anti-gun violence Archives
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We are saddened to report there has been a shooting in the S.O.S. Bed-Stuy target area. On September 19th, a 20-year-old male was fatally shot on Gates Ave between Marcy and Nostrand Ave. Stand up against gun violence and join us for a Shooting Response. A shooting response is a peaceful gathering where a shooting […]
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We are saddened to report that last night, a fellow Violence Interrupter Supervisor from Man Up, Inc. was shot in East New York while in the line of duty. Luckily, his wounds were non-fatal but once again, senseless gun violence has plagued our community. Be a leader in stopping gun violence and show your support […]
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On Saturday September 10th, 2016, Save Our Streets Brooklyn hosted our 5th Annual Lead By Example basketball tournament. The theme for this year’s tournament was the “Battle of the Brooklyn Neighborhoods- Safe Summer Edition.” Close to 200 people packed St. John’s park from all over Brooklyn to see who would come out on top. The […]
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On Saturday August 27, more than 500 community members came out to Kingston Avenue to celebrate at our S.O.S. Back to School Play Street! The two blocks on Kingston between St Johns and Eastern Parkway were filled with a dunk tank, DJ booth, book give away station, popcorn, cotton candy, food grilling, an inflatable obstacle […]
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On Wednesday August 10, S.O.S. held a shooting response in the wake of three shootings on August 7. The response was attended by S.O.S. Brooklyn staff, youth organizers, community residents, volunteers, clergy, and members of GMACC, Guns Down Life Up, and Rock Safe Streets. In the wake of this violence we were thankful for everyone […]
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On Saturday August 6, the S.O.S. outreach team joined the festivities for Beulah Church of the Nazarene’s Multi-Cultural Block Party! We tabled with resources to spread the word about S.O.S. and the other Mediation Center programs. There were other community organization resource tables, free food, live music, drum lines, dancing and games!
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On the evening of Wednesday, July 20, S.O.S. staff, volunteers, and supporters gathered at the corner of Lexington and Tompkins and later in Herbert Von King Park in Bed-Stuy to recognize and mourn two shootings that took place earlier that week. This public stand against all forms of violence in our neighborhoods was organized by […]
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On Saturday July 16, S.O.S. tabled at Trinity Methodist Church’s annual Community Health Fair. Many organizations gathered to share resources and information about public health issues with the community. S.O.S. staff, along with our summer Anti-Gun Violence Youth Employment interns, spoke with community residents about the Cure Violence model and treating gun violence like a […]
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S.O.S. Clergy Action Network will be hosting an open community forum Friday July 15 in response to recent shootings in Orlando, Baton Rouge, Falcon Heights, Dallas, Brooklyn and more. Please join us for a conversation about the root causes and impacts of gun violence in our communities. We hope this will be a space to openly […]
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The Crown Heights Community Mediation Center held the second and final part of our dinner series on the evening of Wednesday June 15, to further discuss the intersections between domestic violence and community gun violence. Similar to the first dinner, individuals from a diverse set of professional backgrounds who usually work in silos were brought […]
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S.O.S. Bed-Stuy
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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.
