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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Tamar Manasseh speaks about her work for Mothers Against Senseless Killing at the University Christian Ministry. The mother of two works to prevent gun violence and rebuild her community.

Tamar Manasseh talks Mothers Against Senseless Killings, intersection of black and Jewish identities

February 17, 2020

Tamar Manasseh, founder of Mothers Against Senseless Killings and a rabbinical student, discussed her efforts to rebuild her community in Englewood through violence prevention Monday. Manasseh spoke...

Weinberg Prof. Bill Savage spoke to a crowd of students. He gave a talk Thursday about gentrification and his experiences as a Rogers Park native.

Weinberg Prof. Bill Savage talks gentrification in Rogers Park, social justice at community event

April 12, 2019

Bill Savage has rented and lived in Rogers Park for the past 55 years, but when he made the decision to become a homeowner, a question dawned on him: “Am I gentrifying Rogers Park?” The Weinberg...

Ted Miin gestures to emphasize a point during the Justice Talk. Miin and Kelly Benkert spoke Thursday at the social justice event organized by the Neighbor2Neighbor initiative.

Organizers discuss social justice at Neighbor2Neighbor event

November 3, 2017

Before he became involved in social work, community organizer Ted Miin said he started at a corporate job. However, he became jaded by capitalist attitudes at work and left his position to start volunteering,...

Jatwaun Smith and Peter Hoy speak at a Justice Talk on urban agriculture and food justice. Smith and Hoy discussed their work with Chicago organization A Just Harvest, one of the partners of the University’s new Neighbor2Neighbor program.

Nonprofit representatives discuss relationship between food, equity

October 13, 2017

Food insecurity and waste intertwine with other issues of equity, said Peter Hoy, director of economic and work development for A Just Harvest, a nonprofit committed to ending hunger in Chicago. “Someone...

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