How Youth Lead Peacekeeping
Talk given at WTTW’s Firsthand Talks: Peacekeepers
January 25th, 2025
Click to watch talk on WTTW’s website
Monse Ayala
Community Organizer, Increase the Peace
About the Talk
After being surrounded by gang violence and losing a friend because of it, Monse Ayala discovered three essential needs that are lacking in vulnerable communities – community, stability, and recognition. Through intimate stories of loss and transformation, she reveals how meeting these core needs can break cycles of violence.
Source: WTTW
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WTTW’s Firsthand Series: Peacekeepers
As crime and public safety are top of mind across Chicago’s communities, there are people who are working to prevent conflict before it happens and stop it from escalating when it does. WTTW spends a year exploring violence interruption and prevention in Chicago in Firsthand: Peacekeepers, a series of documentaries, expert talks, investigative journalism, and community engagement focusing on extraordinary people who are making a difference. Through their firsthand accounts, we witness their struggles and triumphs as they mentor youth, build trust, and mediate conflicts.
Source: WTTW
Coach’s Reflections
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Dustin Huibregtse
Founding Principal
Talks & Speaker Coach
