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Chicago was beautiful this Saturday! I had a ton of fun speaking with neighbors across the city about ways we can make Chicago work for everyone.

In the morning I collected signatures for Debby Pope. I had some great conversations with Albany Park neighbors about how we can support our young people and our public schools! Her district also includes in Lincoln Square, Bowmanville, and Andersonville. www.instagram.com/debbyfordist...

In the afternoon I headed down to Bridgeport with Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Chicago to talk to neighbors about #TreatmentNotTrauma. We collected signatures demanding alders sign on to a plan to ensure free mental health services are available to all Chicagoans.

That includes mental health clinics in all 50 wards, designed with services that are tailored to the needs of each community. For example in Chinatown, language access is a huge barrier to mental health access, particularly for Chinese American seniors. Our elders deserve accessible care!

#TreatmentNotTrauma a would support and strengthen the CARE program that provides trained mental health professionals to respond to crises rather than armed police officers. This is a program that will save lives and make our communities safer! collaborativeforcommunitywellness.org

We talked to and collected signatures from hundreds of neighbors in support of this initiative. People are excited to see more investment in mental health care!

Afterward, I took a long bike ride up the lakeshore path back to Uptown. It was an absolutely gorgeous day, though the wind was in my face the whole time. (I've heard the wind gradients called "Dutch hills" in the past, but I think we can also call them "Chicago hills" as the windy city.)