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Communities united

Advancing Healing and Justice through Organizing

OUR RECENT IMPACTS

ADVOCAY DAY: AN AGENDA FOR CREATING A HEALING-CENTERED STATE PLATFORM

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In May 2024, for our annual Advocacy Day event, over 100 community members from Austin, Albany Park, Roseland, West Ridge, and Belmont Cragin traveled 200 miles from Chicago to Springfield, IL., to rally and advocate for state-wide investment strategies rooted in healing, wellness, and safety in support of the Grounded in Community: An Agenda For Creating a Healing-Centered State platform.

Through a youth-led rally and legislative office visits, youth leaders, adult allies, and community partners deepened community ties, strategized, and collectively demanded a healing-centered Illinois while urging the Illinois General Assembly to support legislation that is grounded in healing, wellness, and safety for every community member.

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RECENT MEDIA COVERAGE

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO

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Most Chicago 911 Calls Don’t Need Urgent Police Response, Report Shows

In response to the release of the Alternatives to Policing: How U.S. Cities Are Advancing Community Safety by Taking a Multidisciplinary Approach report, Communities United Leader and Board President Roxanne Smith courageously spoke with Block Club Chicago Reporter Rachel Hinton to share about her family’s experience with generational violence at the hands of the Chicago Police Department and the road toward policing alternatives in Chicago.

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Advocates provide bikes to migrants, request help from CDOT to meet growing demand

Joel Campbell, program coordinator of Bikes N’ Roses, says his Belmont Cragin-based shop has sent out about 20 bikes and is storing another 30 in various stages of repair. About 20 volunteers have rotated through BN’R, helping to fix up bikes that have been matched with recipients. Similar efforts are taking place at Working Bikes in Pilsen and West Town Bikes in Humboldt Park.

Violence Prevention Programs Aim to Reach Young People. They Have to Earn Their Trust First.

Knight began to participate in Communities United, a racial justice organization, last year and said they have created a welcoming environment. She became emotional as she described how they helped boost her self esteem during a rough patch. “Make the youth feel like we’re here, we’re present in the room, like our dreams, our aspirations, our presence matters.

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