CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago Alderwoman Julia Ramirez spoke for the first time on Monday after she and her aide were attacked last week during a protest.
Video captured that protest, which was over a city proposal to set up winterized tents for 1,500 migrants in the Brighton Park neighborhood.
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The alderwoman said she just wants to move forward, and address the issues facing the 12th Ward.
"I am going to stay positive. I am going to show up for my community, regardless of what happened. I'm looking onward," Ramirez said. "I was there in solidarity, in understanding, in validating people's experiences, and I definitely learned a lot from that.
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Ramirez is hosting a community meeting on Tuesday to hear directly from residents.
It starts at 6 p.m. at Thomas Kelly College Prep.