Project Unloaded Celebrates Gen Z Leadership on Gun Violence Prevention at Democratic National Convention
CHICAGO – On the final night of the Democratic National Convention, 19-year-old Edgar Vilchez, a lifelong Chicagoan and second-year member of Project Unloaded’s Youth Council, took to the stage to share about how his personal experience with gun violence pointed him to advocacy. Two years ago, Edgar witnessed a shooting near his high school. Today, […]
Chicago Sun-Times: Student from Belmont Cragin, who witnessed drive-by shooting, speaks at DNC
If he had been late to school one day in 2022, Edgar Vilchez might not be here today. On Thursday night, he spoke at the Democratic National Convention. In June 2022, when he was a junior at Intrinsic School, 4645 W. Belmont Ave in Belmont Cragin, Vilchez witnessed up close the shooting of a classmate […]
Project Unloaded Announces Members of its 2023-2024 Youth CouncilÂ
Youth Council Members Serve as Advisors on Project Unloaded’s Cultural Campaigns and Teen Outreach Programs to Spread the Message that Guns Make Us Less Safe CHICAGO – Today Project Unloaded, an organization working to reduce gun violence through culture and narrative change campaigns, announced its 2023-2024 Youth Council. Following an annual selection process, fourteen high […]
After School Matters and Project Unloaded Partner to Engage Hundreds of Teens to Leverage Social Media to Fight Gun Violence
The Week-Long Program Teaches Teens How Guns Make Them Less Safe and Empowers Teens to Develop Creative Content to Combat Gun Violence CHICAGO – Project Unloaded, an organization working to reduce gun violence through cultural campaigns, announced a new partnership with After School Matters to educate hundreds of Chicago teens on the risks of having […]