Kirsten Lambert

2 months ago | journal.spera.asn.au | Sarah Booth |Kirsten Lambert |Christina Gray |Terry Ngarritjan Kessaris

License Copyright (c) 2024 Mary-anne Macdonald, Sarah Booth, Kirsten Lambert, Christina Gray, Terry Ngarritjan Kessaris, Takeia Beard This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Oct 12, 2024 | chicagohealthonline.com | Rebecca Stiles |Cathy Cassata |Rita Colorito |Kirsten Lambert

America’s weak gun control laws mean guns are everywhere. That’s where four unique local groups play a vital role. The groups operate separately and use different methodologies, but all four have the same fundamental goal: to stop violence from happening. Whether they do that by deploying people to de-escalate situations on the streets, by lobbying for more legislation, or by supporting victims of violence and their families as soon as injuries occur, depends on the organization.

Sep 27, 2024 | chi.streetsblog.org | Kirsten Lambert

There were no fatal bicycle crashes on Chicago streets in 2024, until Saturday, August 24. That's when a car driver struck John Ward, 55, on a bike at Washington Boulevard and Central Park Avenue in the East Garfield Park community, and left the scene. Ward died from his injuries on Thursday, September 5. But there was a second tragic fatal hit-and-run crash nine days after Ward's collision, on Labor Day, Monday, September 2.