CWLU Herstory Blog

When Mardge Cohen and her partner Gordy Schiff left Chicago for Boston, they were warned that their old friends in the Windy City would do what was necessary to drag them back here.

Mardge is one of the world's leading experts on the treatment of HIV/AIDS and a former CWLU member. Gordy is a prof at Harvard and has written extensively on patient safety.

Well, on April 25, Marge will be back in town to receive an award from the Chicago Democratic Socialists of America at their annual dinner. Les Orear of the Illinois Labor History Society and labor lawyer Laurie Burgess will be her co-honorees.

Rose Ann DeMoro of the National Nurses Organizing Committee will be the featured speaker on the theme," Universal Healthcare Now!

Details of the awards dinner are below:

Friday, April 25, 2008
CROWNE PLAZA
CHICAGO METRO,
733 W. MADISON, CHICAGO

Cocktails at 6:00 p.m.
Dinner at 7:00 p.m.
$60 per person

Tickets must be reserved no later than Tuesday, April 22. A limited number of tickets may be available at the door at $70
per person. Make sure you and your organization appear in the program book!

For more details: call (773) 384-0327 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or go to the Chicago DSA website.

Auspices: Chicago Democratic Socialists of America, an Illinois not-for-profit corporation with 501c4 IRS status;
contributions are not tax-deductible.