Chicago’s southwest side community gathers with the Sunrise Movement at the Brighton Park Public Library, 4214 S. Archer Ave., on Saturday, April 27th, envisioning the benefits of a Green New Deal. Speakers will highlight the urgent need to reduce pollution, upgrade our water infrastructure, and improve education around the serious environmental issues the community currently faces. This town hall will be one of over 250 similar events happening in churches, classrooms, and union halls across the country this spring as part of the national Road to a Green New Deal tour. The public is invited to attend the town hall that will include speakers Marie Newman (Democratic candidate for IL-03), Pete DeMay (McKinley Park activist & 12th Ward aldermanic candidate), Nancy Meza (LVEJO Climate Justice Organizer), Jackson Potter (Back of the Yards High School Teacher), Cristina Martinez (McKinley Park activist), Paul Campion (Chicago Sunrise Movement Hub Coordinator), and Alex Westrich (Sunrise Movement Town Hall Host). The town hall will commence at 2p.m.