Community Safe Zone Testimonial

On February 19th, over sixty concerned community members gathered to discuss plans for this year's Community Safe Zone, a collaborative effort to address the continuous rise of violence that affects the lives of youth and their families on Chicago's Southwest Side. After initial addresses by organizers from the Inner-City Muslim Action Network and Southwest Organizing Project, attendees broke out into smaller groups to discuss three of the issues that plague our communities: public safety, unemployment and housing. The evening ended with a prayer, and a pledge to bring others to similar meetings in the future.