Events

Upcoming Events

Click here to register for or sponsor our 2nd Annual Wake Up Justice Juneteenth Brunch which will be held on Friday, June 16, 2023 at Gibson’s Bar & Steakhouse!  Robin Steinberg will be autographing copies of her new book, “The Courage of Compassion:A Journey from Judgement to Connection” Register here.

LCLC's 2nd Annual Wake Up Justice Juneteenth Brunch Event

PAST EVENTS AND REPLAYS:

Thank you for joining us on Tuesday, August 30th for our quarterly Transform Justice Talk, “Freedom Center to Dream Center: The K-Town Project.” Click here to watch the replay!

Quarterly Virtual Event Series: Transform Justice Talks

Previous Events:

  • Solutions for Summer: Violence Deletion in the City of Chicago – replay here!
  • Bailing on Cash Bail – a Discussion on the End of Cash Bail in Illinois with the Bail Project and LCLC
  • Respecting Community Panel: We Cannot Create a Community-Led Holistic Model of Restorative Justice Without the Local Community
  • Discussions on the CPD Foot-Pursuit Policy: Chicago Police are Developing a Foot-Pursuit Policy – It Must be Public and Enforced
  • The Criminal Justice System is Broken – Can It Be Fixed? A Restorative Justice Conversation with Cliff Nellis and Amy Campanelli

Community Ground-Breaking Party

Thank you so much for celebrating with us on Saturday! We hope you enjoyed the press conference with distinguished speakers, BigGurl BBQ food, snacks and drinks from sponsor PepsiCo, music and face painting from DJ Theo, the Jesse White Tumblers, and visiting with LCLC staff and those that have made this project ground-breaking possible! Thank you to Commissioner Dennis Deer for sponsoring the event! Thank you to PC Events and Experiences for sponsoring via event production services!

1st Annual Wake Up Justice Breakfast: A Morning with Lawndale Christian Legal Center

This event was a great success! If you were unable to join us or you would like to see our panel and speech again, click here to view a replay of the event!