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What is peace? In a city long suffering from violence and racial tension, the American Clergy Leadership Conference (ACLC) founded the True Family Values (TFV) Awards Banquet in Chicago, Illinois in 1996 to promote interfaith and intercultural education. On October 19, 2019, the 24th TFV Awards Banquet was a 'Peace Starts With Me' Gala and JAM concert.
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Peace Starts With Me is a call to all Americans to come together as one family under God, transcending boundaries and religious affiliations. Peace is our choice. We are only limited by the boundaries we create within ourselves. So we asked participants from the Peace Starts With Me rallies what "Peace Starts With Me" means to them.
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For the last 24 years, a peacebuilding initiative has taken root in Chicago, where violent crime, gang activity, and racial tension has long thrived. But the city is also a wellspring of hope. The True Family Values (TFV) Awards Banquet, an interfaith and intercultural education effort founded in 1996 by the American Clergy Leadership Conference (ACLC) has brought together thousands of people over the years, and this year it is through a ‘Peace Starts With Me’ gala and JAM concert on Saturday, October 19.
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Peace Starts With Me (PSWM) is sweeping through the Windy City on October 19th to shine a light on activists making a difference in the lives of local youth with the Peace Starts With Me Chicago Gala followed by the Peace Starts With Me Youth Jam at the new Marriott Marquis Chicago Hotel.
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