Records Reveal at Least 8 Groups Have Applied for Permits to Protest at DNC in Chicago
According to permit applications ahead of the Democratic Nation Convention set to take place in late August in Chicago, at least eight different groups have applied to demonstrate during the event according to an NBC 5 Investigates Freedom of Information Act request.
According to NBC 5, among those who sought permits through CDOT include:
- Bodies Outside of Unjust Laws
- U.S. Palestinian Community Network
- Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign
- Students for a Democratic Society at UIC
- Israeli American Council
- Reparations for Descendants of Enslaved Africa
- March for People’s Agenda
- Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression
Liz Rathburn with the Students for a Democratic Society at UIC said the number could be high,
