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3 days away! Educational panels on reducing gun violence, Black electoral power, deconstructing carceral logic, youth organizing, building powerful justice ministries and preaching justice, plus awards, fellowship, and a room full of people who refuse to accept the world as it is.

Take your seat in the movement.
Link in bio to get free tickets.

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Gun violence is putting every Chicagoan at risk, and 22 Alders are still undecided about making the department of gun violence reduction permanent. It’s time they make their position known to the public!

Tag your Alder in the comments and tell them its time to put their position on the record.

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We’re 1 WEEK AWAY from lighting up the Statewide Convening stage!

The 2026 Live Free Illinois Statewide Convening is a FREE in-person event that’s designed and devoted to equipping you with the knowledge and tools needed to transform our communities.

Don’t miss this chance to connect with like-minded neighbors and make a difference in our movement for justice. Mark your calendars, claim your tickets, and get ready for an unforgettable day!

Link in bio to register.

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Most of us were taught that locking people up makes us safer. But what if that idea itself is the problem? And what if it has been shaping our schools, our hospitals, our child welfare system, and our churches in ways we never even noticed?

Featured Speakers:
Jojo Mapp, Director of Reentry of the Chicago Office of Reentry Pastor George Moore Jr., Founder of Legacy Reentry Foundation NFP Celia Colon, CEO & Founder of Giving Others Dreams Chris Hodges, Executive Director of T.R.U.S.T Dyanna Winchester, Reclamation Specialists for the Women’s Justice Institute Johnny Page, Director of Reentry in the Office of Firearm Violence Prevention and Services at the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) 
The Deconstructing Carceral Logic Panel at the Live Free Illinois Statewide Convening is going to help you see the system for what it really is, and show you what it looks like to build something better.

Our Statewide Convening is free and open to the public. Link in bio to register.

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What a refreshing and reigniting Capacity Building Gathering at Duke Divinity with the Forum for Congregational Life! ✨

Rev. Ciera and Pastor Jessie had the honor of being in the room with incredible leaders and world changers—building connections and digging into marketing, communications, fundraising, succession, board development, partnerships, and more. 🙌🏾💡

Grateful for the fellowship, fresh ideas, and renewed passion for the work. Special shoutout to the incredible @angiekayhong for making it all so meaningful! 💛

#DukeDivinity #ForumForCongregationalLife #CapacityBuildingGathering #CohortC #RefreshedAndReignited

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Any church can talk about justice on Sunday morning, but Cheryl Dugan, Dr. Mary Roberson, Min. Michael Prude, and Pastor Cy Fields are going to show you on October 24th what it actually looks like to build a congregation that fights for safer streets, holds systems accountable, and treats community safety as a sacred responsibility, not just a sermon topic.

If your church is ready to stop spectating and start organizing, this panel will show you exactly how to do it.

Our Statewide Convening is free and open to the public.
Link in bio to register.

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This Friday, October 16th, the Live Free Illinois Decarceration Fellowship is sitting down for a Welcome Home Dinner to celebrate the people returning home to their community and walking straight into movement work.

Let’s give it up and honor the Fellows who are being equipped with the organizing skills, leadership tools, and community they need to transform their own neighborhoods from the inside out. 👏🏿👏🏿

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Abierre Minor, Titus Bryant, and Paige Michals are the living proof that the tradition of young Black people leading freedom movements — from Birmingham to Ferguson to Chicago — is alive and well in Illinois right now.

On October 24th they are going to show you exactly how to turn your feelings about what is happening to our people into organized, strategic, unstoppable power. If you are young and hungry to do more than post about it, this panel was built for you.

Our Statewide Convening is free and open to the public.
Link in bio to register.

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Let’s not get it confused, family. Our freedom requires that we use ALL of the means at our disposal, and that includes your vote.

Your vote is to save US. Not to save a system designed to exclude and harm us. Your vote is about reducing harm to our people and changing the conditions we organize in.  The Voting To Save Our Lives panel at the Live Free Illinois Statewide Convening will clarify how politics effects you even if you “don’t do politics,” why all politics is local, and how your participation in elections is a key part of a much bigger strategy to get free.

Featured Speakers:
Marshall Hatch Jr., Executive Director of the MAAFA Redemption Project
Pastor Mike McBride, Executive Director of LIVE FREE USA
Lawrence Benito, Executive Director of the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights

Remember: your vote does not stop at the ballot box and neither should you.

This event is free and open to the public.
Link in bio to register.

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On October 24th, the State of Emergency Panel at the Live Free Illinois Statewide Convening is going to name exactly what is happening to our communities, our rights, and our democracy. Our panelists will leave no room for confusion about who is responsible and what is at stake.

Featured Speakers:
Greg Kelley, President of SEIU Healthcare Illinois Indiana Missouri & Kansas
Pastor Mike McBride, Executive Director of LIVE FREE USA
Daryl Atkinson, Executive Director of Second Chance Federation  You will leave the room with a clear plan for what to do next, because this moment in American history is too dangerous for anything less.  This event is free and open to the public.
Link in bio to register.

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The Gun Violence Reduction Town Hall at the October 24th Live Free Illinois Statewide Convening will tell the real story of how we organized to get here, the momentum we’ve built, and what it will take to finish the job by passing the ordinance that makes the Department of Gun Violence Reduction permanent.

Featured Speakers:
Emmanuel Andre, Deputy Mayor for Community Safety for the City of Chicago
Ronnie Mosley, Alderman of Chicago’s 21st Ward
Rev. Beth Brown, Interim Commissioner - Chicago Commission for Public Safety and Accountability
Pastor Cy Fields, Fund Peace Coalition

This is the time to demonstrate our people power, hold our Alders accountable to state their position on the record, and advance peace across Chicago. Come ready to be briefed, equipped, and deployed. Our community needs you in this fight to create lasting peace in our neighborhoods.

Free Registration: https://bit.ly/LiveFreeIllinoisStatewideConvening2026

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After years of organizing, the Community Advisory Board has convened to advance Chicago’s violence reduction efforts.

Thank you, Deputy Mayor Andre, for creating space to honor loved ones and center community voices in shaping long-term policy.

Live Free Illinois and the Fund Peace Coalition remain committed to advancing an ordinance that makes community-led violence reduction permanent.

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