On Tuesday, September 1st take your lunch break at the Thompson Center! Youth-led rally to protest budget cuts and demand more youth investment! Date: Tuesday, September 1st Time: 10:00 - 11:30 Place: James R. Thompson Center (100 W Randolph St) Who: Youth from Albany Park Neighborhood Council, Enlace Chicago, Females United for Action, Kenwood Oakland Community Organization, Logan Square Neighborhood Association, MAGIC, Organization of the Northeast & Southwest Organizing Project - YOU! Did you know... The youth unemployment rate is 9 times higher than the national average!? People under the age of 18 make up 26% of the population and spend over 170 billion dollars per year!? The llinois 2010 budget cut scholarship funds by 48.77%, cut mentoring funds by 83.9%, cut delinquency prevention/intervention services by 43.8% & cut homeless youth services by 22.2%!? Confirmed to attend are State Senators Mattie Hunter, Kwame Raoul & Iris Martinez and State Representatives Esther Golar, Connie Howard & Marlow Colvin and many more city, state & federal representatives. There will be a live DJ, spoken word & dancing! Come for the cause, stay for the fun! Please contact Elianne at APNC with questions, elianne@apncorganizing.org or 773-583-1387.   start: 0000-00-00 end: 0000-00-00