The Trace: What Chicagoans Want Their Next President to Know About Gun Violence
Ahead of the Democratic National Convention, residents who spoke to The Trace said they want party leaders to venture out beyond the event and listen to affected communities. By Rita Oceguera In the lead-up to the Democratic National Convention, signs for the event blanket Chicago’s most visible landmarks. Billboards dot the highways surrounding O’Hare International Airport, […]
Going Viral for Good: Chicago Public School Students Take On Gun Violence through Social Media Pitch Competition
Through partnership between Project Unloaded and Chicago Public Schools, students combine social media marketing skills with data on risks of guns, empowering their peers to decide against owning guns Winning pitch to be incorporated into Project Unloaded’s Guns Change the Story campaign CHICAGO – Dozens of teens from Chicago’s South and West Sides channeled their social […]
Project Unloaded Introduces its 2024-2025 Youth Council and First-Ever Creator Corps
Young people ages 15-21 serve as advisors and creatives behind social media campaigns and outreach programs to spread the message that Gen Z is SNUG – Safer Not Using Guns In its inaugural class, the Creator Corps will focus on social media content creation and amplification CHICAGO – Today, Project Unloaded, an organization reducing gun […]
Just Talkin’ Kenosha: Anvesha Guru, Project Unloaded Youth Council
Watch Anvesha’s interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxXFCrsxp14
Chicago Sun-Times: Gen Z is spreading the word on guns: ‘They’re the problem, not the solution’
One way we young people are trying to end gun violence is through social media campaigns that help explain to our generation why guns make them less safe. By Edgar Vilchez, Project Unloaded Youth Council Your high school statistics class takes a break outside. Everyone walks a few blocks off campus, soaking up the fresh […]
Univision Chicago: Así es como estos estudiantes buscan mantener a jóvenes alejados de la violencia: “Está funcionando”
Watch the story: https://www.univision.com/local/chicago-wgbo/asi-es-como-estos-estudiantes-buscan-mantener-a-jovenes-alejados-de-la-violencia-esta-funcionando-video
WFYI Indianapolis: “We have the power to change this reality.” Youth-led group works to change narrative around gun violence
ABRIANA HERRON As more youth in Central Indiana become victims of gun violence, one group hopes to change the narrative around the issue across the country. WFYI’s Abriana Herron spoke with Paige Carter, an Indiana student and youth council member for Project Unloaded, to learn about the organization’s goals and its impact in the state. […]
The Guardian/The Trace: Friends Don’t Let Friends Buy Guns
Public health messaging once convinced young people to buckle up and stop smoking. In the TikTok era, a new set of activists is clarifying the dangers posed by firearms. BY KATIE WORTH Once upon a time in America, people rolled their eyes at seatbelts, four out of ten high school students smoked cigarettes, and campers […]
WBEZ: Chicago teens help create a campaign to prevent gun violence
A new campaign from the gun violence prevention group Project Unloaded has a key message for teens: “Just one gun can change the story.” By Max Lubbers “While I was out, my little brother snuck into my room and found my ____.” “I knew he was feeling ____. I didn’t know he had gotten a ____.” […]
The 19th: Women impacted by gun violence want to make one thing clear: ‘We don’t have to live like this’
By Jennifer Gerson The 19th spoke with three women about how their experiences have impacted the way they have come to understand the gun violence epidemic in America. January 26 marks the close of the sixth annual National Gun Violence Survivors Week. Every day, 120 Americans are shot and killed, and an additional 200 are shot […]