Karen Lewis at today's rally in Chicago [View all]

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video: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=2491959874897

"I’m tired of the lies and the name calling and the vilification of the people who do the work every day to make a difference in the children of Chicago’s lives.

I’m tired of billionaires telling us what to do, as if they love our children more than we do.

I want them to turn off the air conditioning at 125 South Clark and work like we work.

I want them to turn off the air conditioning on the 5th floor of city hall and let them work like we work.

I want them to turn off the air conditioning at the Gates Foundation and the Broad Foundation and the Walton Foundation so they can see what our children have to suffer under.

I want them to come sit in a classroom with peeling plaster and notebooks and I want them to be evaluated.

I want them to understand what it means to be homeless, what it means to be sick, what it means to be uncomfortable while you give me a test."