Preventing Chicago Gun Violence Featuring Artinese Myrick
In this episode, Artinese Myrick, Lead Organizer for Live Free Illinois, makes the case for a permanent Office of Gun Violence Prevention to be created in the City of Chicago. This podcast also highlights the victory the Divine 9 achieved recently in the Florida Legislature. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/erik-fleming1/support
Organizer
Artinese leads LIVEFREE’s Chicago organizing work. She has experience in police accountability and reimagining new systems that reduce the footprint of policing. Prior to LFI, Artinese was a justice diversion coordinator, serving individuals who had law enforcement interaction and identifying their needs. Artinese has a master's degree in Social Work from the University of Illinois. She is an adjunct professor for U of I Urbana. In addition to her professional experience, Artinese and her family have been directly impacted by police violence, incarceration and gun violence. She is committed to building power to transform systems.