Draft:Chicago Freedom School

Chicago Freedom School is a Chicago-based nonprofit organization founded in 2007. . In 2020, the school filed a lawsuit with the City of Chicago, alleging that they were issued an “illegal” cease and desist order for feeding and helping protesters trapped downtown during the George Floyd protests in May 2020. The city agreed to settle the lawsuit out of court in July 2020. This episode was recounted by writer and organizer Mariame Kaba in her 2023 book, Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care. In 2023, the school was one of the organizers of a youth-led town hall for the city's mayoral candidates. The school has provided professional development training to Student Voice Committee facilitators at Chicago Public Schools.