As you may know it’s Women’s History Month! Neighbors in Action wanted to do our own “Herstory” spotlight, so Libbie Pattison, a Project Planner, sat down with Naomie Azor, Neighbors in Action’s Peer Leader, to hear her reflections on Women’s History Month and her own personal history. Naomie spoke on cultural and political shifts that […]
CONTINUE READINGYesterday, the youth organizers from YO S.O.S held a flashmob and speak out against violence. They gathered in Bed-Stuy and staged a fake fight which they then interrupted with a dance, followed by a rap and then closing remarks. Youth held anti-violence signs and banners documented the event on social and by filming, and passed […]
CONTINUE READINGOn January 30th, Youth Organizing to Save Our Streets (YO S.O.S) hosted a Youth Exchange with guests from the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, Youth Leadership Council. The event provided an opportunity for YO S.O.S students to teach other young people the core content of what they had been learning throughout the year while also […]
CONTINUE READING“S.O.S. isn’t speaking from up in the balcony…. No, you are down on the floor with us. So that impacts me in a different way.” – WaSun Wilson As we at Neighbors in Action reflect on the past year, we are continually inspired by the young people we get to work with on a daily […]
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S.O.S. works hard to create safer and healthier neighborhoods and we invite you to join us in these efforts.
since the last shooting
S.O.S. works hard to create safer and healthier neighborhoods and we invite you to join us in these efforts.
