Strides for Peace & Partner News
The film series, to be screened Thursday at Siskel Film Center, allows residents of disinvested communities to tell their own stories and “to be heard,” a panelist said.
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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…
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Gun violence killed her daughter. How Chicago mom is rallying other ‘warrior moms’ for change. Watch the full piece HERE
Read MoreBringing together 90+ nonprofit, academic, arts, healthcare and civic organizations to raise funds and awareness about community organizations working at the frontlines of our greatest challenges. MEDIA ALERT: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mary Stonor Saunders, Executive Director, 773-326-5368, [email protected] THEME: FIGHT FOR WHAT YOU LOVE Our community first responders, the people who live and work in communities facing…
Read MorePeace 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
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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 MoreStrides 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…
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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…
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The Race Against Gun Violence is the culminating event of months of community outreach. Our nonprofit partners can use the race to fundraise, engage staff and volunteers, and build awareness about their programs. All participating nonprofits receive training on fundraising and marketing how to make the most of the race and are offered a host…
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