Tag: Violence Prevention

by Travis Rejman, Executive Director The Goldin Institute invites you to learn about each of our 2023 Chicago Peace Fellows representing 14 community areas across the city.  Founded in 2019 in… Continue reading Meet the 2023 Chicago Peace Fellows

By Jassi K. Sandhar, Global Research Fellow As we wind down the end of another year, I am amazed at how much we have achieved within our network and the… Continue reading A Look Back on 2022: a year of growth and strengthened solidarity around the globe

By Jamika Smith, Tina Gulley-Augustus, Don Williams, Jacqueline Williams, and Cree Noble On September 29th, 2022, 14 grassroots leaders from across Chicago gathered at the Chicago History Museum to celebrate… Continue reading Celebrating the 2022 Chicago Peace Fellows Graduation

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 Chicago Peace Fellows Mutual Aid Collaborative is introducing teenagers to work in the media industry through a project called Generation NOW. Generation… Continue reading Generation Now Helps Teens Produce New Talk Show

By Lissette Mateus Roa, Co-Facilitator, Goldin Global Fellows In 1981, the United Nations declared that September 21 would be observed as the International Day of Peace, devoting the day to… Continue reading Peace Day activities from South America

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 On Tuesday, July 19th, Peace Fellows and members of the community met with University of Chicago Medicine’s Violence Recovery Program (VRP). The event was… Continue reading Mutual Aid Collaborative Builds Connections with UChicago Medicine Violence Recovery Program

By Zeki Salah, Mutual Aid Collaborative Facilitator The Chicago Peace Fellows held a Concert for Peace on June 4th, celebrating the artistic accomplishments of their communities and a shared commitment to… Continue reading Second Annual Chicago Peace Fellows Music Festival

By Zeki Salah, Facilitator, Mutual Aid Collaborative Chicago Peace Fellows hosted a conversation at the Firehouse Community Arts Center on June 3, 2022 to discuss community safety and crime data with the University of Chicago… Continue reading Connecting Community Members with the Research of the University of Chicago Crime Lab