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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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“…Guns are loud but we are louder…. Stop shooting, start living” was the refrain that could be heard throughout Brooklyn Heights as thousands of placard bearing Anti gun violence activists clad in orange marched down Cadman Plaza, across the Brooklyn Bridge and into Lower Manhattan last Saturday. The large Save Our Streets Banner could not be […]
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On May 26th, the Save Our Streets Outreach team held their second annual Memorial Day cookout, which many Crown Heights community residents attended. The event was held in St. Johns park, which is located inside of the S.O.S catchment area. Close to 200 people attended the cookout. The forecast predicted rain for the day. However, […]
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On Thursday, May 24th, the sidewalk of St. Johns Place was filled with lively music, art, and food as Crown Heights Community Mediation Center celebrated the 8th annual Arts to End Violence gallery opening. The gallery space, generously donated by Ron Taylor, was hung with vivid art created by community members of all ages and […]
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On May 23rd, the Save Our Streets Outreach team led a participant event to Ocean’s 8 Billiards. Fifteen participants were escorted to Ocean’s 8 Billiards Sports bar, grill and entertainment center. Ocean’s 8 Billiards is a place where adults and youth go to have a good time. A good time can consist of playing a […]
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Today we would like to thank the young people of P.S. 10 for their amazing organizing and generosity! As youth all over the country are coming together to take a stand against gun violence, P.S. 10 students were inspired to support local efforts here in Brooklyn by launching a fundraiser for S.O.S. Our Director, Amy […]
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On May 9th at 6:00pm, Save Our Streets Brooklyn hosted their final Volunteer workshop, before the start of Gun Violence Awareness Month. Five community residents arrived at 162 Troy Avenue, which is known as Albany Houses Community Center. The final workshop was based on, “Identifying the High Risk” and was led by Outreach Worker / […]
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On May 11th, the Justice Community Plus (JCP) hosted its first graduation at Repair the World for sixteen participants, their families and friends. During this event, graduates were celebrated for working extremely hard to increase their knowledge and awareness of setting career goals and becoming more prepared for employment opportunities. Truly, it was a long-awaited […]
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On Friday April 20, 2018 Medgar Evers College hosted our 4th annual “Paving The Way Conference: Channeling Resilience for Young Men of Color. We had over 400 guests who came as far from Arkansas, Minnesota, Washington D.C. and Baltimore, just to name a few. The conference was kicked off by CHCMC Director of Clinical and […]
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