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The Nation recently published an article about the Crown Heights Community Mediation Center’s Youth Organizing to Save Our Street (YO S.O.S.) program. The article focuses on last year’s YO S.O.S. cohort and interviews both alums and staff of the program. Check out the article here!
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Every year, for the past 4 years, the SOS CAN program has hosted an Increase the Peace: Youth symposium. The symposium was designed as a proactive approach to gun violence. The hope is that the attendees walk away with tools to handle modern day pressures and situations without turning to violent means. This year, Ms. […]
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We are saddened to report there has been a non-fatal shooting in the S.O.S. Crown Heights catchment. Stand up against gun violence and join us for a Shooting Response tomorrow, Tuesday July 10th from 5:30-6:00pm. A shooting response is a peaceful gathering where a shooting incident has taken place. The purpose of the response is to express our […]
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Every summer, the Mediation Center comes together to put on two block parties in Crown Heights and Bed-Stuy. On June 9th, S.O.S. held the Summer Kickoff in Bed-Stuy, and the Kingston Avenue Festival happened in Crown Heights on June 23rd. View the pictures above, and read some highlights below! S.O.S. Bed-Stuy kicked off the summer […]
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Gerina Davis aka “Ms. G” is the Youth and Community Clinician of the Crown Heights Mediation Center. From the month of November to the end of May, she conducted a girls group at Clara Barton High School. The purpose of this group was to create a safe space for young girls to explore their emotions […]
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Congratulations to the Arts to End Violence 2018 Winners: 1st: Natalia Deng Yuan “One Gun and 17 Strawberries” 2nd: Joline Jourdain “Target” 3rd: Solei Spears “Black Women” Thanks to everyone who contributed to creating another beautiful space in Crown Heights!
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On May 30th, Volunteer Coordinator Hannah Margolin and Director of Youth Programs Heather Day presented on the work of the Crown Heights Community Mediation Center’s history and programs at a conference called “Community Centers for Promoting Access to Justice” in Kiev, Ukraine. The conference was hosted by the USAID’s New Justice Program, and featured our […]
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Greetings extended family and loved ones of the Mediation Center! Last Wednesday marked the end of another great year with YO S.OS where we held our commencement ceremony for our 2018 cohort. Our very own, David Gaskin, Project Manager for S.O.S Crown Heights, was the master of ceremonies for the night. He spoke beautifully about […]
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On Friday June 8th, BRIC hosted Art as a Catalyst for Change– a city wide program initiated by several Council Members including Majority Leader Laurie Cumbo and Jumaane D. Williams. The event showcased artwork submitted by students in the BRIC art gallery. Nationally-recognized social and criminal justice advocate Marlon Peterson (also the co-founder of YO S.O.S.) opened the […]
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On Friday, June 8th, the Launch community made their voices heard. At 10:30am, 100+ 7th and 8th grade scholars put their pencils down, grabbed their anti gun violence signs, lined up single file, and took to the streets. 200 members of the Crown Heights and Bedford Stuyvesant community, led by Launch 7th grade students and […]
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