A Social Justice Movement
for the 21st Century
The Justice Project: The March Continues is a grassroots social justice movement to inspire the communities in the northern suburbs of Chicago and beyond to be welcoming, inclusive and diverse, and to offer them a framework for doing so.
What defines a welcoming community? One in which residents and the organizations representing them ensure equal access to everyone who works, visits, lives or seeks to live in their neighborhoods.
How do we build neighborhoods that are truly welcoming? The Justice Project: The March Continues has established Principles of the Welcoming Community that set out the framework by which municipalities can evaluate themselves in order to become more accessible, safe and engaged; and by which residents can hold their elected and appointed representatives accountable.
To Continue What Others Began
Our inspiration is The North Shore Summer Project, a grassroots campaign founded in the early 1960s by ordinary women and men
determined to end housing discrimination on Chicago’s North Shore. Their tireless persistence drew the attention of the larger Civil Rights Movement, and in July 1965, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. addressed a gathering of 10,000 on the Winnetka Village Green in support of open and fair housing markets. Not long after, federal fair housing legislation was enacted.
The North Shore Summer Project ultimately became Open Communities, a social justice advocacy organization serving 16 north suburban communities.
The Justice Project: The March Continues is a new grassroots social justice movement that is reshaping the ideals of our founders for the 21st century.
In the News
ABC Channel 7: Winnetka Marks MLK Speech Anniversary with Justice Day
Chicago Tribune: Rally rekindles spirit of King's 1965 appearance
TheBlot Magazine: An Activist Reflects on Racism 50 Years Later
WBEZ 91.5: Justice Day recalls Dr. King’s visit to suburbs 50 years ago
Chicago Tonight: 50 Years Later, Fair Housing Movement on North Shore Marches On
Winnetka60093: Front-Row Seat to History
Daily North Shore: The March Continues in Winnetka
Progress Illinois: Milestones Celebrated, Call For More Progress At Justice Day 2015
Chicago Tribune: Lincolnwood looks for answers to flag display conflict at Oakton's Justice Summit
Daily North Shore: Affordable Housing: A Closer Look
Chicago Tribune: Northbrook officials leaning against Life Time Fitness project
North Shore Views: The 50th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King's Speech on Winnetka's Village Green
OCCurrence: Leaders Converge for the 2015 Justice Summit