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Faith leaders will march to the new Leaders Network Credit Union at 5600 W. Madison St. where they will open an account with $250,000.
West Siders of all ages are invited to a community event Jan. 16 to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and learn more about his principles of nonviolence. RSVP now for the free event.
Rev. Ira Acree urged Providence St. Mel students to take action in the tradition of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Honor him by becoming activists in your community, the Austin pastor said. Also Monday, state Rep. La Shawn Ford met with young detainees at the Cook County Jail.
Celebrate the life and legacy of the civil rights leader by participating in a virtual discussion Monday at 5:30 p.m. The discussion will be led by Congressman Danny K. Davis.
Front Porch Arts Center will host a virtual free public reading of local poetry, essays and stories from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday.
The Institute for Nonviolence Chicago invites West Side residents to take part in a day of service on Jan. 21 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be a discussion about the history of nonviolent action as well as the current work being done to build peace, then participants will make toiletry kits. Check-in begins at 9:30 a.m. at Friendship Baptist Church, 5200 W. Jackson Blvd.
“It really is a tremendous history, and I think it would be hard for people a 150 years ago to imagine how the church has grown over these 15 decades,” Rev. Colleen Vahey said. The public is invited to the special service being held Sunday at the church.
State Rep. La Shawn Ford urges everyone to make it a priority to fight for justice and change the bad public policies that continue to hurt African Americans in Austin and elsewhere.
State Rep. La Shawn Ford, Loretto Hospital, the West Side Heroin Task Force and Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti are hosting a breakfast April 4th, 50 years after the civil rights leader was assassinated. Fighting the West Side’s heroin epidemic will be the focus of this morning’s event. Then at 12:30 there will be a wreath laying at the corner of 4800 W. Chicago Ave.
In a speech at the City Club, U.S. Rep. Danny Davis also thanked the audience for their support after the recent and unexpected death of his son.