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Orion Meadows is a Slam Spoken Word Performance Artist, activist and author using the creative arts and Hiphop expression as a form of activism and outreach to raise awareness amongst the youth, system impacted residents and other community members who are affected by the elements of violence that are prevalent in today's society. Orion is a Nonviolence Trainer for The Institute For Nonviolence Chicago, a board member of Chicago Area Peace Action and an event planner and social media coordinator for IL-CHEP (Illinois Coalition For Higher Education in Prisons) a nonprofit organization based out of Adler University. He's attained ordination in West African and African American religious and cultural studies from the Temple of Ole also known as Ruyah Ole and has published his poetry in online journals such as Enhance and In the Belly which is a publication of True Leap Press. He is also featured as a major contributor to the book by Nahlah entitled You Are Not Alone. He has published 3 books entitled Inside The Box, Birthmark and The Rose That Grew Through The Barbwire, a hybrid creative expression of poetry and art. Orion currently attends Northeastern Illinois University and is the president of the student organization F.I.S.T. He frequents the open mic poetry circuit in the Midwest as a proponent of the Hip-hop arts and advocate for marginalized and disenfranchised groups.