviously
to keep our constituents in our communities safe and
healthy having set this you all are on mandatory tradition.
What is the law and irrefutable evidence? That is so
notorious and profoundly true that United States is a
nation ruled by laws nation of laws, which means that laws
not people rule. Everyone is to be governed by the same
laws regardless of their status. No one is or can be
allowed to be above the law might Johnson Speaker of the
House address the current security of Homeland Security
Alejandro mayorkas on this fraudulent. We created
immigration crisis emergency. We have a literally invasion
of all the massive flooding over border from more than 160
countries the safety health and security of the American
people are being directly threatened an innocent children
are being affected assaulted raped and murdered by humans.
count
Countless numbers of vicious gang members are clearly
coming across our border and making their way into our
communities all over the country and now they are being
called newcomers not all but some are you know our gang
members and doing these bad things no emergency justifies a
violation of any constitutional provision in addition be
Century policy violated the premise.
House of the United States Constitution Article 6 close to
and the Tenth Amendment all unvetted legal immigrants
newcomers into our communities without our input are being
put in our neighborhoods and with the help obviously with
these Alderman's a green of Hondas are literally sitting up
Frozen horse right in our own Community. This is the most
destructive and make it Act of treason in the US History.
Therefore it is inconceivable to see the verification of
Duty by all of you who are hired and paid by us a text soon
as Shar public health and safety but a long and all these
immigrants for the for quality of life with all their
crimes field garbage overflow rats running rapid temps on
thank you for your comments, Miss lasso. Our next speaker
is going to be raw Hussein.
Hi.
Hi everyone. I'm here to express my gratitude and respect
for all German Rodriguez Sanchez. One of the very few
elected officials with enough Integrity to stand by
indigenous Palestinians against our violent of the state of
Israel, which has occupied our homeland for 75 years. I'm
proud to have voted for Alderman gajuca Sanchez, but I
can't say the same for mayor Brandon Johnson who made the
rare move to remove us from this chamber on October 13th,
when we protested Silverstein dehumanizing resolution in
solidarity with Israel to purposefully misinterpret a call
by the oppressed for Liberation such as from the river to
the sea wall in the same base supporting C.
Christine and her supporters for the dehumanizing resolution
and comments that were in support of it presented on
October 13th makes the situation very clear the oppressed
in their allies will always be centered while the oppressor
remain unchecked in the very language that justified this
genocide in the first place. It's time our elected
officials following Alderman Rodriguez Sanchez is lead and
stand firmly in support of Palestinians and against the
genocide in Palestine. We calling all Alderman to sign on
to all German Rodriguez Sanchez the ceasefire resolution so
it can be moved out of the rules committee. Lastly do not
misconstrue our coffee Liberation from the river to the sea
is it called by indigenous people for reclaiming our land
back from our oppressor our land that has been fragmented
and bombed and treated as nothing more than an economic and
Ever by Israel and its partners and imperialism. There is
nothing controversial about that. I stand by Alderman
Rosana for honoring the interest of her constituents and
standing with Palestine and always from the Jordan River to
the Mediterranean Sea Palace.
Will be free.
Thank you for your comments. Can I?
Thank you for coming. Can I get a time check how much more
time do we have for public comment?
do you have
Yeah, we have we have 30 minutes for public comment. So we
will get as many as we can.
Okay. Thank you.
Next picture is Karam ottoman.
John
Jonah Cara speaker online
I'm going to I'm going to take one in person and one
online. So I'm going to I'm going to take I'm going to take
this one and then we'll go to Jonah.
Go ahead.
Good.
Good morning. I'd like to start off by saying alderwoman or
by saying Alderman Rodriguez Sanchez has always and will
continue to stand on the side of Truth and Justice. She has
supported communities of color an occupied people. She has
fought for the prevention of police violence fought for and
won affordable housing in 33rd Ward and so many other
accomplishments. I'm here as a Palestinian constituent
showing my support to all the Roman Rodriguez Sanchez.
from the Riverton
from the river to the
From the river to the sea is not anti-semitic many Jewish
voice is chanted and believing it Rosanna has has strong
allies in both Palestine and Jewish communities with
organizations, like jvp Jewish voice for peace. The
majority of this Council does not support us and one of the
only voices that has spoken up for Palestinian rights you
want to silence shame Silverstein is making an effort and
updating the Chicago hate ordinance to say pro-palestine
speech especially phrases like from The River To The Sea to
be considered as hate speech. This is wrong. We will never
be silenced. We will never not stand up for what is right.
There was an overwhelming majority in favor of
Silverstein's anti-palestinian resolution. Last time we
were here that resolution was passed and older people were
talking about how their colleague colleague Silverstein was
being attacked and how they would not stand for that.
However, now when Rosanna is under brutal attack and
repression, she's not been extended the same courtesy or
support by her colleagues the phrase from The River To The
Sea United communities of color and occupied people there a
Palestinian refugee.
and I
not
Not represent patriation because of discriminatory Israeli
laws. There are Palestinians denied equal rights living
within Israelis internationally recognized territory as
second-class Citizens in their palace in exhibit with no
citizenship rights under Israeli military occupation in the
West Bank. There are Palestinians in legal limbo and
occupied Jerusalem and facing expulsion all them suffer
from a range of policies in the singular system. All of
them have the right to live freely in the land from The
River To The Sea, I heard members of this Council cannot
deep in their stance on the wrong side of history on the
wrong side of the people all their women Rodriguez Sanchez.
We stand with you. We thank you. Thank you for coming.
are
Our next speaker is Jonah Cara.
and you're
Can you hear me?
Okay. Thank you very much. Okay, thank you very much. All
the woman. My name is Jonah cars. I'm a I'm a Jewish
Chicago area resident and just wanted to talk about how how
many Jews in our community feel about the solidarity that
we express with. All the woman was Hannah Rodriguez as she
calls back for the freedom of our people and for the
freedom of the Palestinian people and does so without
contradiction. There are groups that claim to speak for for
the Jewish community in Chicago.
that we
That will say that.
That will say that phrase has like from The River To The Sea
are anti-semitic. We understand that there's discomfort
associated with this phrase and parts of the Jewish
Community. We have empathy for the pain that our community
feels but we also know that our freedom does not come at
the expense of others and to those who would use the phrase
to justify harm towards innocent people. We refuse to
associate them with all the woman roast on a Rodriguez or
with the thousands of Palestinian American Chicago and
allies protesting against Israel's actions and Gaza and and
we're not alone. There were thousands of Jews are almost a
thousand Jews yesterday protesting at the Ogilvie
Transportation Center calling for a ceasefire on Saturday
night. We put out a letter instead of Jews in Chicago and
support of all the woman roast on Rodriguez Sanchez without
even really trying in less than Forty-Eight Hours. We got
over 420 signatures of juice from Chicago on that letter in
support of all the woman was
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Rodriguez Sanchez in support of her Progressive agenda and
against those who would use this moment and her standing
for the freedom of Palestinians and using the phrase that
they choose to use to describe the way they want their
freedom to be achieved which does not threaten Jews housing
Freedom does not threaten Jews. We refused to let those who
would weaponize are Jewish came to undermine her
Progressive agenda of treatment. Trauma of bring Chicago
home and we stay
That just residents with all the women. Thank you very much.
Thank you for your comments for public comment has expired.
We have to conclude the public comment. Thank you so much
to all of our speakers.
I would like to know that the committee received.
I would like to recognize Alderman Lamont Robinson and
other woman with the address and add them to the roll.
Thank you.
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In order to be able to continue this meeting I didn't
order.
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I would like to know that the committee received one reason
comments from the public that was sent to the committee
members via email. I'm going to continue with this meeting
cuz I had a committee on finance after this.
Our first item of business is the approval of the rule 45
report from our September meeting. Can I get a motion to
approve the September 2023 rule 45 report other person has
so much all those in favor of approving the report signify
by saying all those opposed say no.
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item on the agenda is to go see there a series of
appointments Andre appointments to advisory council's we
will hear the full list of appointment.
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motion to motion to accept another man's dick show Lopez to
participate remote remotely on the route 59. Can I get a
motion to accept so move by other woman Gutierrez all those
all
All those in favor signify by saying I haven't other
medicine show Lopez is admitted and counted for Coram. We
will hear the full list of appointments to each Council and
have time to receive comments after the complete list has
been read and I'm going to have to read all of this
reappointments an appointments.
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Appointments to The Advisory Council on lgbtq plus issues
reappointment of but Trustee reappointment of Malia Arnold
reappointment of gene suho reappointment of Cornelius Lee
reappointment of Pamela listing appointment of Donald Bell
Stephanie Clark Vic winter Sanji sing. Kristen Casa
Stephanie. Scorer Miguel oblong Cartel de los Santos, Don
Abram Erik Wilkerson Kim hunt Robert Castillo money
ruiz-velasco.
appointment to the advisory Council on women
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Reappointment of Jessica Avenue. Jennifer Elliott are Kimmy
Ellen Jacqueline Caitlin Perkins Emily Blunt, Jenny
Steinberg Leslie Honore Megan happy show.
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Jackie LG Stephanie, love Patterson Anita and Nicole
Russell. Resnick, Nicole Robinson appointments to The
Advisory Council on Veterans.
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reappointment of Jerry J's field Aaron Hernandez even
winter
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Appointment of Jennifer Blandon Ashley Tillman, Alejandra,
Hernandez Elizabeth penix. So Marcin Nabil k s
appointments to The Advisory Council on Equity
reappointment of Nikita bar Ariana Cisneros Victor Dixon
Esther Nieves appointment Chandra Christmas Ralph Lisa, you
only Mary Kay Dailey Liliana scales Bob a glaze and Penny
grows appointments to The Advisory Council on
Reappointment of getting Oliver Sarah Miranda Barbara Sharma
Gordon appointments of Nina M70 Sarah by Joe Anna Hill
Garcia. Fasika, Laura Mendoza, Lucy, Linda l stelvio
either
Are there any questions on comment or comments from members
of the committee about any of these appointments? Otherwise
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chair
Chairwoman, you know, I just like to remark that it's
really great to see so many people that have been involved
in movement and Grassroots organizing for so many years to
be added to these various councils to be both appointed and
reappointed. I think it's so critically important that
these advisory councils reflect the diversity of our city
and reflect the people that are on the ground doing the
work to create a better stronger say for Chicago for
everyone. So I'm just really happy to support this list.
Just so many great names of people that have been at the
Forefront of improving our city for women for the lgbtqia
plus Community for Veterans for immigrants, and I'm really
happy to see this list and I strongly supported. Thank you.
Thank you a of this committee questions.
Will be no questions or comments. Can I get a motion to
recommend approval of these appointments other person swim
test so moves all those in favor of approving these
appointments respond by saying I'm also supposed to say
name.
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In the opinion of the share the I have it I will report
this appointment as a recommendation to pass at the next
city council committee. And with there being no further
business before committing. Can I get a motion to adjourn
Other Woman Gutierrez with the motion all of those in favor
signify by saying I have it here in no objection. Then the
members of the committee on health. The meaning of the
comedian has a human relations Is Now adjourned