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Asiaha Butler is the co-founder and president of the Resident Association of Greater Englewood (R.A.G.E), which helps mobilize people and resources to create change in the areas of education, youth, economic development, civic empowerment.
In addition to R.A.G.E. serving as the lead organization for the Englewood Public Safety Task Force, Butler is currently the chair of the Englewood Quality of Life Housing and Public Spaces Task Force and has previously served as the chair of the Education Taskforce of Teamwork Englewood, a community rep on the LSC for Robeson High School, a member of the Englewood Community Cultural Planning Council, and the co-chair of the Englewood Community Action Council.
A longtime resident of Greater Englewood who’s determined to uplift, inspire, and change the perception of her neighborhood, Butler recently founded her own housing development company to ensure that housing in Englewood happens from the bottom up to avoid gentrification and displacement. As a key community strategist and through her use of social media, blogging, and other communication mediums, Butler has become one of the most recognized and powerful voices from the Englewood community.
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