Vicko Alvarez is a teaching artist and former union organizer. She serves as co-chair of the South Side branch of the Chicago Democratic Socialists of America and chief of staff to Chicago’s 33rd Ward Alderperson Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez.
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How Mutual Aid Can Build Working-Class Power
Mutual aid builds the collective people power we need to take on the state.
Vicko Alvarez