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Chain of Change is committed to advancing justice in and through media. We see gaps and contradictions between how mainstream media often report on violence involving and affecting youth and what you are experiencing in your everyday life. This blog seeks to fill in the gaps by including your story.
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April 21, 2010 - no commentsTamara Lynch didn't perform in a local poetry slam contest last Wednesday for the money or the guaranteed job offered at a West Side McDonald¡¦s restaurant.
The Austin Business and Entrepreneurship Academy student did it because she enjoys writing poetry.
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Austin Weekly News | ‘It’s your child killing my child’
January 10, 2010 - no commentsKesia, as family and friends called her,
was inside the Beefee Restaurant on Lockwood and North
Avenue with a friend the evening of Aug. 28, 1993 when she
became the unintended victim of a gang-related drive-by shooting.
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West Side pastors preach against violence on Sunday
December 11, 2009 - no commentsThe beating death of 16-year-old Derrion Albert, caught on video Sept. 24, continues to affect communities throughout Chicago and the nation.
West Side pastors today announced an effort to try to bring something positive out of that tragedy and, at the same time, recognizing an important man in Derrion's life.
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Chicago after-school programs show staying power
December 08, 2009 - no commentsFor six years, the “Stay in School Initiative" has provided life skills and tutoring programs for more than 7,500 Chicago Public Schools grammar and high school students. The initiative provides a monthly workshop at Exelon headquarters in downtown Chicago, and finances programs through long-standing community partners Youth Guidance, Centers for New Horizons and BUILD (Broader Urban Involvement and Leadership Development).
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