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Violence in the Street Can Start in the Home
Chicago experts say children experiencing violence in the home are more likely to end up in gangs, but this link goes largely unreported Patricia is a mother of six, who works the night shift at a packing company so she can be there when her kids come home from school. She’s raising her kids alone [...]
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Pilsen Walks for Peace
A peace march on April 13 remembered victims of gang violence in Pilsen Pilsen youth marched for peace in memory of those that have recently died to gang violence in their community. Youth from Casa Juan Diego walked under the cold weather on the morning of April 13. Six boys led the walk pushing a [...]
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Comedy in the Classroom
Pilsen students use the power of comedy to build self-confidence “Zip. Zap. Zop.” It’s Wednesday morning at William F. Finkl Elementary School in Pilsen and the students in Mrs. Russell’s class have their attention directed to the front of the room. “Zip. Zap. Zop.” Three students are playing a game. Taking turns, they point to [...]
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Pilsen Basketball Tournament Shows Off Youth Skills
Youth from elementary schools in Pilsen came together for a day filled with basketball. Students went head to head during a friendly tournament at Cristo Rey High School. Middle school students from Walsh, Perez, Orozco, Whittier and Pilsen Academy gathered on Saturday, Feb. 23 to compete against members of Anaya Basketball Clinic (ABC)-Pilsen, a basketball [...]
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Blessed Are the Peacemakers
Not all youth can be reached by local anti-violence initiatives Editor’s Note: This article might not look like a cover story to you, but it is one, I feel, we all need to read. This story is written by a local resident. Like her, many of us may have mentored a young man like Daniel, [...]
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Radio Arte, Yollocalli Moving to Little Village
Two community arts and media youth organizations moving out of Pilsen to continue programming in Little Village Pilsen’s own youth radio station said goodbye to the airwaves on Dec. 30. WRTE 90.5 FM (Radio Arte) was one of the few radio stations led by teens in the city. For 15 years the radio station offered [...]
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Pros Arts Studio is Now Elevarte Community Studio
The staff of Pros Arts Studio revealed the organization’s new name, Elevarte Community Studio, at its sold out Pozolada event to support free arts programming for youth throughout the year. The organization will host an open house on Jan. 18 at Dvorak Park to celebrate its new name. Pros Arts Studio Ahora es Elevarte Community [...]
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Pros Arts Studio’s Pozolada to Announce Organization’s New Name, Brand
Whether it’s green, red, white or vegetarian, pozole is one of the best remedies to Chicago’s bitter winters. The steaming, hominy-filled stew warms bellies while bringing friends, family and neighbors together on cold, gloomy days. The pozole’s power is well known to Pros Arts Studio, a youth arts organization in Pilsen. For three years, it [...]
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Defying the Odds to Awaken a Community
New City Youth Create Newspaper Mural, Urge Residents to Open Lines of Communication Imagine living in a block where 12 to 15 houses are empty and only six or seven remain inhabited. “That ain’t safe to a lot of kids,” said John Jones, 17, who lives on one of those blocks. Every day, youth like Jones [...]
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Criminalizing Youth
Is our criminal justice system setting up minority youth to fail? Though recent reports stated declines in citywide crime, neighborhoods with a large concentration of minority youth continue to harbor high crime rates in comparison to other areas. According to Tracy Siska from the Chicago Justice Project, part of the problem is that continuous high profile [...]
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