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CHICAGO - Last Thursday morning, thousands of students from Perspectives Charter School's five campuses located on the near South Side of Chicago, rally for peace in their communities.
 
Students march from 22nd and State street starting at around 9:30am. The student-led "I am for Peace" march concluded at 36th Street and Wabash Avenue.
 
"Just please stop the violence, it's not going to get you anywhere, it's just going to be more and more violence, it's like a chain reaction," said Alexandria Moore, a marcher.

Leaders of the anti-violence movement said they are tired of hearing about shooting in their neighborhoods. Some students said they don't even know if they will survive the summer because of the gun violence in Chicago.

"A lot of teens get killed out here in the streets and it's very dangerous, and we're just trying to make it better for our community," said Jesse Houston, a marcher.

"The message today is to come out, support the peace march, don't be a victim, be a voice," said Razia Hutchins, a march co-organizer.

Hutchins said the idea for the march and rally happened last year during a class discussion about the slaying of 16-year-old Tyrone Lawson. The teen was killed in the parking lot outside of Chicago State University after a high school basketball game. Two adult brothers were later charged with the fatal shooting.

"It's the second civil rights movement for our kids, we don't have small plans here," said Diana Shulla-Cose, a Perspectives Charter Schools co-founder.

The teens' march, which was also supported by local business, faith, and community leaders - ended at the school's Joslin campus. Students from Perspectives' South Shore campus marched through their neighborhood Thursday afternoon after the rally.

Hutchins and her classmates also launched an "I am for Peace" Kickstarter campaign to raise $35,000 to finance a documentary that will show how they plan to combat violence in their city. They are almost to their mark by raising $31,000 so far with only 21 more hours to go. Footage of Thursday's peace march will be included in the film. They hope to showcase the documentary all over the world.

If you will like to help Razia and her classmates help stop violence in Chicago, you can do so by donating to their Kickstarter campaign here and also taking a selfie holding up the peace sign and posting it on social media using the hashtag #IamforPeace.

 

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www.abc7chicago.com



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I am the mother of Tyrone Lawson and I needed to write and let you ALL know that I miss SCOOT all the time and this march that represents all killed was heart touching for me and my family as well. 

On May 23, 2014 I wrote this to Tyrone.

I miss you today.  I wonder what you would be doing today-Friday.  A man 19 years old, going on a date, listening to new and old school music and just being the man I raised and love.  I miss you soooo much.  Today, I want to kis your forehead, laugh our hearty laugh, or touch each other each just letting each other know I GOT YOUR BACK.  I tried to expose you to the good and ulgy and help you as needed and wanted. 

My loss is so overwheliming sometimes that I just want to run, scream something to wake me up from this nightymare,  I reallu miss you all ways.  I don't ask why anymore, I just ask myself questions mentally, why did I not know you were leaving me, what signs were given that day and I did not pay attention.  Should I have let you go, what could I have done different, did you feel pain and if so was it for a long time, did you know that I love you no matter what?  Were you scared and I need to be there with you.  I all ways figured we would be together at the time we died.  I never thought I would be here and you not. 

I had so many plans for you and me in this future.  So many of my dreams of exposing you to different everything have been jerked, and stolen from me and you,  We were robbed of everything on January 16, 2013.  I function and I survive everyday but not the same.  My laughter is less, my touch to and from you is lost and my kiss in return in no longer. 

A part of me has been taken away and I cannot get it back, and guess what I need it.  I see other husky guys and think of you and wonder if you would be like them or slimmer.  I miss you baby, I miss you baby, I miss you baby and please don't think I can or will ever not think, feel, or remember the BEST THING THAT GOD COULD HAVE GIVEN ME. 

 Sometimes I think of you and want you so bad that I forget to breathe.  Funny but when I do remember I have to EXHALE deeply. 

LOVE "MA"



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