VOYCE youth did the ice bucket challenge!! The challenge, originally raising money for @als, has been revamped to raise awareness for mental health. We are participating in this challenge because we want our Black and brown communities in Chicago to talk about mental health and to check in and take care of one another with love and compassion. Together, we will #BreakTheSilence We’re nominating: @lashawnkford @senatorvillivalam @senmikesimmons @senatormikesimmons @luriechildrens @scy_chicago - Dr. Tara Gill - Dr. John Walkup - Dr. Mary Kate Daly - Dr. Renee Walker #SpeakYourMIND @uscmind @active_minds #icebucketchallenge (fb)

🚨UPDATE: Safe Schools for All (HB 3247) passed in the Illinois House last night -- now it's on to the Illinois Senate, where we are asking Senators to vote YES when it next comes up for a vote. Educational access is a right every person in this country should have. No parent should be fearful of sending their children to school and no child should feel unsupported and intimidated while at school. But the Trump administration is increasing law enforcement in our childrens’ schools and making children and parents afraid to participate in education. Here in Illinois, ICIRR, @latinopolicyforum, and @maldefian are organizing to pass Safe Schools for All (H.B. 3247), which would secure protections from the Trump administration’s anti-immigrant, anti-family, anti-education agenda. There’s still time to pass this important bill before the end of the Illinois General Assembly session. Illinois has the ability to protect our families and children from the Trump administration’s threats, as long as we pass Safe Schools for All. Use the link below to email your state senator TODAY and demand that they VOTE YES on Safe Schools for All! https://icirr.quorum.us/campaign/126175/?fbclid=PAQ0xDSwKl5ExleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABpyXv5PfLT3pGpU-qB7Rg-t4EIs9mDeqWCqOy2Cf-TRhfvSufDshV8tyjv6ft_aem_V2GMWmDSUKzcd6lmxu2mAQ *** Repost *** Content Credit: @icirr_il (fb)