May 4th 2017

Join AWP’s NextGen Committee after work on May 4 for Community Ally Action Night, an evening of resistance and action.
We’ll hear from local organizations about how to strengthen our city by supporting and welcoming refugee and immigrant communities.

Partners:
Pilsen Alliance
Pan-African Association
ACLU of Illinois

Additional speakers:
Heartland Alliance
Leif Anderson, Representative of the Office of U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth
Axis Lab
Dance Peace

Refreshments provided by:
Hopewell Brewing Co.
Groupon to Go

Free and open to the public.

Community Ally Action Night is set in AWP’s newest installation, Sanctuary/Sustenance: The Story of Many Journeys – a photography and multimedia exhibit which traces the journey of a family during the catastrophic events of displacement, on a path to sanctuary, and through the long process of rebuilding life in a new community. On view until May 18.

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