[Peace] Fwd: [Public Service Announcement] "Inner-City Muslim Action Network" Talk on Fighting for Social Justice in Marginalized Chicago Neighborhoods

[Rachel Storm]

*PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY.*

*"Inner City Muslim Action Network" Talk on Fighting For Social Justice in
Marginalized Chicago Neighborhoods
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*What:* The University YMCA hosts a Friday Forum talk by Alia Bilal of
"Inner-City Muslim Action Network (IMAN)," *Fighting for Social Justice in
Marginalized Chicago Neighborhoods*.

*When: * February 15th, 12 noon*
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*Where: *University YMCA, Latzer Hall, 1001 S. Wright Street, Champaign*
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*Details:  *At Friday Forum, Alia Bilal, a University of Illinois alumnae,
will be highlighting the work IMAN does, emphasizing the importance of
connecting Chicago's many racial and religious groups, including
communities that have had very little history of working with each other.
Bilal will further discuss the importance of confronting spiritual, social,
and and political hypocrisy to challenge narratives that we’ve internalized
about each other.

*Background:* The Inner-City Muslim Action Network (IMAN) began in 1995
when students, residents and community leaders united around the need to
address violence, poverty, and decay in Chicago Lawn (Marquette Park) on
Chicago’s Southwest Side. Driven by their values of service, compassion and
social justice, they began a community assessment and examined alternative
strategies to address these conditions. Soon they gathered the attention of
community leaders, residents and others across greater Chicago who shared
their commitment to social change. They incorporated IMAN as a 501(c) (3)
in 1997.

Over 15 years, our work has evolved in many areas:  a free community health
clinic; after- school programming and leadership development for youth; and
arts and culture programming. Through the combined efforts of Muslims and
others working not only in Chicago, but across urban America, IMAN has
emerged as a influential force in making connections and creating
comprehensive social justice campaigns that tackle cross-cutting issues
such as food deserts, violence, foreclosures, racial profiling and
immigration rights.

"Inner-City Muslim Action Network" is a part of the Friday Forum Spring
2013 lecture series, *“Faith in Action.”  *The series will* *feature
speakers from across the spectrum of faith traditions who are compelled by
their faith to engage in bold and creative forms of action.

*Additional Information: The views expressed by the speakers do not
necessarily reflect the views of the University YMCA, co-sponsors, or the
Friday Forum committee. A sign language interpreter is available with a 72
hours notice (contact Carol Nunn at 217-337-1500). All forums are radio
broadcast at 6:00 p.m. on WEFT
90.1<http://weft.org/program/friday-forum-lecture-series> the
Monday following the lecture.*
*For more information, please see www.universityymca.org/friday_forum*
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