RESIST: Building a Culture of Nonviolence

Tamar Manasseh, founder and president of Mothers/Men Against Senseless Killings (MASK) in Chicago, recounted the 2015 murder of a mother breaking up a fight in Englewood, the decision to occupy a corner daily with a barbecue grill, and how presence and shared meals built trust where violence could not take hold. She described a shipping-container school for students left without a neighborhood high school, a proposal to pay residents for community presence instead of expanding police hiring, and interfaith observances held on the block. Most of the hour was open Q&A with the audience. Spring 2019 series "RESIST: Building a Culture of Nonviolence."