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DUNCAN, HOLDER MEET AT CHICAGO'S FOUR SEASONS HOTEL TO DISCUSS URBAN VIOLENCE
Chicago Sun Times - Chicago officials and members of President Obama's cabinet met at a Downtown hotel morning to discuss teenage violence in the city and how to combat it. Mayor Daley, Chicago Public Schools CEO Ron Huberman, U.S. Atty. Gen. Eric Holder and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan were at the Four Seasons Hotel for a discussion of ways to keep school children safe
The meeting comes less than two weeks after 16-year-old Fenger High honor student Derrion Albert was beaten to death outside a Far South Side community center. The attack gained national attention after a video of the beating was obtained by the media.
"I think Chicago is going to lead this national conversation about how we combat violence," Duncan said. . .
Some observers, who were not in on the meeting, were unhappy. A woman outside the hotel, Evangell Yhwhnewbn, a community activist also known as "Mama D," questioned how effective the meeting could be if community members were not allowed to participate.
"It's the same people doing the same thing and they expect a different result. It's not going to happen," she said.
The meeting comes less than two weeks after 16-year-old Fenger High honor student Derrion Albert was beaten to death outside a Far South Side community center. The attack gained national attention after a video of the beating was obtained by the media.
"I think Chicago is going to lead this national conversation about how we combat violence," Duncan said. . .
Some observers, who were not in on the meeting, were unhappy. A woman outside the hotel, Evangell Yhwhnewbn, a community activist also known as "Mama D," questioned how effective the meeting could be if community members were not allowed to participate.
"It's the same people doing the same thing and they expect a different result. It's not going to happen," she said.
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