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Today, Alderman and Committeeman Pat Dowell, candidate for the Democratic nomination for Congress in the First District of Illinois is announcing members of the Finance Committee for her Congressional race.

My heart goes out to the people of Ukraine and their families and friends around the world and especially here in Illinois. Vladimir Putin has invaded a free and democratic country. Putin has ruthlessly unleashed war on the people of Ukraine.

e Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project, a human rights organisation promoting the rights of the Uyghur population and advocating for the recognisance of the crimes committed against them, here and abroad, has filed today an application before Canada's Federal..

Kidnapped and ailing, the Belgian citizen and San Antonio resident remains unlawfully jailed in Rwanda

Something odd is going on in San Antonio. On Friday night, San Antonio DreamWeek is giving a platform to representatives of the Rwandan Government which kidnapped and tortured the 2020 DreamWeek Keynote Speaker and Hotel Rwanda hero Paul Rusesabagina.

Alderman Pat Dowell, Democratic candidate for Congress in the 1st District, said, "There has been a rash of gun violence in 1st Congressional District in the last weeks - two young mothers have been killed, and children have been shot.

The Court of Appeal in Rwanda heard an appeal on Monday, January 17 from the prosecution on the judgment against Paul Rusesabagina and his co-accused.

In July 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said,  "I think the tragedy is that we have a Congress with a Senate that has a minority of misguided senators who will use the filibuster to keep the majority of people from even voting.

Virtual Press Conference on Friday, January 14 at 10:30 AM EST (Washington, DC time)

First, I want to recognize the numerous contributions of Congressman Bobby Rush in his lifetime of service to further civil rights and protect underserved communities, particularly those of color.