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May students use art to encourage peace in Austin
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The seventh and eighth-graders teamed up with Columbia College Chicago to produce music, videos, stories and poetry to express their feelings about violence on the West Side.
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Check out some upcoming summer camps, programs for Austin youth
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Space is still available in many West Side programs offering arts, crafts, sports, field trips and other daily activities.
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Austin youth honored at community film festival
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Students from the Academy of Scholastic Achievement were recognized for their work, as were others from across the city.
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Austin youth participate in “Summertime” performance
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The event was part of Circle Urban Ministries’ LIFT program designed to empower youth through the arts.
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107 children, youth, young adults killed in Chicago in one year
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The Black Star Project calls for greater protection of citizens following the NATO Summit, as the city protected heads of state from other countries while more Chicagoans died.
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Ald. Mitts looking to ban sagging pants
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If passed, the city’s indecent exposure ordinance would be amended to prohibit wearing pants three inches below the hip in public places.
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George Leland Elementary students get lessons in proper dining etiquette
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They showed off their new table manners learned in the six-week course with a lunch celebration at Alice’s Soul Food May 3.
Community
Douglass students and Exelon volunteers clean up the school’s urban garden
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The National Volunteer Week event was part of the company’s ongoing involvement with students who participate in the Stay in School Initiative.
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Gary Comer Campus to close, community working to keep building open
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While students at San Miguel’s West Side location will have to find a new school after the end of this academic year, its representatives and members from Austin Coming Together and St. Joseph Services want Austin youth to continue using its community center, computer lab and gym.
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Neighborhood Recovery Initative: Progress made, but work still needed
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The violence prevention program held an advocacy luncheon Wednesday, with students, residents and community leaders, to reflect on its first year working with Austin youth.