TAKE A STAND CHICAGO!!!
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Last year the Smith Center for Community Advancement relaunched our annual Peace Walk into the Take A Stand March with the purpose of highlighting the need for increased activism and community vigilance on our community as well as honor the memory of Jeniel Smith a beloved relative who was also a community activist, social worker, multi talented artist and a very hard working Black Woman. It was a good start however there was room for improvement with the results. Fast forward to this year and the city is still under siege if not worse. Reports in the news featuring more lives being lost in the most brutal of fashion and the tragedies grow closer and closer to home.
So we are pushing the Take A Stand Chicago Campaign even harder this year and we are also going to challenge the rest of our supporters to do the same. And what we mean by taking a stand is not just on one level or even a one time thing. In order to make a difference we need to be consistent and serious in our approach and our support!
The Take a Stand Chicago Pledge
- I promise to TAKE A STAND for the safety of our community!
- I promise to TAKE A STAND for the safety of my family!
- I promise to TAKE A STAND and become active in supporting others!
- I promise to TAKE A STAND and promote positive events in the community!
- I promise to TAKE A STAND by contributing my time, money and skills to helping others whenever possible!
- I promise to TAKE A STAND and not excuse negative and destructive behavior!
- I promise to TAKE A STAND not temporarily but PERMANENTLY!
You can help us by doing the following:
Use the hashtag #takeastandchicago in all positive posts promoting this campaign.
Post a picture wearing one of our Take A Stand T-Shirts or buttons (ask us how!)
Make a post with a short video about what you are willing to TAKE A STAND for!
Provide support to one of our events or our partners and affiliates.
Post and share events of our partners and affiliates.
This is not a one man mission… this is a united front.. Take A Stand or watch it all fall down..
Stay tuned for further developments as we plan our upcoming TAKE A STAND MARCH in August 2016!
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