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Rehumanize Chicago
Our worth is not based on circumstance but in our shared humanity.
Promoting the Consistent Life Ethic in the Greater Chicago Metropolitan Area
The Consistent Life Ethic is the belief that every human should be protected under the law and granted the full range of human rights from the moment that a new human organism is formed to the point of their natural death. Adherents to the Consistent Life Ethic strive to defend the lives of humans regardless of ability, age, criminal history, gender, immigration status, nationality, race, or sexual orientation.
While this seems like a straightforward assertion, many forms of violence are socially normalized or even legalized. While we are proud to live in a state free of capital punishment, for example, we live in a city with a long history of police lawlessness, and qualified immunity has essentially legalized killings by police. While our city government has long welcomed immigrants, ICE's looming presence threatens refugees and asylum seekers, tearing apart our communities and denying our friends' and neighbors' right to live. While we are glad to see the end of Roe and the era of Dobbs v. Jackson, we have seen Chicago become an abortion tourism hub.
The time is right for an organization with a consistent worldview on human life and human rights, neither beholden to partisan interests nor divided by sectarian rhetoric.
Global values, Chicago action
Rehumanize Chicago aims to directly address the issues facing our city. We aim to be active against state violence by CPD and ICE and in favor of prenatal rights through volunteering, activism, and nonviolent direct action. A few of our goals:
- to raise awareness of the Consistent Life Ethic in Chicago by our words and actions.
- to push for nonviolent policies among our local, state, and national leaders by marching and writing letters.
- to work directly for peace and against violence by partnering with existing organizations to volunteer and raise funds for their important work.
Get involved
There are plenty of opportunities to lead and volunteer with Rehumanize Chicago! We need issue leaders--people who are willing to become subject matter experts for the organization who can help us keep ourselves informed, connect us with other anti-violence organizations in the city, and come up with ideas for volunteering for particular issues.
You might be a good issue leader if you are already connected to one or more organizations working on a consistent life issue in Chicago, if you closely follow news and goings-on in the city, or if you're just particularly passionate about an issue.
Of course, there are plenty of opportunities to get involved outside of leadership as well!
Writers
Help Rehumanize Chicago find our voice! We need people who are willing to write about the consistent life ethic for our newsletter, for letters-to-the-editor, and for constituent letters.
Researchers
Have a few minutes? Help keep Rehumanize Chicago up-to-date by searching online for anything our leadership might be interested in. Comb EventBrite or Facebook for rallies or volunteer opportunities you think we should go to or forward us a local news article on consistent life issues in Chicago.
Get connected
We aim to build community wherever human rights activists gather! You can subscribe to at-most monthly email updates, chat with us over Keybase, or find us across social media.
Chat with us using end-to-end encryption
Keybase is secure, end-to-end encrypted messaging app owned by Zoom with a Slack-like user interface for dividing teamwork into channels.
You can join the Rehumanize Chicago Keybase team to chat with fellow consistent lifers in the region any time. Introduce yourself, share ideas for events and advocacy, and make friends who share your commitment to human rights.
...or via RSS Feed
Not crazy about giving out your email address? No problem! Subscribe to using an RSS reader like Feedly by copying and pasting this Rehumanize Chicago RSS feed link.
...and across social media @RehumanizeChi
We're active across pretty much all mainstream social media. Facebook, Instagram, and Threads tend to downrank activist content, and Twitter/X has unfortunately started advocating against human rights, but Bluesky and Mastodon are two great ways to connect with us, and we're actively cross-posting to all.
Are we missing one? Let us know. We aim to be everywhere you are!