For a second consecutive year, activists delivered symbols of death to Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s doorstep. But unlike November 2015, when protesters circled City Hall with caskets and calls for his resignation, this time they took the message directly to the mayor’s Ravenswood home.
It’s not only gun violence and police killing people, attendees said—it’s also city policies. Speakers stressed the need for leaders to follow through on housing policies to help the homeless, including those living in Lawrence Avenue’s tent city, located under a viaduct at Lake Shore Drive. Others addressed the struggle to keep a number of mental health clinics open following a wave of closings between 2012 and 2015.
Behind the first floor curtains of the mayor’s residence, the lights were on. But there was no telling whether he was home, or whether he’d seen the demonstration.
