Shouts of unity, chants against an immoral budget and a kaleidoscope of signs graced the James R. Thompson Center Plaza on July 22 as 200 people gathered to lambast Governor Bruce Rauner and the Illinois state legislature for not yet passing a budget in the state.
The shouting wasn't relegated to the Thompson Center, though. Online, #PositiveBudgetIL was trending on Twitter among people at the rally and those who showed solidarity from home or elsewhere. Here are 10 Tweets that tell the story of AFC's Rally for a Positive Budget:
1.University of Chicago @Care2Prevent's own @LuvIsEvany! #PositiveBudgetIL #ADAP #nomorecuts pic.twitter.com/dftucWafmE
— Chi Ctr for HIV Elim (@HIVElimination) July 22, 20152.
#BLACKTRANSLIVESMATTER! Bevy Ross demands a #PositiveBudgetIL #HIV pic.twitter.com/82Vfmanp6f
— Suraj Madoori (@Srj_Madoori) July 22, 20153.
"Mama, mama, can't you see, what these cuts will do to me." @may20p from @ChiCopWatch #PositiveBudgetIL pic.twitter.com/OPA5ikDElt
— Emma LaBounty (@labountye) July 22, 20154.
Stand up for #HIV services and programs! Stop by the Thompson Center and grab a poster: #PositiveBudgetIL #nocuts pic.twitter.com/zQ5fg8P8xJ
— AIDS Fdn. of Chicago (@AIDSChicago) July 22, 20155.
#PositiveBudgetIL #PositiveBudget What will happen August 1 to people who need prescriptions filled?? pic.twitter.com/zP8BjD995Y
— Lauri Alpern (@OpenDoorAdvisor) July 22, 20156.
Also follow @AIDSChicago @joydelivery @Srj_Madoori @labountye for more #PositiveBudgetIL tweets! #chooserevenue #progressiverevenue
— AAAJ_Chicago (@AAAJ_Chicago) July 22, 20157.
T2 triathletes Anne and Terri rallied against cuts at the Rally for a Positive Budget this morning. #positivebudgetil http://t.co/975XUxhKg0
— TEAM TO END AIDS (@T2EACHICAGO) July 22, 20158.
IL's HIV/AIDS cuts are not just to ADAP & Medicaid but ESSENTIAL housing & support svcs as well as sex ed & prevention. #positivebudgetIL
— The Messinger of Joy (@joydelivery) July 22, 20159.
This isn't a spending crisis. This is a revenue crisis! #NoCuts #ChooseRevenue #PositiveBudgetIL #twill pic.twitter.com/H332UyrAD2
— Emma LaBounty (@labountye) July 22, 201510.
"We are calling for justice. We ask you to help us - give us strength and give us power!" - Rev. Straight #PositiveBudgetIL #nocuts
— AIDS Fdn. of Chicago (@AIDSChicago) July 22, 2015
