Project Shine is a city-wide campaign channeled through art that aims to transcend differences of politics, race, class, gender, sex, and sexuality in the Chicago community. The end goal is to make the city a better and more secure home for all. Changing the narrative of the city from scary and violent to safe, diverse, and inclusive, Project Shine calls on all Chicagoans to come together to take responsibility for curtailing the violence that ails our city. Project Shine works in collaboration with MyBlockMyHoodMyCity, CityOnTheHill, the Chicago School System, and countless other advocates working for a safer Chicago.
CHICAGO, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- For years, Chicago has been disparaged as a dangerous city and used as a political punching bag in the news as a "Total Disaster." (Chicago Tribune). However, for our city's diverse inhabitants, Chicago has always been a place we are proud to call home and a place where we all hope to feel safe. That said, while Chicago is not the "total disaster" many portray it to be, violence in the city is on the rise. In the past few years and even months, there has been an uptick in violent acts around the city, extending into neighborhoods previously largely insulated from violent crime.
Project Shine, an accessible, art-focused, city-wide campaign, builds a bridge to transcend differences of politics, race, class, gender, sex, and sexuality in the evermore diverse Chicago community to call on its proud inhabitants to make this city a better and safer place for all of us. Changing the narrative of a "disaster" to people working together, Project Shine calls on all Chicagoans to come together to take responsibility for fixing the pitfalls that ail our city. Started by Ria Parekh, a junior at the Latin School of Chicago, Project Shine uses simple images and art to spread a message of peace and love, since regardless of what divides us, ensuring our safety is one thing we can all agree on. Project Shine calls on us to build a city where people are not afraid to walk their dogs at night, where citizens can go shopping on Oak street without the worry of a robbery, where Maggie Daley Park is a place for children to run and play - and where we can all feel safe again.
In collaboration with MyBlockMyHoodMyCity, CityOnTheHill, the Chicago School System, and countless other advocates working for a safer Chicago, Project Shine is spreading its simple message and welcomes everyone who is committed to this same goal.
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