MEN AIN'T BOYS

​Chicago Youth Centers – Sidney Epstein hosted a guest speaker from the Nehemiah Kingdom Development Group to facilitate a workshop for young men, Men Ain’t Boys.  The young men were interested and engaged!  The discussion was facilitated by the organization's President, Christopher Houston, and opened dialogue about masculinity, leadership, sexuality, being fatherless and other issues that pertain to young men.
 
This was the first in a series of events that will launch a program that uses technology to address social issues – specifically violence.  The next event is a Screening of Fences and an All Male Panel Discussion sponsored by Nehemiah Kingdom Development Group on Saturday, December 31, 2016 at Studio Movie Grill.  Stay tuned for that Blog.
 
The idea to use technology, of all things, to address violence in our communities it was inspired and confirmed by:

• WBEZ and WVON special broadcast: The View from My Hood – addressing solutions to the violence in Chicago
• 60 Minutes expose’ entitled The New Columbia - how unconventional thinking transformed a war-torn Columbia

 
CALL TO ACTION: In the spirit in of non-violence and creativity Sonny Speaks in collaboration with Kusanya Café presents: Stand Up to Violence.  In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday - join us a for a storytelling event that looks at solutions to violence. This storytelling event is a part of a series of community conversations called The Kitchen Table. This event will use storytellers to spark conversations about solutions to violence. Stay tuned for that Blog.
 
Monday, January 16, 2017 | 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Kusanya Café | 825 West 69th St
Free!
Family Friendly

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