Safe Streets are a Critical Issue for Residents of Chicago and Employees of our many businesses. Crime statistics like the ones seen in Chicago over the 4th of July Holiday (109 people shot, 19 fatalities) should not be commonplace and erode the safety that each resident should be afforded regardless of where they live. The Illinois Chamber applauds the many corporations and philanthropists that came together today to be part of the solution to a complex problem. "There is much work to do, but this is a strong start and it shows that the State's business community is committed to solutions on this critical issue," said Lou Sandoval President, of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce. Gov JB Pritzker, Mayor Brandon Johnson, Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, and President Don Harmon joined leaders from Northern Trust, McDonald's, Allstate, Ulta Beauty, and many others to announce the $100M investment in violence reduction. #SafeCommunities #CVI #ILChamber #VoiceofIllinoisBusiness Bloomberg / Crain's Chicago Business /Chicago Tribune/ Chicago Sun-Times https://lnkd.in/gjXGQ_V2
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Curious about philanthropy's role in criminal justice reform? Check out this insightful article from Philanthropy Roundtable where Prison Fellowship is highlighted as an organization taking innovative approaches in the criminal justice space. The Just Trust Council on Criminal Justice EDWINS Leadership & Restaurant Institute
Criminal Justice and Philanthropy’s Response
https://www.philanthropyroundtable.org
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Founder Partner Connection Point Author - Educator - Advocate - Communicator - Interfaith Minister
All communities need equitable public safety systems, free from racial bias, in order to thrive. This is why @Center for Policing Equity works to protect, empower, and support Black and Brown communities to redesign their public safety systems and produce better policing outcomes. Substantial and effective change in our collective approach to public safety can only be driven by community support. This #GivingTuesday, put community first: policingequity.org/donate.
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All communities need equitable public safety systems, free from racial bias, in order to thrive. This is why @Center for Policing Equity works to protect, empower, and support Black and Brown communities to redesign their public safety systems and produce better policing outcomes. Substantial and effective change in our collective approach to public safety can only be driven by community support. This #GivingTuesday, put community first. Join the movement and make an impact: policingequity.org/donate.
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Gun violence affects us all, and it is imperative that we come together to gain a comprehensive understanding of this issue. Join Refujio "Cuco" Rodriguez and Brian Malte TOMORROW, 9/26, as they dive into the chronic public health issue of gun violence and firearm suicide through a framework of prevention, intervention, aftercare, and cultural healing. They will also discuss the need to move beyond legislative efforts and utilize other critical and equitable tools to decrease violence and self-harm in our communities. https://lnkd.in/g5vinybB
Events - Catalyst of San Diego & Imperial Counties
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Next week, leaders in the criminal justice sector from all 50 states will be convening at the National Summit to Advance States’ Criminal Justice Priorities. States face numerous and pressing criminal justice challenges that directly impact communities and agencies across multiple levels of government. At the summit, attendees will learn how to address challenges through data-driven strategies and will hear directly from criminal justice leaders who have been at the forefront of research-backed and collaboratively developed policy innovations. The summit is being co-hosted by the CSG Justice Center, Crime and Justice Institute, CNA Corporation, and the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, and is supported by Arnold Ventures and The Pew Charitable Trusts. #CJSummit23 #JusticeReinvestment #CriminalJustice
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Start the inquiry!!
Commissioner, Former CA State Assembly Candidate, Ret Sgt-Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept., Chairman- Crime Survivors Inc.
Let this sink in, Newsom just appointed a pro-abortion extremist and major Democratic fundraiser, who is registered to vote in Maryland, to fill Feinstein’s seat in California. So, a Non-California resident has been APPOINTED (not elected) to serve on a California seat. Am I the only person that has a problem with this BS?
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My campaign has been hard at work knocking, listening, and responding to constituents since filing for this May's primary election, we're excited to invite anyone who is local to our re-election kickoff. www.benforlou.com/re-elect Tuesday, February 20th | 6:00-8:00 PM Great Flood Brewery - Highlands 2120 Bardstown Rd., Louisville, KY 40205 If we want our politics to work, we have to work our politics. Thanks for being part of our team! We'll celebrate everything we've accomplished so far, go over our organizing plan for the spring, and make an announcement about our You for Lou Fellows Some FAQs: Wait, another election?! Didn't you just win... by a lot? Yep! That was a special election to fill the remainder of the current term. Our district sure loves to vote: we had almost 3x the voters of the next closest district, and won over 80% of the vote (more than any candidate except Gov. Beshear!) But that's exactly why we need to turn voters out for the contested primary on May 21st. How can I help? Lots of people aren't aware there's a primary in May. We've got good momentum from the fall, but to build our team, get our message out, and hire/train new organizers (more below), we need your help to raise money and knock doors. Donate. Volunteer. Put up a Yard Sign. Host an Event. So much of this campaign is about giving people the tools to make an impact on their community and democracy. Let's do that together.
Ben for Lou
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Something has to be done.
The issue of gun violence hit devastatingly close to home earlier this week when a PECO employee was struck by a stray bullet while on the job in Philadelphia. We are very fortunate that our colleague was quickly released from the hospital and is recovering, but I’d be remiss not to acknowledge that this incident is only one of many that have become far too common in our region. While no one person or organization can solve this issue alone, I find comfort in knowing that at PECO we are working hard to help mitigate paths to ongoing violence and incarceration through our workforce development and community engagement efforts, which are proven to make a difference. Collaboration is also a vital part of making a greater impact and that is a key priority in my role as Board Chair of The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia and PECO’s support of the Civic Coalition to Save Lives, a group of businesses, civic, and philanthropic organizations that are working to reduce gun violence in Philadelphia. We owe it to future generations to act now - learn more about the Civic Coalition to Save Lives. https://lnkd.in/ep9fnGhE
Gun Violence Is a Crisis in Philadelphia
https://savephillylives.org
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2wMy name is Mazell Sykes, I want to say thank you to our Governor Pritzker, Speaker Emanuel Chris Welch and others for this generous amount of money to help fight crime in Illinois as our Speaker Chris Welch know I lost my son (Calvin Earl Sykes) by gun violence, that is a throbbing pain that never stop hurting. I work with Live Free Illinois, executive Director Ciera Bates Chamberlain as the Site Coordinator for Our Community Healing Resource Center at New Landmark Church, 2700 W. Wilcox St. Chicago, Il., My Pastor is Cy M. Fields We provide holistic healing services to people impacted by Gun Violence and other forms of violence. These services are much needed in our communities where Gun Violence pledges our streets everyday.