Continuing the Conversation Part Two

Voting Rights
Written By Chris Groza

Watch as Yvonne V. Delk Theologian in Residence for CRS, Rev. Erica Williams has an important conversation with Rev. Darren Calhoun of Urban Village Church where they discuss their hopes for Chicago's mayor-elect Brandon Johnson following our March Chicago Community Conversation.

Watch part one of our Continuing the Conversation series here.

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Until Freedom Flies
Until Freedom Flies

Looking ahead to the 250th Independence Day (July 4), CRS further recognizes the sacrifices and resilience of our ancestors who carried the promise of liberty forward, even when it was unjustly denied to them. Yet much work remains until freedom truly flies.

Justice, Accountability, and What Love Requires
Justice, Accountability, and What Love Requires

CRS holds Karmelo Anthony and his family in love and compassion. Their lives, too, have been forever altered. Whatever happens next, the circle of their family has also been broken. They are carrying fear, uncertainty, and pain that few of us can fully understand. 

Lamenting the Loss of Cyrus Carmack-Belton
Lamenting the Loss of Cyrus Carmack-Belton

CRS laments the death of 14-year-old Cyrus Carmack-Belton and holds his family, loved ones, and community in prayer following the recent verdict in South Carolina.

Coordinated, Called & Sound: A CRS Response
Coordinated, Called & Sound: A CRS Response

News out of Washington is that Chicago is next on the President’s list of cities where he wants to deploy federal troops to “crack down on crime,” which actually continues to decrease. In this moment, CRS believes we must be coordinated in strategy, called in purpose, and sound in our approach. 

Until Freedom
Until Freedom

It is Love that underscores our striving. CRS points to this instrument in the pursuit of justice; the stakes of which could touch the sky. We must mobilize in solidarity in the present, with an understanding of our past, because victory comes to those prepared for the night. And the night is history.

Watch, Witness, Work
Watch, Witness, Work

This blog article tracks executive orders issued by the current administration that limit affordable healthcare for low-income individuals, target refugees, roll back environmental protections, deepen disparities among marginalized communities, reinforce inequality, and more.

The Lesser of Two Evils!
The Lesser of Two Evils!

Today is Election Day. That means today, Tuesday, November 5, is the last day to cast our votes for a host of political offices that have the power to determine the course of the future for our individual and communal lives. CRS encourages all who read this to make that choice.

Justice Is the Boulder We Push
Justice Is the Boulder We Push

CRS and our member congregation, Urban Village Church, Wicker Park, co-hosted a virtual gathering on October 23. This online meeting set out to educate our network on the battle to end pretextual traffic stops in Chicago and empower folks to mobilize because, as asserted before, when we fight, we win.

When We Work, We Win
When We Work, We Win

CRS co-hosted a prayer vigil with our member congregation, Urban Village Church, at Grace Church of Logan Square for our “We Won’t Bury the Slain: Day of Action” on September 18. Together with site pastors and Black, Brown, white, and LGBTQIA+ communities in Chicago, we embodied the longstanding tradition of acting in solidarity in the pursuit of justice.  

We Dissent
We Dissent

Our voices will resound stronger, louder, and unbroken in unison and Beloved Community. Our foreparents faced setbacks and obstacles. Still, they rose to the occasion for us and generations yet born. We will carry that spirited fire because it is perpetual and vibrantly inextinguishable through the persistence of our prayers, our protests, and our policies.

Juneteenth Village Fest 2024
Juneteenth Village Fest 2024

CRS rang in Freedom Day early and boosted backing for the Free2Move Coalition’s campaign and their petition to end pretextual stops by canvassing at the June 15 Juneteenth Village Fest hosted by It Takes A Village Family of Schools. Check out photos from the fest here!

 

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