#RememberRekia Campaign | April 2016
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The #RememberRekia (also #DontPayDante and #SaveCSU) campaign demanded the firing of police officer Dante Servin, without a pension, and the immediate allocation of funds to save Chicago State University, slated to close that Fall.
A coalition of organizations from across Chicago, primarily led by young, Black queer women, demanded justice for Rekia Boyd, a young Black woman who was murdered by off-duty police officer Dante Servin in March of 2012. Using a variety of tactics, such as rallying at City Hall, visiting Governor Rauner with demands, leading teach-ins and train takeovers, and shutting down the intersection of Jackson and Lake Shore Drive during the NFL Draft Town, the campaign made critical connections between police officers killing Black people with impunity while Black community assets, such as CSU, were divested from. Lead organizations included Assata's Daughters, Black Lives Matter Chicago, BYP100, and the fierce femmes of Fearless Leading by the Youth (FLY). For the People Artists Collective supported with banner making, creating memes and graphics, leading train takeovers, and participating in direct actions. |
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04/30/2016 - #RememberRekia Shutdown Action at NFL Draft Town
- Old Website: Remember Rekia - #DontPayDante
Mainstream Media Coverage of #RememberRekia Campaign
05/17/2016 - #DontPayDante, Activists Say After Rekia Boyd Killer Quits CPD with Pension | DNA Info
05/18/2016 - Is it Possible to Take Away Police Officer Dante Servin's Pension? | Chicago Mag
05/18/2016 - Chicago police detective who killed Rekia Boyd quits the police force | Chicago Reader
05/09/2016 - Liberating Black Women: The Fight to Save Chicago State and Fire Killer Cops | HuffPost
04/30/2016 - 'Formation'-inspired protest blocks streets of Chicago | RollingOut
04/30/2016 - Protesters block Lake Shore Drive during NFL Draft Town, 17 arrested | ABC 7
04/30/2016 - Traffic resumes on Lake Shore Drive after protests; 17 arrested | WGN
04/22/2016 - New York Activists Help Push Chicago Issues: Save CSU, Don't Pay Servin | DNA Info
04/20/2016 - Fire Dante Servin, Demand Protesters, Who Also Want Chicago State Funded | DNA Info
05/18/2016 - Is it Possible to Take Away Police Officer Dante Servin's Pension? | Chicago Mag
05/18/2016 - Chicago police detective who killed Rekia Boyd quits the police force | Chicago Reader
05/09/2016 - Liberating Black Women: The Fight to Save Chicago State and Fire Killer Cops | HuffPost
04/30/2016 - 'Formation'-inspired protest blocks streets of Chicago | RollingOut
04/30/2016 - Protesters block Lake Shore Drive during NFL Draft Town, 17 arrested | ABC 7
04/30/2016 - Traffic resumes on Lake Shore Drive after protests; 17 arrested | WGN
04/22/2016 - New York Activists Help Push Chicago Issues: Save CSU, Don't Pay Servin | DNA Info
04/20/2016 - Fire Dante Servin, Demand Protesters, Who Also Want Chicago State Funded | DNA Info