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Douglass Park

community Shut out of local park for private festivals

Petition: Remove the Megafests

  • https://www.facebook.com/ConcernedaboutDouglasPark/


  • Block Club: West Siders Grill Park District: Why Do You Let Music Festivals Take Over Douglass Park Most Of Summer? (08/25/2022)

  • Block Club: Riot Fest Fires Contractor After Disrespectful Meeting Fuels Tensions (08/11/2022)

  • Chicago Reader: The Sale of Douglass Park (07/21/2022)

  • Block Club: West Siders Petition To Boot Riot Fest, Lyrical Lemonade And Heatwave From Douglass Park (07/20/2022)

  • WTTW: Riot Fest Is Coming to Douglass Park, Whether Neighbors Want It or Not (09/09/2021)

  • The Triibe: After the festival rush, Douglas Park is left alone to grapple with continuing neglect and violence (08/08/2019)

  • Streetsblog: Activists Speak Out Against the Privatization of Douglas Park for Riot Fest (09/08/2016)

  • DNAinfo: Keep Riot Fest Out of Douglas Park, Protesters Tell Aldermen at Meeting (06/24/2015)

  • Chicago Reporter: Riot Fest Serves as a Case Study for Community Inclusion (06/11/2015)

  • In These Times: Why We Organized to Keep Riot Fest Out of Humboldt Park (05/28/2015)

  • Chicago Tribune: Locals Not So Festive About Big Events


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