Author Archives Crown Heights Community Mediation Center
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As part of our Anti-Gun Violence Youth Employment Program, the Mediation Center is has a “Youth Blogger” series of special posts authored by youth interns in the program. Read the post below by Youth Blogger, Trinity. “Time: The Kalief Browder Story” is about a male African American teen from the Bronx, Kalief Browder, who was in prison for […]
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“History is not just facts and events. History is also a pain in the heart and we repeat history until we are able to make another’s pain in the heart our own.” -Julius Lester On March 14th, students will be participating in nationwide walkout at 10 am to acknowledge the lives lost in the Florida shooting […]
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Good People — I’m writing today to ask you to donate to support the Mediation Center’s work in the fight against gun violence, specifically the tremendous work of Youth Organizing to Save Our Streets, YO S.O.S. This is obviously a critical moment in the ongoing national struggle against gun violence. The S.O.S. Violence Interrupters and Youth Organizers have been playing […]
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It is the one month anniversary of the, “Say What?” workshop. On Thursday, February 8th the Crown Heights Mediation Center’s Youth and Community Clinician, Gerina Davis also known as Ms. G created and facilitated a workshop about effective communication. This particular workshop focused on listening. Usually when we think about communication skills we focus on […]
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The Research Department at the Center for Court Innovation is looking for two people to help with a project about 16-24 year olds who own guns, looking at how they think about that decision, why they have one, and how it fits in to their understanding of themselves and their communities. Recruiters will help engage […]
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The youth of Justice Community Plus planned an event called, “The Power of Youth”. The event was hosted on Wednesday, February 21st during Mid-winter recess for high school students. This event served a few purposes: Empower the youth to plan their own event Practice and learn teamwork Understand the logistics behind planning an event To […]
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What’s up Crown Heights! Participatory Budgeting is right around the corner and this year the Crown Heights Community Mediation Center will be overseeing the outreach process for it. But what is Participatory Budgeting? For those of you who are wondering what Participatory Budgeting is or PB for short, it’s how the people spend at least […]
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Happy Monday Folks! Over the weekend, the Crown Heights Community Mediation Center along with Save Our Streets Crown Heights and Camba celebrated Black History Month with a festival that was open to all. Located at 164 Albany House Community Center, the celebration included activities from learning how to wrap your hair with head wraps to […]
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On Thursday, February 15th, Save Our Streets Brooklyn continued with our volunteer trainings by conducting a “Shooting Response” training. The group of volunteers spent 30 minutes learning the following: A shooting response is a key tool in mobilizing the community around gun violence. The Response is similar to a rally. The Response brings people together […]
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On Tuesday early evening, SOS CAN led a shooting response on the corner of Park Place and Classon Ave for a young black male who suffered a non fatal shooting. 25 people came out to support including a host of faith leaders. There was a Jewish Rabbi, a Catholic priest, a Baptist pastor, an independent, and […]
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