Alison Cuddy, Mariame Kaba, Jaquanda Villegas, Jacinda Bullie, Shira Hassan, Ameena Matthews and Niambi Jaha-Echols
Saturday’s screening of The Interrupters at the Chicago Cultural Center was packed to the gills with 300 people in attendance. The event honored six great Chicago women who work as mentors to young people facing violence and hardships in their neighborhoods, helping them to navigate the difficult terrain of the transition to adulthood. The screening was hosted by Alison Cuddy, host of Eight Forty-Eight on Chicago Public Radio and co-presented by WBEZ, WTTW Channel 11, ITVS, Chicago Foundation for Women, Kartemquin Films, and the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events.