Dr. Sabha Abour is a strategist and advocate who knows how to get things done. She helped lead the historic Chicago Ceasefire Resolution, organizing more than 130 city staffers and over 200 community organizations to make Chicago the largest city in America to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. She’s now helping guide the effort in Springfield to rename Harlem Avenue to Little Palestine Way.

In her work, Dr. Abour focuses on fundraising, lobbying, and strategic problem-solving. Through her firm, Draco Strategies, she helps campaigns, elected officials, and organizations find the right path forward, building influence, shaping public conversations, and turning ideas into action. She’s helped raise millions of dollars for progressive leaders and causes and continues to organize community events tackling food insecurity and community safety across Chicago. Dr. Abour currently serves on Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias’ Multicultural Advisory Board, sits on the board of Chicago Votes, and previously co-chaired Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s MENA Advisory Council.

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