Portraits of five survivors of gun violence
Courtesy of Carlos Javier Ortiz for The Trace
Portraits of five survivors of gun violence
Courtesy of Carlos Javier Ortiz for The Trace

The Trace, a nonprofit newsroom covering gun violence, created a Survivor Storytelling Network, with the aim of helping survivors tell their stories in essay form. The goal is to reach a broad audience to add nuance to the conversation about causes of violence and the fluctuating ideas of redemption and justice in Chicago.

Reset hears the stories of gun violence survivors in Chicago, each offering a peek into the ways violence rearranges a life.

GUESTS: Justin Agrelo, Chicago community engagement reporter for the Trace

Aja Johnson, gun violence survivor

Marlon English, gun violence survivor

Jaree Noel, gun violence survivor

Portraits of five survivors of gun violence
Courtesy of Carlos Javier Ortiz for The Trace
Portraits of five survivors of gun violence
Courtesy of Carlos Javier Ortiz for The Trace

The Trace, a nonprofit newsroom covering gun violence, created a Survivor Storytelling Network, with the aim of helping survivors tell their stories in essay form. The goal is to reach a broad audience to add nuance to the conversation about causes of violence and the fluctuating ideas of redemption and justice in Chicago.

Reset hears the stories of gun violence survivors in Chicago, each offering a peek into the ways violence rearranges a life.

GUESTS: Justin Agrelo, Chicago community engagement reporter for the Trace

Aja Johnson, gun violence survivor

Marlon English, gun violence survivor

Jaree Noel, gun violence survivor