CHICAGO (WLS) -- Protesters gathered across the country including at the McKinley Park Fieldhouse in Chicago Sunday.
The protests called for measures to be taken to address the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a statement from the Act Now to Stop War and End Racism Coalition, the movement demanded the government cancel rents and mortgages for renters, homeowners, small businesses and small landlords.
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"Working class people are building a movement to hold the government accountable," the statement said.
The Illinois moratorium on evictions lasts through Feb. 5.
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The CDC extended the federal eviction order through March and cited the health threat it poses.
More information regarding the movement can be found at CancelTheRents.org.