Strides for Peace to host Chicago's Inaugural Gun Violence Prevention Expo

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Friday, November 10, 2023
Inaugural Gun Violence Prevention Expo coming to Chicago
Chicago's first-ever Gun Violence Prevention Expo will be held at the UIC Dorin Forum on November 11, hosted by local organization Strides for Peace.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A new expo focusing on gun violence prevention is coming to Chicago this weekend.

The video in the player above is from a previous report.

Chicago's Inaugural Gun Violence Prevention Expo aims to bring together outreach and prevention specialists, law enforcement, parents and all Chicagoans with a goal to evaluate the city's gun violence problem.

Strides for Peace will host the event from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Dorin Forum on the University of Illinois Chicago campus.

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The Chicago-based group works with over 100 organizations with a common goal of ending gun violence.

For more information on how to attend Chicago's Inaugural Gun Violence Prevention Expo, visit the Strides for Peace website.

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