Thousands of people marched through the city and gathered at Union Park on the near west side Saturday to protest gun violence—a problem that is especially personal for Khadijah Benson.
“This die-in is to represent the lives we lost in Chicago and Baltimore,” Benson said.
GoodKidsMadCity also made demands, including better access to mental health-care facilities, reinvestment in communities of color, and more after-school programs to keep children off the streets.
