Nobel Summit

Nobel Peace Laureates Gather in Chicago

Shan Cretin visits an ongoing protest at Chicago

Shan with a group of protesters, seated in the background.

Shan Cretin visits an ongoing protest against the city of Chicago's decision to close six mental health clinics.

Nobel Peace prize winners who gathered at the 12th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Chicago shared personal stories and shared insights on how “one person can make a difference” to build a just and peaceful world.  True to that theme, AFSC’s Shan Cretin also visited an ongoing protest against the city’s decision to close six mental health clinics.

Shan and Ingeborg Breines, co-director of the International Peace Bureau, stopped by the Woodlawn Mental Health Clinic at 63rd Street and Woodlawn Avenue to express their solidarity with activists.

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