Pivot from Punishment to Prevention Press Conference
Sixty-five organizations signed on to a letter to Mayor Lightfoot asking her to pivot away from punishment-centered responses to violence in our communities. Instead, we are asking her and all of our electeds to cease relying on tactics that have proven ineffective and actually cause more harm to Black/Brown/Poor communities. We are asking that investments be made in those communities and especially in our youth that deal with the root causes of why harm happens in our communities.
Pictures and video credit: Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth of Indivisible IL9
