Author: Zeki Salah

By: Michael Henderson, Director, Mutual Aid Collaborative Generation NOW was conceived by Messiah Equiano, a 2021 Chicago Peace Fellow, and aims to provide opportunities for young people to work on… Continue reading Generation Now 2.0: A Mutual Aid Collaborative Talk Show for Teens Produced by Teens

By Michael Henderson, Director, Mutual Aid Collaborative Juliet Jones, a 2021 Chicago Peace Fellow Alumni and the Co-Founder and Director of  The Original Sixty Fourth Street Drummers, Inc. “wanted to… Continue reading A December To Remember: Mutual Aid Collaborative Organizes a Toy Drive

By Zeki Salah, Facilitator, Mutual Aid Collaborative The first annual Sukkah Design Festival was held on October 9-16, showcasing North Lawndale’s Jewish history and providing social services to the community. Reshorna… Continue reading Chicago’s First Annual Sukkah Design Fest Brings Together Social Justice and Design

By Zeki Salah, Facilitator, Mutual Aid Collaborative On Tuesday, August 23rd, the Chicago Peace Fellows Mutual Aid Collaborative met with Dr. Andrew Papachristos, Director of the Northwestern Neighborhood & Network Initiative. The… Continue reading Mutual Aid Collaborative Discusses How Violence Spreads with Dr. Andrew Papachristos

By: Yusuph Masanja, Co-Facilitator, Global Alumni Network On January 18th the South Side Jazz Coalition (SSJC) hosted a Zoom meeting to discuss the inequalities in Jazz music in Chicago. The… Continue reading Creating Harmony Through Music

By Yusuph Masanja, Co-Facilitator, Global Alumni Network The Chicago Peace Fellows have tirelessly continued to find ways in helping families survive COVID. In the stories below, our Fellows, Jamila Trimuel,… Continue reading Solidarity and Survival During COVID

By Yusuph Masanja, Co-Facilitator, Global Alumni Network Goldin Global Fellow from Chicago, Robin Cline, serves as Assistant Director of NeighborSpace, the only nonprofit land trust in Chicago that preserves and… Continue reading Generating food, beauty and safety for neighbors in Chicago

By Yusuph Masanja, Co-Facilitator, Global Alumni Network We want to teach young people how to be productive, we don’t just give them jobs! We ensure they can keep the jobs… Continue reading Every One of Us is Better Than Any One of Us