The fear of violence causes low risk community residents to stay indoors and makes them afraid to speak up, resulting in the neglect of the social and physical environment of the neighborhood. How could CeaseFire Chicago close this communication gap to create a shared sense of community building and a dialogue for change? amandageppert@gmail.com Amanda Geppert www.ceasefirechicago.org www.ceasefirechicago.org false 2009-06-16T21:12:03Z The IIT Institute of Design project team worked with CeaseFire Chicago, an anti-violence organization, to develop a communications strategy to change the thinking about the social norms and behaviors that perpetuate the transmission of violence at the individual and community level. Over a period of three months the project team interviewed CeaseFire staff, community residents, local stakeholders, and potential enabling partners in order to define the problem space and design a solution. 999 true 78 www.ceasefirechicago.org www.ceasefirechicago.org false true false The project team designed a community involvement campaign comprising four systems focused on: sharing positive news; training community members in conflict management; creating visible public locations for social interaction; and neighborhood development. Together they build bridges between low- and high- risk individuals. 6 3 1 2009-06-18T15:15:12Z 13