Tag: Mutual Aid Collaborative

By: Zeki Salah, Communications Associate A global grassroots robotics initiative, One Team Two Continents, brought thirteen South African students to Chicago in March to participate in a FIRST robotics competition.… Continue reading Teaching the Importance of Pluralism and Social Inclusion through Robotics

By: Zeki Salah, Communications Associate On Saturday, February 11th, 400 self-care boxes were distributed to 400 girls across the neighborhoods of Bronzeville, Englewood, North Lawndale, and Austin areas. The boxes… Continue reading LOV Day 2023 Instills Purpose, Passion, and Perseverance

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, Mutual Aid Collaborative Facilitator On April 14 at 6:15 am, Juliet Jones received a call from her son and was surprised to hear a police officer on the other… Continue reading Mutual Aid Collaborative Launches Safe Cycling Project

By Zeki Salah, Facilitator, Mutual Aid Collaborative Chicago Peace Fellows are working to address an increased demand for blood from Black and Brown donors through holding a Mutual Aid Collaborative Blood Drive.… Continue reading Safety Net Launches Blood Drive

The Chicago Peace Fellows Mutual Aid Collaborative held a press conference on the anniversary of the assassination of Malcolm X to amplify the themes of their open letter, A Pathway to Anti-Racist Philanthropy. The Mutual… Continue reading Illuminating the Pathway to Racial Justice in Philanthropy

By Cree Noble, Team Coordinator Last summer, our 22 Chicago Peace Fellows collaboratively designed and supported a wide range of peace building projects using a dedicated pooled fund for violence… Continue reading Crime Stoppers Microgrant Awarded to StickTalk

by Frank Latin, 2019 Chicago Peace Fellow My name is Frank Latin and first and foremost I’m a black man. I am also the founding Executive Director of Westside Media Project, a small… Continue reading Dear White Funders: I Can’t Breathe Either