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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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Posted In anti-gun violence, community event, Crown Heights, education, News, S.O.S., S.O.S. Crown Heights, youth
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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Posted In anti-gun violence, anti-violence, community event, community organizing, Mediation Center, News, S.O.S., save our streets
“…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 June 2nd, the streets of Kingston Avenue were filled with S.O.S. staff and community members wearing orange t-shirts. Throughout the city of New York and across the country, people were wearing orange to raise awareness about gun violence. Orange is the color that Hadiya Pendleton’s friends wore in her honor when she was shot […]
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Posted In anti-gun violence, Crown Heights, S.O.S., S.O.S. Crown Heights, shooting, Shooting Response
On Friday, May 25th, a young man was non-fatally shot at Albany Houses. This ended Albany Houses’ 868 day streak without a shooting or killing. The Crown Heights community, staff from Make It Happen, Legal Hand, S.O.S. Brooklyn, youth programs, Moms Demand Action, and residents of Albany Houses came together to raise their voices against […]
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Posted In anti-gun violence, anti-violence, community event, Crown Heights, Cure Violence, Events, Mediation Center, S.O.S., S.O.S. Crown Heights, save our streets
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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Posted In Arts to End Violence, community event, Crown Heights, cultural event, Mediation Center, Photos
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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Posted In anti-gun violence, community event, Crown Heights, S.O.S., S.O.S. Crown Heights, shooting, Shooting Response
On the morning of May 5th, a 52-year-old black man was non-fatally shot at the corner of Kingston Avenue and St. Johns Place. The site of the shooting was very near the youth programs and Legal Hand offices of the Crown Heights Community Mediation Center. Because this shooting was especially close to the heart center […]
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