On Tuesday March 20th a sea of purple tee shirts took to Kingston Ave. YO S.O.S. set up a table and went to work. Youth Organizers traveled from Eastern Parkway to St. John’s on Kingston Ave spreading their message. They talked to people about violence. They spoke to anyone that would listen about how VIOLENCE […]
CONTINUE READINGDear Community, We are saddened to inform you that on Wednesday evening, two teenagers from our neighborhood were shot outside of St. John’s park. An 18-year-old boy was fatally wounded, and a 15-year-old boy was injured. Please come together with us to respond to this tragedy and to ask our community to put down the guns. We […]
CONTINUE READINGOn March 21st Reean Charles, Youth Organizer and High School Intern, was featured on: COMBATING YOUTH VIOLENCE: CONCRETE SOLUTIONS FOR NEW YORK CITY PANEL From the New School’s Blog: Youth violence has declined sharply over two decades–more than 70 percent in New York State, according to the Center for Disease Control & Prevention. Yet in some […]
CONTINUE READINGNeighbors, Community Members and Friends, There was a shooting at the corner of St. Johns and Kingston Ave on Monday night, March 19th, just a few doors down from our home at the Crown Heights Community Mediation Center. Please join us at 6 PM tomorrow, March 21st, at the corner of St Johns and Kingston Ave to respond […]
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