Community
Attend peace & healing festival
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Bethel New Life will be hosting the event on July 8 from 10 am.. to 3 p.m. at 1140 N. Lamon Ave. There will be music, fun, food and more.
Community
Bike for peace this weekend in Austin
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Join the community ride for peace. Meet at Bethel New Life, 4950 S. Thomas, at 9 a.m. Aug. 6. The ride will begin at 10 a.m. All ages are welcome. Water and snacks will be provided.
Community
All invited to Saturday’s peace and healing festival
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The event, presented by Bethel New Life and Entrepreneurs Academy, will be held from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 9th at 1140 N. Lamon. There will be food, music, performances, workshops and more.
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Community members protest against gun violence
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Children, students and adults marched in Austin to protest gun violence on National Gun Violence Awareness Day, which was June 3.
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West Side ministers travel to Buffalo to speak against violence, white supremacy
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Leader Network Co-Chairs Rev. Ira J. Acree and Rev. Marshall Hatch will attend the funerals of two of the 10 people killed earlier this month in a Buffalo grocery store.
Community
Stand up for peace on Wednesdays in Austin
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Join Austin residents, businesses, neighborhood groups and the faith-based community tonight at 6 p.m. – and every Wednesday throughout the summer – to unite against violence. Meet at any one of six Austin corners as part of the 100 Blocks/100 Churches initiative.
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March for peace Saturday
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The march will kick off at 10 a.m. in the 4900 block of West Chicago Avenue. Ald. Emma Mitts, Congressman Danny Davis and Chicago Police Supt. David Brown will lead the march.
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March for peace Saturday
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Residents from Austin, Garfield Park, West Humboldt Park and North Lawndale are invited to take part in the July 17th peace walk, which starts at 10 a.m. The walk will end at Garfield Park Music Court at Madison and Hamlin with a celebration from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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West Siders rally in Washington for justice, equity
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Ira Acree, pastor of Greater St. John Bible Church, and Jose Abonce of Austin Coming Together both traveled to D.C. last week to take part in the “Commitment March: Get Your Knee Off Our Necks.”
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Westside group hosts summer camp, offers kids safe space
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BUILD Chicago has bee n hosting a summer camp in Austin, providing 60 young people with a much needed outlet this summer. Their activities have included peace circles, basketball, volleyball and a small farm with some very friendly chickens.