Community Org News
Activist Jennifer Maddox to participate on panel on violence at Gene Siskel Film Center – The Chicago Crusader
Jennifer Maddox, the activist at Parkway Gardens whose youth program drew national attention, will be among several guests on a panel on gun violence at the Gene Siskel Center. The event will be at 6 p.m. on December 9. The Gene Siskel Center is located at 164 N State St. The public is invited to…
Read MoreJaya Beemon Foundation story featured on Good Morning America
Gun violence killed her daughter. How Chicago mom is rallying other ‘warrior moms’ for change. Watch the full piece HERE
Read MoreBlock Club Chicago features Upcoming Peace Events
Peace Walk in Washington Park organized by Paving the Way and an event for peace in Grand Crossing Organized by The Kindness Campaign. Read the full article HERE
Read MoreKids Off the Block founder Diane Latiker featured in ABC 7 News Story
Diane Latiker is the founder of Kids Off the Block, an outreach program that pivoted to street-level canvassing to encourage residents in Chicago’s Roseland and Chicago Heights communities to get vaccinated. She said she is having the vaccine debate more often than she’d like, impinging on President Biden’s new vaccination goal of at least one…
Read MoreWhy We Need Community Organizations
Strides for Peace has always been guided by the belief that we all have a stake in ending gun violence, and when we value and honor our interconnectedness and humanity, real change is possible, lives can be changed and even saved. This has never been more apparent than this past year as we have struggled…
Read MoreCity Council to Vote on Resolution in Recognition of Strides for Peace’s Race Against Gun Violence
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mary Stonor Saunders, Executive Director Phone: 773-326-5368 Email: [email protected] CHICAGO (April 21, 2021) — Alderman Ariel E. Reboyras will introduce a resolution to the City Council in support of the Strides for Peace’s 8th Annual Race Against Gun Violence (RAGV), September 23, 2021. Now in its eighth year, RAGV is much more…
Read MoreChange Is A Human Experience
At Strides for Peace‘s Madison Street Community Pop-Up, we were blessed to have community organizations from the south and west sides join to support, provide resources and share love on a block and that has been struggling. We arrived to the sounds of sirens responding to a nearby shooting and trash strewn all over the street.…
Read MoreThe Trace covers an important reality: violence interrupters need to be compensated fairly for their critical work
Violence interrupters do some of the most dangerous work for little pay and oftentimes little to no benefits. Since the pandemic, they have been exposed to even more hazards, as they have been distributing food, PPE and health information to those who are in greatest need. They are also exposed to trauma on a regular…
Read MoreStrides for Peace Announces Strategic Leadership Council
By establishing this Strategic Leadership Council, we are advancing our commitment to equitable relationships with the communities we strive to serve. Our Community Partners have long brought an intrinsic and strategic value to our work through lived and professional experience, as well as a deep understanding of opportunities and barriers to increasing impact in the collective effort to…
Read MoreRace Against Gun Violence: CPD & Youth featured in ABC 7 news piece
Before the race took place at Columbus Park, officers invited kids to talk about the impact violence has had on their lives.
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