Streets, Beatz & Peace
A podcast on gun violence prevention efforts in Chicago. Join us as we explore the field of street outreach and more!
Brought to you by the Metropolitan Peace Initiatives (MPI), a division of Metropolitan Family Services which coordinates, supports and sustains a coalition of 13 community organizations, known as Communities Partnering 4 Peace (CP4P), focused on reducing gun violence across 27 Chicago neighborhoods.
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Streets, Beatz & Peace
What is Street Outreach?
Welcome to the first episode of Streets, Beatz & Peace: a podcast on gun violence prevention efforts in Chicago.
Join us as hosts Billy "Bo" Deal and Rodney "Hot Rod" Phillips, along with guest Tio Hardiman, Executive Director of the Violence Interrupters, explore the evolution of street outreach and community violence intervention (CVI) to bring down gun violence in Chicago streets.
Special thanks to:
Southwest Organizing Project (SWOP) Chicago
Sam Brandstrader, SWOP
Fred Brandstrader
Brought to you by the Metropolitan Peace Initiatives (MPI), a division of Metropolitan Family Services which coordinates, supports and sustains a coalition of 13 community organizations, known as Communities Partnering 4 Peace (CP4P), focused on reducing gun violence across 27 Chicago neighborhoods.
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