History of Chicago Gangs Symposium

The class of 2019 " Justice Studies 318 ( History of Chicago Street Gangs) will be giving a power point presentation on the various aspects of Chicago street gangs.

The  CVL "Report to the Public" exhibit will be on display.

October 18th, 2016, Arts Incubator 7:00pm - 9:00pm

The documentary " Lord Thang" is an evolution of the once street gang Vice Lords who moved to become the first street gang to become a not for profit organization, opening businesses, boutiques, and youth hang in centers. The film will be followed by a presentation by Benny Lee, former Vice Lord Leader on the exhibit " The Report to the Public"

Heal the Hood

Chicago Gangs has spreaded far as Milwaukee Wisconin. These gangs have formed a truce and bring a message of peace to the northside community of Milwaukee. Benny Lee will joined them August 28th at PARKLANE YMCA, 4340 N. 46th St.,12:00pm - 5:00pm, and will display the "Report to the Public" exhibit, to bring an awarenes to the history of the Milwaukee WI 53216.Conservative Vice Lords that became the first street gang to become a community organization.

From street gang to community organization

Memphis is being dominated by Chicago Street Gangs. Benny Lee, coordinator of the exhibit " Report to the Public" will display the exhibit and engage the community into dialog about change in the community with street gangs as partners. Saturday, August 20th, 1:pm-4:pm at Memphis Shelby County Education Association, 126 Flicker St. Memphis TN

Girls in Gangs

The Report to the Public Exhibit will be on display

May 18th at Snakofa art & Culture Centetr

5820 W. Chicago AVE. 

6:00pm-9:00pm

There will be a showing of the film : Girls in Gangs

a discussion to follow

A "Report to the Public" Symposium

May 10, 2016

Fellowship Church, 45th & princton

6:00pm-9:00pm

  Feb. 10, 2016, 6-9pm Northern University Join us for a historical documentary on the history of the Conservative Vice Lords, and the " Report to the Public" Exhibit. For more information, call Benny Lee at (773) 593-2549

Join us for a historical documentary, and display of the " Report to the P ublic Exhibit" on the history of the Conservative Vice Lords.The Logic of Black-on-Black peace in Chicago, 1:00PM-3:20PM in Magnuson 3 on Feb. 29, 2016. For more information, call Benny Lee at (773) 593-2549

History and Future of Chicago's "Black Gangs" 1:00PM- 3:20PM in Magnuson 3 on Feb. 17, 2016, Display of "The Report to the Public Exhibit.

Exhibit Open House

Friday, November 1, 2013, 6-8pm Spirit of Truth Church 3447 W Harrison, The Report to the Public"  exhibit has opened in North Lawndale. A reception will feature brief remarks by Benneth Lee and a screening of several short videos about the history of the CVL.

A "Report to the Public" Symposium

Can Gang members bring peace to the streets?

Friday, June 15, 2013

6-9pm

Northeastern University

Corruthers Center for Inner City Studies

700 E Oakwood

Co-sponsored by:

The Jacob Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies at Northeastern Illinois University and the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum

In the late 1960s, members of Chicago's gangs rose up and fought for the life of their community. They joined together to organize youth, protest unfair housing policies and working conditions, opened small businesses and fought for peace and racial equality. Regarded by some as innovative grassroots organizers and others as violent criminals, these groups forged new possibilities for themselves and their communities.

Building on this history, two panels of Chicago's youth will address issues of today's violence in their own words.

Closing Reception

Friday, January 18, 2013

5:30 - 7pm

Art In These Times

2040 N Milwaukee Ave, 2nd Flr

Exhibit closes January 25, but the project lives on.

This evolving, multi-site project was created by a partnership between the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum and former members of the Conservative Vice Lords, led by CVL spokesman Bobby Gore and Benneth Lee, co-founder of the National Alliance for the Empowerment of the Formerly Incarcerated.

Don't miss this opportunity to view Greetings from the Holy City, an installation by photographer Jason Reblando. Reblando was commissioned by Hull-House to photograph an area of North Lawndale known as the “Holy City," where the Conservative Vice Lords worked in the late 1960s. He documented residents who work for positive change in the community today. 

"Report to the Public" featured on the Barbershop Show

"Report to the Public" featured on The Barbershop Show
Coming to you live each week from Carter's Barber Shop in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood, The Barber Shop Show is your weekly dose of real talk, straight from the shop floor. No punches are pulled and no topic is considered off-topic. Hosted by the Chicago Reporter's Kimbriell Kelly and WBEZ's Richard Steele. Produced and Directed by Sarah Lu. Engineered by Nick van der Kolk.

Preserving your History

Thursday, August 2, 2012

6-8pm

Douglass Public Library

3353 W 13th Street

Bring a few photographs, documents, and stories about your family's history to share with other history-minded community members. Learn how to preserve and protect your documents so that they may tell your family's story well into the future. Free. RSVP to the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum at (312) 413-5353.

Greetings From the Holy City - New Photographs by Jason Reblando

On view beginning Monday, November 12, 2012

Art In These Times

2040 N Milwaukee Ave, 2nd Flr

In conjunction with "Report to the Public: An Untold Story of the Conservative Vice Lords," the Hull-House Museum commissioned artist Jason Reblando to photograph an area of Lawndale known as the "Holy City," where the Conservative Vice Lords worked. Reblando documented residents who work for positive change in the community today.

Public Tour

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

6-7pm

Art In These Times

2040 N Milwaukee Ave, 2nd Flr

Public tour of Report to the Public exhibit, led by Benny Lee. Benny Lee co-curated this exhibit and is a former member of the Insane Vice Lords. He now works for TASC and is a co-founder of the National Alliance for the Empowerment of the Formerly Incarcerated. RSVPs required: please email ljunkin@uic.edu We regret that the exhibit is not wheelchair accessible.

Public Tour

Thursday, August 23, 2012

6-7pm

Art In These Times

2040 N Milwaukee Ave, 2nd Floor

Public tour of Report to the Public exhibit, led by Benny Lee. Benny Lee co-curated this exhibit and is a former member of the Insane Vice Lords. He now works for TASC and is a co-founder of the National Alliance for the Empowerment of the Formerly Incarcerated. RSVPs required; please email ljunkin@uic.edu. We regret that the exhibit is not wheelchair accessible.

Cafe Society

July 23, 2012

6-7:30pm

Art In These Times 2040 N Milwaukee Avenue, 2nd Floor

Join us for this special Cafe Society inspired by the exhibit "Report To The Public: An Untold Story of the Conservative Vice Lords." Attendees will have an opportunity to view the exhibit and take part in a conversation exploring the questions: Can gangs change? Can gang members bring peace to the streets today? How can they become forces for positive social change? For more information, call 312.422.5580.

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Exhibition Grand Opening

Friday June 22, 2012

5:30 - 8pm

Art In These Times

2040 N. Milwaukee Ave, 2nd Floor

This museum of the streets will also be located at various sites throughout North Lawndale.

· Learn about the extraordinary, untold history of the Conservative Vice Lords

· Meet former Conservative Vice Lords members and listen to their stories

· Consider the history and potential of gang members as community organizers

This program is made possible in part by a grant from the Illinois Humanities Council, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the General Assembly; the Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy at the University of Illinois at Chicago; and with support from In These Times.