Candidate Forums / Poll / Feb 11th Breakfast

View as Webpage February 6, 2023
Greetings!

Please see below scheduled candidate forums.

COAL encourages its membership, partners and greater community-of-interest, to attend candidate forums, read independent analysis, assess the performance of incumbents, analyze the platforms of those aspiring to hold office, talk with friends and engage in meaningful discussion - all towards casting informed votes for Mayor, Clerk, Treasurer, Alderperson, and Police District Council Member.

If an officeholder is running unopposed, we must still question, challenge and make demands of them for the next term, soliciting commitments that can be used to assess their performance over the next four years.

Voting is our voice.

Respectfully,

COAL Board of Directors
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"The time to work seriously and collectively, to improve the state of our Community, is upon us..."
Let Us be intentional in all aspects of the Work that must be done.
CANDIDATE FORUMS (click on an image to register)
Feb. 6, 2023
February 7, 2023
February 7, 2023
February 8, 2023
February 9, 2023
Feb. 10, 2023
Feb. 11, 2023
Feb. 11, 2023
February 18, 2023
Source: Politico - Illinois Playbook
NEW POLL: IZQ Strategies is out with a new poll on the mayor’s race that has Vallas and Johnson leading and 16 percent undecided. Details with toplines here
How can I register to vote?
First, you can check your registration status on the city’s website.

To register for the first time or update your registration, you have several options — you can go online and register, you can download an application and mail it in or you can call (312) 269-7851 and request an application be mailed to you.
You can also register the same day you vote in person, as long as you bring the right documentation.
NEXT COALITION POWER BREAKFAST
February (in-person) Coalition Power Breakfast
Saturday, February 11, 2023 
8:30am - 11:00am

Empowering Communities for Public Safety

8237 S. Princeton, Chicago
Breakfast Buffet $12
RSVP by replying to this notice at publicpolicy@coalchicago.com
About COAL
COAL is an umbrella organization founded by 13 of Chicago's historic African American mens clubs. COAL's overarching mission is to identify, examine, illuminate and find resolution to issues impacting the greater community. We strive to use our collective experience, expertise and resources to improve the quality of opportunity, quality of preparedness and the quality of outcomes (expressed as 'quality of life') for our Community.
Founding Member Organizations
100 Black Men Of Chicago ■ Chicago Assembly ■ Chicago Connection ■ Druids Club ■ Frogs Club ■ Lunch Bunch ■ New Committee ■ Original 40 Club Of Chicago ■ Rat Pack ■ Royal Coterie Of Snakes ■ Saints ■ Sigma Pi Phi Beta-Boule ■ UIC Male Forum (now Chicago Good Health Group)
What We Believe
The Coalition of African American Leaders believes that it is important to examine the critical issues confronting the African American community where injustice, inequality and the absence of access and opportunity continue to prevail, thereby negatively impacting us as a people.

COAL is an assemblage that advocates and organizes for appropriate and responsible public policy change, system behavior change and equality of opportunity. We aim to achieve for all of our people the fullness of the life experience without any form of racism or exclusion as a deterrent.

We believe we must prepare ourselves for the opportunity of this full participation, thereby achieving the necessary education and training to participate.
Contact: Clarence Wood, Chairman 312.404.8269 - Craig K. Wimberly, President 773.350.9315
Email: publicpolicy@coalchicago.com
COAL is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization incorporated in Illinois, USA.
Donations are tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by U.S. law.