In July ONE People’s Campaign held an endorsement session with two candidates from the 4th District in the race for Chicago’s first Elected School Board. This district stretches from the high rises on Sheridan Rd. in Edgewater through Uptown, North Center, Lakeview, and Lincoln Park all the way down to North Ave and west to Damen and the river. Our 40+ members in attendance voted unanimously to endorse Karen Zaccor in this race!
We are incredibly excited to endorse Karen for this seat. Karen is another movement-based candidate and has deep roots in the education justice movement. She is a recently retired CPS teacher, and helped establish Uplift High School – a social justice high school in Uptown. She is a key leader with our allies at Northside Action 4 Justice. And she has partnered with us on many of our campaigns, most recently with Bring Chicago Home. As Jasmine Qureshi, a leader with ONE People’s Campaign, and a fourth district resident said at our endorsement session, “Karen’s sleeves are already rolled up. They have been for years. She’s been in the trenches of CPS… with Karen’s background and clear passion [I want her] supporting the district my child’s school is in.” You can learn more about Karen at her campaign’s website here.
You can get involved in our work to support our endorsed candidates for Elected School Board, Ebony DeBerry in the 2nd District and Karen Zaccor in the 4th District. Sign up to canvass, phonebank, give presentations in your institution and more at the link below!