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Ending Violence with the Beloved Community in Chicago
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
22 Sep 2023
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Black Agenda Radio · Ending Violence with the Beloved Community in Chicago

Orion Meadows is a non-violence trainer with Institute for Nonviolence Chicago. Its mission is to build the beloved community that was envisioned by Martin Luther King, and use it as a means of combatting violence. Orion Meadows joins us from Chicago to discuss his work.

Chicago
Restorative Justice
crime survivors
Crime
nonviolence

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