She’s been awarded by the Field and MacArthur foundations. Moreover, we’re sad but proud to share that she’s leaving STOP to become chief of staff to City Council’s education committee.

Our new restorative-justice coordinator says: “Thanks to STOP, I’m being the change I want to see in my school.” Help us start our new budget-year strong.

Register for our town hall 5/24 5-6:15pm with our youth organizers. Mayor Lightfoot wants to slash budgets at schools hit hardest by the pandemic - the South and West sides’.

Get updates from our youth organizers - on the fight for a police-free Hyde Park Academy, and on the upcoming Local School Council election!

The Coordinator will train and build the capacity of students, parents, teachers, staff, and community to engage in RJ practices. The coordinator will also support youth organizing.

Last week, we removed one police officer from Hyde Park Academy. Now your resources are essential to seeing this through.

Last year, our school—and nearly all majority-Black schools—voted unanimously to keep police in schools. They said it was impossible for a school like ours to remove police… Well, Black students made the impossible possible.

This June, Hyde Park Academy’s Local School Council will vote on whether they want to keep police in the school, or put in place an alternative safety plan.

Through conversation with leaders in our neighborhood and its Hyde Park Academy, let's support and learn from the fight for safety -- this time safety from COVID and Chicago/CPS officials!

An open conversation about school safety and policing with candidates for our upcoming LSC election. Students, parents, teachers, school staff, and community members welcome.

Join us for a virtual community conversation about #CPACnow, #EndSARs, and of course our #CopsOutofCPS campaigns.

Let's learn about and organize for the Chicago Board of Education's vote on keeping or removing police from throughout Chicago Public Schools.

After five years of hard-fought struggle, STOP, along with the Obama CBA Coalition and allies, have won a major victory.

Calling all STOP and community members! bit.ly/stoptownhall

"I joined this organization back in 2010. This win goes to show the power that young black people have when we work together." -Tweak Harris

The University of Chicago has made an about face, and conceded to the demand and over five-year campaign of black youth. A statement from our coalition.