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Building Blocks of Peace
Residents and community organizations join forces to tackle the recent surge of violence in Little Village. Together, they hope to change the dynamic of the neighborhood block-by-block. Frustration, calls to action and self-reflections dominated the community dialogue at the town hall initiative “Building Blocks of Peace” organized by Universidad Popular with the support of local [...]
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Power Plants on Their Way Out, Residents Celebrate
After more than a decade of protests, petitions and marches, community residents and activists celebrated a deal that will shut down two coal-fired power plants in the Little Village and Pilsen neighborhoods. These two plants, for years, have been blamed for compromising the health of residents in the two communities. “I’ve lived between two coal [...]
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