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Dion Terrell McGill
I’m Dion McGill. I am the Manager of Communications and Community Outreach for Strengthening Chicago's Youth (SCY), Chicago’s largest violence prevention collaborative, convened by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.* Prior to joining SCY, I worked with the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence where I managed and facilitated the ICHV's education initiatives and programs. In that role I worked with young people ranging in age from 10 well into their 20’s, focusing on topics of advocacy, activism, and what community safety meant to them. I worked alongside students in schools across the city in taking action, creating events ranging from townhalls to peace marches. While our under 18 youth can’t officially be a part of the District Council, I have a track record of making sure that youth voice is heard. I’m a licensed Illinois educator, former CPS teacher, and former CTU delegate. I’m also a US Army veteran, and have a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Sciences from Saint Xavier University.
I am running for District Council because I grew up during a time when Chicago Police didn’t have any accountability for what they did or how terribly it impacted our communities. Now we can shut the door on that lack of accountability, while creating long lasting change in the way our communities are policed, as well as expand and encourage preventative, proactive, community-based and evidence-based approaches to public safety.
*I am running solely in my own capacity and no endorsement by SCY or Lurie Children’s is implied or intended.
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