Grassroots social justice organization that unites youth and adults across Chicago.
Joined April 2012
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21 Jan 2025
Today we celebrate the National Day of Racial Healing as we bring youth & adults from across Chicago to share #HowWeHeal through art, reflections and chart our way forward to continue #healingthroughJustice!
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21 Jan 2025
When reflecting on the vision of civil rights leaders, our communities are committed to carry on the work to build unity through love and a shared commitment to create beloved communities! This is #HowWeHeal
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9 Nov 2024
Expressing our identities & lived experiences through different forms of art & engagements. π₯°π₯³
#healingthroughjustice #NewNarrative #JoyfulMoments #gatheringofcommunities #community #saturday #chicago
@LurieChildrens @WoodsFundChi @CRSchicago @SCY_Chicago @kuumbalynx
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9 Nov 2024
Nothing is better than sharing space focused on joy & healing! #gatheringofcommunities
#healingthroughjustice #saturday #chicago #JoyfulMoments #community #NewNarrative
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9 Nov 2024
As we start this beautiful morning, we begin with acknowledging our ancestors & history. Thank you to Huehuecoyotl: Groupon de Danza Azteca for grounding us! #gatheringofcommunities #healingthroughjustice #NewNarrative #grounding #Chicago
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Today is the day! Over 500 young people, community members, health institutions, and community organizations and newly established migrant communities will unite at this yearβs A Gathering of Communities conference! #AGatheringofCommunities #HealingThroughJustice
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9 Nov 2024
Getting ready for one of the biggest event of the year, The Gathering Of Communities: The Power of Our Stories for Collective Healing!
#NewNarrative #GatheringOfCommunities #HealingThroughJustice
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4 Nov 2024
Join hundreds of Chicagoans in creating a healing-centered city! Don't miss out & register today!
#chicagoans #GatheringOfCommunities #HealingThroughJustice @accessliving @Kuumbalynx @LosahCenter @LurieChildrens @CRSChicago @RushMedical @UcanChicago @SCY_Chicago
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25 Jul 2024
Featuring Communities United Leader Roxanne Smith! ππ½ππ½ππ½
25 Jul 2024
Reset is joined by Roxanne Smith, board president of @CommsUnited and @TheVoiceofJosh of @mindsitenews to explore non-law enforcement ways to answer crisis calls. trib.al/3lKw11G
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18 Jul 2024
With newfound hope for the Austin community, amid grief due to the loss of fellow students to gun violence, Communities United Austin youth leaders designed and created a mural to represent the resilience and beauty of the Austin community. π
#HealingThroughJustice
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18 Jul 2024
Through art and community organizing, CU youth leaders captured the essence of the Austin community and the awakening of collective healing through organizing efforts that identified their vision for a healing-centered city.
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26 Jun 2024
This week, we are reflecting on the June 11 Independent Monitoring Team consent decree public hearing by uplifting the words of Communities United Leader Merced Alday and Youth Leader Romya Simone. ππ½
#ConsentDecree #PoliceAccountability #CPD #Healingthroughjustice
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26 Jun 2024
We are committed to demanding the full implementation of the consent decree as we know reforming CPD will not be legitimate in the eyes of the community unless community membersβ concerns are heard and addressed.
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18 Jun 2024
Last week, Communities United Austin youth leaders were proud to see how their engagement with @LurieChildrens, Stone CDC, and @ThresholdsChi finally broke ground!
Visit bit.ly/AHOPECenter to learn more about the Austin HOPE Center.
#healing #chicago
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18 Jun 2024
We are excited to continue envisioning the future of healing and wellness in support of the Austin HOPE Center which seeks to provide a healing and welcoming space for youths and families in the Austin community. π±
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14 Jun 2024
Last week, we joined @Chicago_Beyond as a partner of the Rapid Response Fund to kick off the summer by raising awareness about gun violence. π§‘
The Rapid Response Fund supports the critical work led by Black and Brown people to drive equity for young people and communities.
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14 Jun 2024
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SAVE THE DATE: Join us and our partners at @CommsUnited, @HANACenter, and @SSIPchicago, as well as State Rep. @barbara_isabel, on June 27th!
π 5:30 PM: Spanish Session
π 6:30 PM: English Session
RSVP for the English session: facebook.com/events/98447662β¦
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12 Jun 2024
Yesterday, Communities United youth and adult leaders shared their testimonies in front of the Independent Monitoring Team for the Chicago Police Department calling for police reform through the full implementation of the Consent Decree. π βπ½
#ConsentDecree #CPD
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12 Jun 2024
π€π½ Join us as we continue to organize with youth leaders and community members to advance the Healing Through Justice (HTJ) framework by demanding police reform through the CPD Consent Decree.
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5 Jun 2024
π¨ Join us on Tuesday, June 11, from 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., for an intergenerational community convening to watch the virtual consent decree public hearing.
#ConsentDecree #PoliceViolence #PoliceAccountability #NoJusticeNoPeace #CPD #Healingthroughjustice
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