Monthly Archives: February 2019

• Brooklyn Youth Call for School and Community Changes to Build a Safer City

  
  

  • By Neighbors In Action
  • On February 14, 2019

  Neighbors in Action Youth Recommendations for a Safer City   About Us Youth Organizing to Save Our Streets (YO S.O.S.) is a program of Neighbors in Action (NIA) and the Center for Court Innovation. YO S.O.S. gathers young people from Central Brooklyn who have been impacted by community violence, and trains them to address issues […]

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• Re-framing Safety: Lessons from Brooklyn

  
  

  • By Neighbors In Action
  • On February 6, 2019

      On January 30th, the Center for Court Innovation convened leading voices from Brooklyn to discuss neighborhood safety and well-being on a panel at the Robin Hood Foundation. The discussion, moderated by NY1’s Errol Louis, sought to re-frame the public discourse surrounding the definition and creation of safety and invited policymakers, city agencies, and […]

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• Celebrating Black History Month in Crown Heights and Bed-Stuy

  
  

  • By Neighbors In Action
  • On February 1, 2019

  February is Black History Month, and we’d like to take a moment to reflect on the rich histories of movements and leaders from Crown Heights and Bed-Stuy. Read on for some history about our community! In Crown Heights… Activists who came out of Crown Heights include Junius C. Morel, Susan Smith McKinney Steward, and Sarah […]

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