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Category Archives: Violence Prevention
First South And West Side Big Meetings About Rebuild Chicago!
On October 18th and 25th, Action Now members held two big community meetings, one on the South Side and one on the West Side, to mobilize hard-hit communities around the issue of vacant buildings and Action Now’s Rebuild Chicago campaign. … Continue reading
North Lawndale Community Roll Call And March Against Violence
Action Now members organized a police roll call and march in the North Lawndale community to help combat the violence and crime threatening the safety of families in the neighborhood. The event was held at 16th Street and Millard Avenue … Continue reading
Action Now Protests Mayor’s Plan To Demolish Buildings
Action Now held a press conference and rally on July 13th in the Englewood community at 53rd and Laflin, where every corner of the intersection is a vacant lot. Members held this rally to voice their concern that the Mayor’s … Continue reading
Action Now Responds To Mayor Emanuel’s Plan To Demolish Vacant Buildings: We Must Rebuild, Not Destroy!
UPDATE: Action Now’s Rebuild Chicago plan no longer involves the Infrastructure Trust. For a summary of the new plan, click here. UPDATE: Action Now’s response to the Mayor’s plan to demolish buildings has started gaining traction in the media. Read … Continue reading
Community Victory: Neighbors Work Together To Get Vacant Building Secured!
Action Now members in the Auburn Gresham community were concerned about the vacant buildings in their neighborhood that were left unsecured and unmaintained by the banks that were responsible for them. The buildings were left wide open to anyone who … Continue reading
Action Now Leader Charles Brown Speaks About What NATO Means For Chicago Neighborhoods!
Posted in About Us, Housing/Foreclosure, Violence Prevention
Tagged charles brown, chicago neighborhoods, crime, downtown, Englewood, foreclosure, NATO, neglect, vacant buildings, violence
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Action Now members travel to Detroit to protest at GE Shareholders Meeting
Video of Action Now members Deborah Robinson and Donna Roberts-Williams speaking at the protest in Detroit about the effects of the greed of the richest 1% on the well being of the hardworking 99%. Video by Aaron Krager, read the … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Housing/Foreclosure, In The News, Violence Prevention
Tagged 1%, 99%, abandoned buildings, Detroit, education, GE, justice, protest, shareholders meeting, violence, working families
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Community Rallies At Vacant Building Where Dead Body Was Found
Action Now members, families and residents in Humboldt Park held a rally and press conference on April 19th, outside of a vacant building at 3808 W. Grand where a woman’s dead body was found on Saturday, April 14th, 2012. At … Continue reading
Members Join Stop The Violence Rally And March
On April 2nd, Action Now members joined hundreds of people from other organizations and congregations for a march against violence. Since 2008, more than 630 young people have been killed in Chicago. This issue is very important to Action Now … Continue reading
Posted in In The News, Violence Prevention
Tagged annie harris, episcopalians, killings, neighborhood crime, shootings, violence, young people
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