Chicago Coalition for Intercommunalism
A diverse and growing network of Chicago’s leading advocates, artists, organizers, organizations, and entrepreneurs focused on achieving health, safety, and justice, while shifting public narratives about what it will take to get there.
Culture
Breaking down barriers through music, art, food, experience.
Learn moreNarrative
Telling more compelling stories.
Learn MoreSustainability
Creating jobs while defending our environment.
Learn MoreWE BELIEVE
Chicago's most culturally rich, yet divested and ignored communities, are in a health and safety crisis. Our "normal" investments in policing, prosecution, and prison haven't helped. Our communities have ideas for solutions that will actually work.
Culture: Crime Drought Tour
A series of ongoing events, activations, art and storytelling projects throughout Chicago’s most culturally rich, yet divested neighborhoods.
Watch VideoCulture: Chicago Bulls-sponsored basketball tournament
Coalition members gathered at the Bulls practice arena to play, celebrate, and kick off the next year of work of the CCIC.
Culture: Unity Concert
250 people brought inspiring energy to celebrate and uphold people's power and self-determination, while connecting communities that do not normally interact with each other.
Learn MoreNarrative: Journalist Gatherings
A pioneering series of gatherings between local community, top editors, and journalists to build bridges, work on underreported challenges, and share collective triumphs.
Watch VideoNarrative: Bail Reform
Advised John Oliver on bail reform and connected his team to the Cook County Public Defender policy team.
Watch VideoNarrative: The Purge Law
Olayemi Olurin, published a video on the falsehood of "The Purge Law" on behalf of the Cook County Defender Office that was seen over 1 million times.
Watch VideoNarrative: End of Cash Bail
Connected sources and supported accurate coverage in a wide variety of outlets, including Bloomberg, The Breakfast Club, and NBC News.
Learn MoreNarrative: Safe-T Act
Organized a powerful public education event on the SAFE-T Act with State Senators Elgie Sims and Celina Villanueva, and Alex Santistevan from the Cook County Public Defender’s Office
Watch VideoSustainability: Renewing Sovereignty Project
The first coalition project for sustainability is visionary, robust, and already being supported with generous funding from a private developer.
Our Partners
The Chicago Transformation Collab brought Chicagoans together who are on the frontlines in the fight for justice. Here's who was there:
