MEMBERS OF
Poor People's
Economic Human
Rights Campaign
DeKalb
Alliance
for Economic
Human Rights
LINC (Low Income Networking and Communications) Project
Email
us!
vip_people@yahoo.com
VIP
People
c/o Vincent
Gervais
217 South
2nd Street #283
DeKalb,
IL 60115
815-758-3479
The DeKalb County Alliance for Economic Human Rights was formed immediately after the November Poverty Conference which was held locally at Northern Illinois University. This alliance of local poverty activists has set out to uphold the economic human rights of local impoverished people. Using the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the alliance hopes to ensure local Government involvement in bettering the lives of poor and low income people in their community.
Participant members include Bread for the World, Habitat for Humanity, Hope Haven, VIP People, DeKalb Interfaith Network for Peace and Justice, Opportunity House, the DeKalb School District, Northern Illinois University, University Resources for Women at NIU, Mi Casa Su Casa, and members of the DeKalb City Council.
Currently, the Alliance has been holding meetings in an effort to gather information about the City of DeKalb's use of federal money in their implementation of the Community Development Block Grant. The Alliance has also been researching ways to bring low income communities onboard so they can educate the larger DeKalb community about the need for low income and Section 8 housing.
Any questions or comments about the DeKalb Alliance can be directed to VIP People.
Important Links:
Kensington Welfare Rights Union and the Economic Human Rights Campaign
Chicago Coalition to Protect Public Housing
LINC (Low Income Networking and Communications) Project
Coalition of Immokalee Workers
March 16, 2000:
VIP People and DeKalb CAEHRs
complete letter writing campaign assisting in the Call
to Action.
February 14 2000:
Alliance presents citizen
comments on the DeKalb CDBG Consolidated Plan regarding housing issues
in community.
View
copies of comments here.
November 12-14 1999:
VIP People co-sponsored
the
Poverty
& Community Organizing: Dekalb Conference on Economic Human Rights
October 1999:
Participated in the
March
of the Americas
October 28, 1999:
VIP People protested
in solidarity with the
Chicago
Coalition to
Protect
Public Housing
March
on City Hall