Lynda Lopez is a member of Grassroots Illinois Action. She lives in the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago.
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Why We Organized to Kick Riot Fest Out of Humboldt Park
Pushing the punk rock festival out of the park was a victory against gentrification and the privatization of public spaces.
Lynda Lopez