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Friday, October 10, 3pm
Sala Quetzal, La Biblioteca
free
Daring to Struggle, Daring to Win tells the fascinating true story of Helen Shiller, a radical organizer turned independent politician, and her 40-year struggle for justice in Chicago.
Helen Shiller went from radical anti-war activist in Wisconsin, to a white ally of the Black Panther Party in Chicago, building community coalitions that led her to ultimately win a seat on the city council, while helping to break the back of the racialized opposition to Harold Washington, Chicago’s first Black mayor.
Shiller participated, when few others did, in the historic fight against the gentrification of a unique economically and racially mixed Uptown community on Chicago’s Northside. With insight into community organizing and political battles in Chicago from the 1970s through 2010, this book details the many policy fights and conflicts in Chicago during this time, illuminating recurrent political themes and battles that remain relevant to this day.
Daring to Struggle, Daring to Win is a compelling, insightful, must-read for all those struggling for a better world today. More information about the book can be found at https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1952-daring-to-struggle-daring-to-win
Friday, October 10, 3pm
Sala Quetzal in La Biblioteca
Free entry
Helen Shiller has, for the last three years, been taking classes in metal forging and welding — including several at San Miguel Allende’s own Van Doren Studio. helenshiller.com
She serves on the board of directors of the Chicago’s very own Black Ensemble Theater whose mission is to eradicate racism (a goal we understand is a protracted one); and having been gone from her aldermanic seat for over a decade now serves on the City of Chicago’s Zoning Board of Appeal.
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