Photo Credit: Stridesforpeace.org

An event borne from tragedy has now become something more than a tradition. It’s a critical fundraising event designed to fight one of the biggest scourges of our time — gun violence.

Now in its 12th year, the annual Race Against Gun Violence for Strides for Peace is coming back to Grant Park on June 5 to raise funds for the grassroots community organizations combating gun violence and bringing Chicagoans from all corners of the city to run, walk, jog or simply be together for a common cause.

The beginnings of the event start with Blair Holt, a 16-year-old fatally shot on a CTA bus back in 2007. His death compelled Maggie Baczkowski to action. She founded Strides for Peace in 2014.

“So, the goal was basically to get communities from north, south, east

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