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Dear Me Care Circle To Host Third Annual Pre-Mothers' Day Awards Brunch Honoring Caregivers

Melody McDowell April 9, 2026 6 min read
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Rainbow Push Coalition Annual Conference

The 55th annual conference returns to Chicago with a sharpened focus on economic justice, voting rights, and the next generation of organizers.

Salim Muwakkil April 2, 2026 5 min
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Every issue of South Side Drive is part of a continuing record. These three pieces, drawn from the bound volumes, still read the way they were written. Slowly. With care.

Upcoming

Saturday, May 2, 2026.
The Quarry Event Center.

The third annual Dear Me Care Circle brunch. A morning for the women who hold our families together. Doors at 11:00 AM. Tickets begin at $75.

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Inside the Quarry Event Center