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Use your voice. Because Trayvon lost his, if for no other reason.

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Great Job Advocacy Team

A day as an Advocacy team member is draining! We must thank Team Advocacy for their leadership and teamwork. They set goals, created outreach strategies for signatures, created demonstrations, motivated each other and the team leaders spearheaded the overall organization of each of Advocacy's work sites. Those hoarse voices did not go to waste! Great job!

Community Harmony

Our Advocacy members are serious about the cause, but the team was still happy to interact with the public! As intense as the issue of gun violence is, the Advocacy team still had some smiles about the progress made toward the end of gun violence in Chicago!

A quick pic with a Howard alumna, class of 2011!

Some Chicago residents happy to support our cause!

Words from the Wise

While conversing with the public, our members were even able to enjoy some words from the wise and reenergize from older generations' encouragement. Here are some quotes from some of the community members to our A-Team:

"It's good to see young people out here trying to make a difference."

"Normal people don't get anything done. You gotta be radical."

Talking with Roderick Hawkins, Vice President of External Affairs for the Chicago Urban League

Demonstrations

Our A-team was proud of the new record, but on that one day alone, 9 Chicago residents were shot. 700 students were shot last year, and the numbers are rising. Team Advocacy decided that they must do justice to the communities affected by conveying to the public exactly how serious the issue was.

In addition to asking for signatures, our Advocacy members marched through downtown Chicago chanting, publicly demonstrating the effects of gun violence and passing out information in order to educate people about the cause.

Some of Advocacy's chants:

“New legislation for gun registration!”

“5831! Register your gun!”

“Stop the silence! Nonviolence!”

“We want peace in the streets!”

More petitioning by our Advocacy members

Petitioning

Team Advocacy shows their compassion and dedication everyday by speaking to members of the community. The A-Team recites facts, explains the law, sometimes chats about the cause and asks for signatures.

It's easier to pick up a gun than a book on the southside.

Jermel Barlow

Title your guns like you do your cars.

The KOB mural.

After our candlelight vigil, Howard students along with members of the Roseland community placed our handprints on the back symbolizing our commitment to saving our community.

Inspirational piece for all the Single Mother's out there!

WE ARE THA MOVEMENT!!!

We would like to introduce you to THA MOVEMENT!!!!

A group of young individuals from Chicago's southside who dedicated their young lives to saving other young lives through the use of music. The are a force to be reckoned with... Join THA MOVEMENT!

A few of our students with our Kids Off the Block family!

A collage of two of our murals.

The Sky is the Limit and the Rose that Grew from Concrete.

Teeahnah Addison rallying for H.B 5831

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