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“It means a lot that we’re all out here trying to collaborate, trying to work together, trying to build a rapport. It means a lot to not only this city but it means a lot to this neighborhood and to these kids.” - Pastor Cory Brooks

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Mayor Emanuel Joins the Community for Chicago’s "Summer of Faith & Action"

Last Friday, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel joined Bishop Byron T. Brazier, Pastor Cory Brooks, and several community members at South Vernon Ave & East 63rd Street on the city's south side for a positive loitering event kicking off the city’s Summer of Faith & Action, a citywide solidarity movement against violence. The Summer of Faith & Action campaign was comprised of over 50 positive community based events held in neighborhoods throughout the city on Friday evening, from 6-9 pm.