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Want to end gun violence? Then think and act like a student activist ... and vote.
Last Tuesday night, students from Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School/March for Our Lives, The Faith Community of Saint...
Nina Kavin
Oct 6, 20187 min read
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Born to Lose; Built to Win: Maurice Wilkerson's story
"I just wanted to have a mom, you know. Someone to come to my games, and things like that. I wanted to be treated like a kid. I wanted...
Nina Kavin
Jul 10, 201719 min read
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Evonda Thomas-Smith: on violence, public health, and the grandmother who inspired her.
"I think all violence that interrupts and disturbs the stability of families, communities, and people should be looked at. Gun violence...
Linda Gerber
Apr 5, 201714 min read
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Evanston's First Equity Coordinator: Patricia Efiom talks about her role and vision
"… a community where all individuals have access to the opportunities and resources necessary to satisfy their essential needs, advance...
Linda Gerber
Mar 27, 201719 min read
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Lachisa Barton Gives Back What She Got.
"I think [violence] comes from a long history of being ignored, judged, and not accepted for who you are. It's about anger, and...
Nina Kavin
Oct 21, 20167 min read
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Who are WE: The Evanston WE Program
"Our goal is to create a pipeline to employment.” The Forrest E. Powell Foundation announced last week that it will support 10 ETHS...
Nina Kavin
Sep 9, 20166 min read
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Seth Green: Y.O.U.'s Goal is to Make Sure All Young People Have What they Need.
"We all have agency. But the piece that we can’t underestimate is the profound role unjust socialization processes play in self-identity...
Nina Kavin
Apr 20, 20168 min read
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Emeric Mazibuko: A South African in Evanston
"No-one should feel satisfied just because his or her own child is okay. Everyone in Evanston should be aware that there are third-world...
Nina Kavin
Apr 2, 20167 min read
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Dance is Marcus Brown's Everything.
"I heard Steve Harvey once say that we’re all like seeds on this earth. You have to get dirt on you in order to grow. Tough moments,...
Nina Kavin
Mar 29, 20167 min read
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Being Blount: Melissa Blount Talks Trauma and White Supremacy
"Right now, the normal narrative is that it’s great to be a white family, with two kids, a dog, and a picket fence. But not everybody has...
Nina Kavin
Mar 9, 20165 min read
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Rabbi Andrea London on Youth Violence
"We need to also stop dehumanizing young men who are in gangs." Rabbi Andrea London is a nationally recognized Jewish leader who has...
Nina Kavin
Mar 4, 20168 min read
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Leon Mitchell: Officer and Mentor
"But back then and still today, there’s a saying at the police department. We call it the 97/3 rule. Ninety-seven percent of the...
Nina Kavin
Feb 28, 20163 min read
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