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Laureus Sport for Good Foundation USA (Laureus USA) has been recognized by the Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Bears, Chicago Bulls, Chicago Cubs, and Chicago White Sox through their Chicago Sports Alliance initiative to reduce gun violence. Funding will support Sport for Good Chicago, a coalition of more than 100 organizations working towards a Chicago where every young person has access to high quality, youth-centered sport programming in their neighborhood.   In a city where perpetrators and victims of violence are getting younger and younger, we need additional investment into innovative violence prevention efforts that reach kids before it's too late. Sports-based youth development is perfectly positioned to interrupt this cycle of trauma and violence. Through sport, young people have the opportunity to make connections with friends and caring adults who help them build skills in support of their overall physical and mental well-being. Sport creates space for young people to experience empowerment, healing, and collective joy in the face of overwhelming stress and trauma. I'm reminded of an insightful conversation that I had with LaVonte Stewart, MPA nearly a decade ago. He told me that every kid needs community and will find it somewhere. The question is whether they will find it through a positive team (such as his Lost Boyz Inc program), or a harmful team (such as a street organization). The problem -- too many kids don't have that positive option available to them. Through this investment, Chicago Sports Alliance has made sure that more young people will have the opportunity to choose the positive team.

On National Gun Violence Awareness Day—June 7, 2024—we will #WearOrange to bring awareness to the gun violence crisis, which takes more than 120 lives and wounds hundreds more EVERY SINGLE DAY in this country. Learn more at https://ow.ly/HJ4t50RYXMg.

Today, for National Gun Violence Awareness Day, we #WearOrange. Let's stand together, raise our voices, and work towards a future free from the devastating impact of gun violence. Here’s a message from our Youth Council on how you can make a difference. Everytown for Gun Safety | #NationalGunViolenceAwarenessDay

We are not powerless when we work together. This National Gun Violence Awareness Day, let's get involved and support each other, so—as a community—we can end gun violence. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/e-R9ujY6 #NationalGunViolenceAwarenessDay

On National Gun Violence Awareness Day—June 7, 2024—we will #WearOrange to bring awareness to the gun violence crisis, which takes more than 120 lives and wounds hundreds more EVERY SINGLE DAY in this country. #GunViolenceAwarenessMonth

CONFLICT ANALYSIS: LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS WHILE BEING SURROUNDED BY SENSELESS GUN VIOLENCE. https://lnkd.in/gNAhQhm6 One of the core tenets of the US Constitution is to stay alive and respect life, to honour freedom and protect freedom, and to pursue happiness. People who get shot randomly lose their lives and do not have freedom when shot, and while dead, the pursuit of happiness hits a dead end. https://lnkd.in/gxE6xgsM The survivors of the shootings and those who live in the terror of being shot or seeing loved ones being shot don't have a life; they lack freedom, and their happiness is replaced with a nightmare. For those of us who have lived in violent countries, random violence is like living in hell; there is no happiness there, no freedom, and life is cheap! https://lnkd.in/gK7HacPz There are 44,341 deaths per year in the USA—4603 children, more than the people killed in Israel during the Palestinian genocide and more than military personnel fighting the Russians in Ukraine. The way the gun industry gets away is by providing research studies on percentages of deaths so no one bothers to check the numbers. The killing of kids and teachers in Georgia is a minor incident in this river of blood and death. https://lnkd.in/guB_vqYp The politicians will talk about it briefly, but life goes on. The US citizens will continue to drool over life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness while dodging bullets in schools, supermarkets, churches, bars, cinemas or even on the streets because behind any window, door, tree or out of the car that stops before you there may be a mass killer walking towards you riddling everything with bullets. https://lnkd.in/gdRJvDmx How can we build peace in places where violence is a way of life? Peace is the best way to live, and our hearts go to all those victims of gun violence and survivors living with the trauma. https://lnkd.in/gU_Y4M5K Why do intelligent people like humans end up in this madness? A conflict to be transformed. https://lnkd.in/gki5g-js Natanael #MillennialsForPeace, #PeacefulGeneration, #UnityAmongMillennials, #HarmonyForMillennials, #BuildingPeaceTogether, #MillennialPeaceBuilders, #PeacefulFutureAhead, #MillennialsForHarmony, #PeaceIsOurPriority, #MillennialsUnitedForPeace, #CreatingPeacefulCommunities, #HarmoniousMillennials, #YouthForPeace, #PeacefulCoexistence, #MillennialLeadersForPeace, #PeaceMakersGeneration, #TogetherForPeace, #MillennialsPromotingPeace, #PeacefulMindset, #MillennialsForUnity, #BuildingBridgesForPeace, #GlobalPeaceByMillennials, #PeacefulWorldVision, #MillennialsUnitedInPeace, #PromotingHarmony, #PeacefulActions, #MillennialsMakingChange, #InclusivePeace, #HarmonyInDiversity, #YouthfulPeace, #PeaceBuildersMovement, #EmpoweringMillennialsForPeace, #PositivePeace, #MillennialsForGlobalHarmony, #CultivatingPeacefulMinds, #CreatingATranquilWorld, #PeacefulCooperation, #MillennialsForPositiveChange, #BuildingPeacefulFutures,

June is Gun Violence Awareness Month. Gun violence, especially in our schools, is a uniquely American crisis that we must address together. Important Facts to Share: 🔸Gun violence is preventable when you know the signs. Learn and share the warning signs of violence. Text KNOW to 79775. 🔸Guns are the leading cause of death among American children and teens. This #GunViolenceAwarenessMonth, join us in making the Sandy Hook Promise to #ProtectOurKids and #EndGunViolence. How You Can Help: 🔸Share the facts from Sandy Hook Promise about gun violence and school shootings: https://lnkd.in/ePKCS25D 🔸Spread awareness for safer firearm storage to prevent accidents, suicides, and homicides in homes. Together, we can create a safer, healthier future for our children. Join us in the commitment to end gun violence. #SandyHookPromise #ProtectOurKids #WearOrange #EndGunViolence #GunViolenceAwareness

Facts about gun violence in schools you should know

Today is National Wear Orange Day, a day to honor Hadiya Pendleton and the over 43,000 victims of gun violence in the U.S. each year. Observed every June, Wear Orange Day raises awareness about the impact of gun violence. The Los Angeles County Office of Violence Prevention, along with the nation, commemorates Gun Violence Awareness Month, which began in 2013 after Hadiya’s tragic death. Wearing orange symbolizes safety and remembrance. In 2022, over 800 lives were lost to gun violence in LA County, including 500 homicides and over 300 suicides. Gun violence affects families physically, emotionally, and financially, with direct costs exceeding $570 million and additional costs from lost work and quality of life over $9 billion. Gun Violence Restraining Orders (GVROs) are a vital tool to help prevent harm by temporarily removing firearms from individuals at risk. Learn more about GVROs and how to obtain one to help keep our communities safe. #WearOrange #GunViolenceAwareness

We think we know about gun violence in Black communities, and we may think there is no solution. But what if there's more to consider. Come listen to Aaron Mallory share a story that will shift how you think about your power in putting an end to gun violence. #BrilliantBearcats #PresidentialFellows