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Click below to register and purchase your ticket for the Fr. Michael Pfleger speaker luncheon at the Union League Club on Friday, October 6, 2023.
Online reservations close Tuesday, October 3 @ 5pm. For any questions or reservations after October 3, please call Judy Murphy at 224-392-9361
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Violence in Chicago: Do we want a solution or a bandaid?
Father Michael Pfleger of St. Sabina parish has long been an impassioned voice against injustice in its many forms in our city and our nation. He will address what Chicago must do to stem the tide of gun violence that so stubbornly afflicts our city.
Father Pfleger has consistently spoken out against gun violence during his decades at St. Sabina. He has organized not only an annual Peace Rally and Stop the Violence March at the parish, but also weekly Friday night peace marches in the community every summer. He sponsors gun buy-backs. He recently proposed that all city churches, mosques, and synagogues forfeit their tax exempt status unless they provide a full slate of activities for young people, especially on weekends.
“Children are our best investment; they could be our peacemakers; and they are getting killed, burying our future,” he said. “Now everybody has to step up because we no longer have a choice.”Having lost a foster son to gang crossfire in 1998, he also speaks eloquently on behalf of those who have lost loved ones to senseless shootings.
Join us on October 6th as Father Pfleger shares a glimpse into his daily activism which challenges his community and the city of Chicago to find a solution to stop gun violence while reminding everyone to live out Jesus' command to love one another.
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