ABOUT
MALIK ALIM
IN MEMORY OF MALIK J. ALIM
HIS STORY
& MISSION.
At the time of his passing, Malik was the Campaign Coordinator for Chicago Community Bond Fund’s Coalition to End Money Bond. Malik’s visionary and uncompromising organizing made groundbreaking historic transformations to mitigate the harm of the state’s systems of incarceration. He spearheaded the passage of the Pre-Trial Fairness Act on January 13, 2021, making Illinois the first state in the nation to abolish the use of cash bail.
Malik was appointed as the President of the Chicago Votes Action Fund, youth development and civic education organization engaging a new generation of leaders. He was collaborating with Circles and Ciphers as a mentor and producer to create a youth podcast from the Final 5 campaign tentatively titled Free the Youth, aimed at closing Illinois’ youth prisons.
In 2020, Malik teamed up with Bill Ayers to create the podcast Under the Tree: a Seminar on Freedom, one of his proudest creations. He was the creator and producer of The ReUp w/ Malik Alim, his first original podcast which explored a diverse range of artistic and cultural topics. The ReUp emphasized the experiences of Black and Brown people and was fittingly situated in the historic Bronzeville community and broadcast from the WIIT radio station.
By opening up this space to a variety of community leaders and creatives, he established a platform that fostered discovery and collaboration, while empowering many to share their stories with a genuine candor that came naturally to him. This exposure propelled him to be awarded a coveted fellowship from City Bureau, a non-profit organization providing intensive training opportunities for journalists who want to grow their reporting, engagement, and leadership skills.
Malik was a co-director of the #LetUsBreathe Collective, an alliance of artists and activists organizing through a creative lens to imagine a world without prisons and police. He helped rehab and steward the Collective’s Breathing Room space, art, healing, and organizing hub on Chicago’s South Side. Malik co-directed the Collective’s Wellness & Protection efforts and coined the phrase “WellPro” - systems of care designed to force systems of punishment and policing into obsolescence.
OUR PURPOSE
& PLAN
It is our goal to build and create long-lasting community programs to shape the future of our community. Through fundraising events, leadership development sessions, and town hall symposiums. And so much more!
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