Revealing historical truths. Healing and repairing community wounds.
Transforming hearts and minds. Uniting the human family.
Organic Oneness is the proud fiscal sponsor and program co-creator for the Chicago Race Riot of 1919 Commemoration Project (CRR19) and Healing 1919. These two initiatives are dedicated to unveiling the truth of Chicago's history and acknowledging harmful acts during the 1919 Race Riot, also known as the Red Summer. Each program is led with a diverse group of people that aim to repair the social and spiritual wounds of this time in history in their own unique way.
About CRR19
CRR19, directed by Dr. Peter Cole and Dr. Franklin Cosey-Gay, offers tours to provide education about the race riot of 1919 that has been hidden in traditional educational settings. A goal of this initiative is to use dispersed public art to remember past atrocities and provoke conversations about their legacy. Inspired by Stolpersteine, an ongoing German project honoring Holocaust victims, CRR19 intends to create and install artistic markers, created by Firebird Community Arts, at each of the 38 locations where someone was killed in 1919. Learn more on the CRR19 page and save the date for this upcoming historic tour happening on July 26, 2025!
About Healing 1919
Healing 1919 is a collaborative effort focused on narrative change with community partners, Illinois Tech and Chicago Center for Youth Violence Prevention in Bronzeville, Chicago and Dr. Therese Ragen. As of 2024, this initiative has invested over $45,000 in Eugene Williams Education Scholarships and Justice Ambassador Teen Summer Program.
The Justice Ambassador Summer Program acts as a tool to amplify youth voices and creativity for social change. Teens learn about the history of the Chicago Race Riot of 1919, Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation techniques, and Design Methods to create a future of collective healing and justice.
About CRR19
CRR19, directed by Dr. Peter Cole and Dr. Franklin Cosey-Gay, offers tours to provide education about the race riot of 1919 that has been hidden in traditional educational settings. A goal of this initiative is to use dispersed public art to remember past atrocities and provoke conversations about their legacy. Inspired by Stolpersteine, an ongoing German project honoring Holocaust victims, CRR19 intends to create and install artistic markers, created by Firebird Community Arts, at each of the 38 locations where someone was killed in 1919. Learn more on the CRR19 page and save the date for this upcoming historic tour happening on July 26, 2025!
About Healing 1919
Healing 1919 is a collaborative effort focused on narrative change with community partners, Illinois Tech and Chicago Center for Youth Violence Prevention in Bronzeville, Chicago and Dr. Therese Ragen. As of 2024, this initiative has invested over $45,000 in Eugene Williams Education Scholarships and Justice Ambassador Teen Summer Program.
The Justice Ambassador Summer Program acts as a tool to amplify youth voices and creativity for social change. Teens learn about the history of the Chicago Race Riot of 1919, Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation techniques, and Design Methods to create a future of collective healing and justice.
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