Auburn Gresham High Schools (Perspectives, St. Leo, Robinson) march from their schools, to the corner of 79th and Racine to hold a Rally for Peace, celebrating I Care for Peace Week. Not because parents and teachers forced them to…because they care about restoring and maintaining peace in the community where they live and attend school.
Faculty Fireside Chat with SSA Professor and UChicago Crime Lab Co-Director Harold Pollack: “How do we reduce Chicago’s youth violence problem?“ Monday, April 22, from 4:30pm to 6:00pm, at Harper 103 (1116 East 59th Street)
A discussion about drugs, alcohol and tobacco our youth are abusing. Come learn and do ask questions! RSVP is required Maya Hodari mhodari7@yahoo.com or 773.483.3693
Share your community story, during the month of February! We want to open more doors for readers who, do not know a lot about the African American experience or thriving community of Greater Auburn Gresham and some of the contributions made by African Americans to its growth and development or contribution to our city and nation.
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA cracks down on gun control in the aftermath of recent rampage killings.
STEP-UP Fellow from Illinois State University, interns with the Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation, working with Aurora Cruz who presides over the Neighborhood Recovery Initiative (NRI) program in Greater Grand Crossing. A favorite part of interning with the GAGDC office and more specifically the NRI program has definitely been communicating directly with representative members of NRI’s Mentoring + Jobs program.
A special group of Auburn Gresham residents lead by Jimmy Prude, head to Springfield to Digitally Lobby for IPVA (Illinois Violence Prevention Authority) in bringing forth continued funding for 2013.
