Storytelling Workshop: Downtown Is For Youth Too

Just in time for the summer of 2022, the Chicago City Council enacted a handful of policies to restrict youth from public spaces downtown and broaden the youth curfew ordinance — measures which, according to a youth organizer, a Chicago Public Schools teacher and City Council member, will lead to over-policing of teens of color and their exclusion from public life. Maureen Dunne explores the consequences of these changes on Chicago’s residents.

This segment was produced by Maureen Dunne for Vocalo’s Summer 2022 Storytelling Workshop. Vocalo’s quarterly Storytelling Workshop returned this summer with seven segments produced by community storytellers, uplifting the voices of individuals who add to the rich cultural diversity of Chicago. More information can be found at www.vocalo.org/storytelling-workshop.