The mission of the First Friday Club of Chicago is to provide a forum for men and women to make connections between work, faith, values and issues that affect their daily lives.
First Friday Club of Chicago podcast
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The mission of the First Friday Club of Chicago is to provide a forum for men and women to make connections between work, faith, values and issues that affect their daily lives.
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1/8/2016
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June 26, 2026
Lee Bey: Beyond the Loop
<p>Beyond the Loop: Reinvesting in Chicago's Hidden Gems and Forgotten Neighborhoods</p> <p> </p> <p>Despite making up the majority of Chicago's landmass, the South and West sides for decades have suffered from severe disinvestment. But is there change afoot?</p> <p>Lee Bey, from the Sun-Times will highlight the wealth of historic architecture, parks, and streetscapes on the South and West sides, and plans to finally bring reinvestment to these communities.</p> <p><br /> More ...<br /> Lee Bey is the author of the well-received book "Southern Exposure: The Overlooked Architecture of Chicago's South Side" and was the Emmy-nominated host of the WTTW special "Building Blocks: The Architecture of Chicago's South Side."</p> <p> </p> <p>Bey returned to the Sun-Times as an editorial writer in 2019. He previously held several positions in organizations involved in planning, development and architecture, and was also deputy chief of staff for architecture and urban planning in the administration of Mayor Richard M. Daley. Bey is now working on a book about architecture on the West Side. He lives in an 1893 rowhouse in Chicago's historic Pullman community.</p>
April 29, 2026
Arne Duncan: Reasons to Put Down the Gun
<p>Achieving a transformative reduction in gun violence in Chicago is the goal of Chicago CRED ... engaging directly with those most at risk of shooting or being shot, and giving them a reason to put down their gun.</p> <p>Through partnerships with local business leaders, community organizers, and other nonprofit groups, Arne Duncan aims to provide outreach, therapeutic, education, and employment opportunities for the young men most likely to be engaged in gun violence.</p>
March 18, 2026
Cherished Belonging: Fr. Gregory Boyle, SJ
<p>In a world increasingly marked by division and discord, Jesuit priest Father <span class="il">Gregory Boyle</span> offers a transformative vision of community and compassion. Over the past thirty years, Fr. <span class= "il">Boyle</span> has transformed tens of thousands of lives through his work as the founder of Homeboy Industries, the largest gang-intervention program in the world. The program runs on two unwavering principles: We are all inherently good (no exceptions) and we belong to each other (no exceptions). Fr. <span class= "il">Boyle</span> believes that these two ideas allow all of us to cultivate a new way of seeing the world. Rather than the tribalism that excludes and punishes, this new narrative proposes a village that cherishes. With Homeboy Industries as a backdrop, this talk will explore the power of love to transform the disunity that currently keeps us from each other.</p> <p> </p> <h3>More ...</h3> <p>Father <span class="il">Gregory Boyle</span>, a Jesuit priest, is the founder of Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles, the largest gang-intervention, rehabilitation, and re-entry program in the world. Founded in 1988, Homeboy Industries employs and trains former gang members in a range of social enterprises, as well as provides critical services to thousands of individuals who walk through its doors every year seeking a better life.</p> <p>Born and raised in Los Angeles, Fr. <span class= "il">Boyle</span> served as pastor of Dolores Mission Church in <span class="il">Boyle</span> Heights from 1986 to 1992. At that time, Dolores Mission was the poorest Catholic parish in Los Angeles that also had the highest concentration of gang activity in the city.</p> <p>Fr. <span class="il">Boyle</span> witnessed the devastating impact of gang violence on his community during the so-called "decade of death" that began in the late 1980s and peaked at 1,000 gang-related killings in 1992. In the face of law enforcement tactics and criminal justice policies of suppression and mass incarceration as the means to end gang violence, he along with parish and community members adopted what was a radical approach at the time: treat gang members as human beings. This commitment led to the founding of Homeboy Industries in 1988.</p>
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