Protests Heat Up As City Prepares To Close Mental Health Clinics

Monday, April 30, 2012 Protests Heat Up As City Prepares To Close Mental Health Clinics As the city prepared to close three more mental health clinics Monday, Chicago mental health advocates protested outside Mayor Rahm Emanuel's City Hall office. According to the Mental Health Movement, the coalition leading ongoing protests against the mayor's clinic consolidation plan, Chicago's City Hall will close earlier than usual -- at 4:30 p.m Monday -- ahead of a press conference advocates had slated for 5:15 p.m. The group instructed those interested in participating in the press conference to arrive before 4:30 and proceed to the building's fifth floor. NBC Chicago reports that, as of early Monday evening, five protesters have been arrested for breaching a barrier during their City Hall demonstration. Advocates also reportedly moved their press conference outside City Hall. LISTEN: Disturbing Hudson 911 Call Released Police: Woman Bit Family Dog, Mother During Drunken Argument WATCH: Joe Walsh Says Obama Only Elected 'Because He's Black' Suburban Prison Could House Detained NATO Protesters Sexist Twitter Rant Lands Sports Reporter In Hot Water BLOG POSTS Jordan Schultz: Derrick Rose-Less Bulls Must Now Turn to Defensive Blueprint Losing the reigning MVP for the playoffs is a massive blow; Chicago must now turn to its premier defense and backup point guard (and X-factor) C.J. Watson if it has any hope to make a deep postseason run. Caroline Rothstein: The Real 30 Things Women/Womyn Should Have and Know Before Turning 30 Glamour caters to a specific audience demographic: white, heterosexual middle and upper class women. However, I'm concerned with how "30 Things Every Woman Should Have and Should Know by the Time She's 30" is marketed to speak for all women. Consider this my response. Kirsten West Savali: Ron Artest and Jennifer Hudson: Why Mainstream Media Traps Them in"The Hood" On the surface, Ron Artest and Jennifer Hudson have nothing in common -- besides sharing melanin content. Still, the media is approaching both of their current controversies as ghetto, Black soap operas being aired around the world. Rabah Ghezali: The Arab Spring's Implications for NATO An improved military cooperation means an enhanced political relationship which would help reconsidering this part of the world as an opportunity for the dialogue of civilizations rather than simply a mere threat to Western security. Catherine L. Tully: Review: Joffrey's 'Spring Desire' Program Love, longing and sensuality are at the core of the Joffrey Ballet's "Spring Desire" program. Age of Innocence opens the evening with its tense, formal underpinnings -- expertly juxtaposed with moments of passion.

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