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DESCRIPTION:Please join Coach Lo of Young Lives Matter, and Rev. Angela of The Family 
 Spirit Center, \nfor a conversation about a community-supported solution to 
 youth violence in Berkeley \nand in the East Bay.\n\nDate and time: Wed, 
 June 8, 2022 @ 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PDT\n\nRSVP: 
 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/on-the-field-off-the-streets-resourcing-community-peace-in-berkeley-ca-tickets-354872151157\n\n\nMany 
 of us are still reeling from recent shootings in Uvalde, Texas and Buffalo, 
 New York at the hands of 18-year-old gunmen. And yet...\n\nGun violence is 
 also on the rise closer to home for us, here in Berkeley, California and 
 across the wider East Bay!\n\nIf you are personally concerned about public 
 safety in Berkeley and the East Bay, if you want to know about proven 
 methods to reduce community violence, and if you wish to participate in 
 positive solutions for Berkeley and beyond... we invite you to come have a 
 conversation with community leaders Coach Lo and Rev. Angela about\n\n--Why 
 gang and gun violence are on the rise here and now\n\n--Why Black youth are 
 especially at risk of becoming involved in street violence this Summer 
 2022;\n    \n--What culturally-attuned programs and mentoring look like 
 here, for the population at greatest risk of gun violence\n\n--How you can 
 support a positive, community-based solution \n\nIn Berkeley, we are at a 
 critical moment of escalating violence this Summer 2022. There is an 
 urgency in this moment that we will explain more about at this event. We as 
 a wider community in Berkeley and beyond must step forward to make sure 
 that community-based pathways for positive youth engagement are resourced 
 in our city and beyond. If we fail to act on behalf of the youth who are at 
 highest risk of involvement in gun violence, the entire community will pay 
 the price for years to come.\n\nPlease join us for an important 
 conversation among friends and neighbors and be part of the solution this 
 Summer!\n\n\nCONTEXT:\n\nHow community violence escalates is not a mystery, 
 nor are the solutions for creating longlasting community peace. Thirty 
 years of youth development research and community change research 
 demonstrate what works and why: public investments in positive 
 relationships, positive programs and relevant opportunities for high-risk 
 youth are the proven strategies for redirecting young people away from 
 violence and toward pathways of peace.\n\nBerkeley as a community has 
 failed our young people by failing, for several decades, to invest 
 resources in the very programs and practices that we know work for the 
 young people who are at greatest risk. Those community leaders among us who 
 have seen the waves of violence building have been long ignored by the City 
 and the Berkeley Unified School District\n\n\nMEET: Coach 
 Lo\n\nParticipants of this community peace talk will get to meet a local 
 hero (Coach Lo Grayson), who has invested the past seven years of his life 
 in building a positive pathway for Black youth in Berkeley and 
 beyond--often against a tide of political opposition. No stranger to street 
 life and gang violence himself, Coach Lo says "I used to be part of the 
 problem, now I build solutions for Black youth... "\n\nYoung Lives Matter 
 Foundation is his organization. On the surface, the main activities they 
 provide are football and cheerleading.... but don't be fooled! Jr. Jackets 
 Football and Cheer was created by Coach Lo and his partner Lynn Marie, as 
 well as a circle of African American adults who grew up together in 
 Berkeley, as a vehicle for providing the positive relationships and 
 opportunities that these young people need, while doing what the kids have 
 said they want to do. Jr. Jackets isn’t just about football and 
 cheerleading, but about mentoring, positive culturally-attuned role 
 modeling, group belonging and teamwork, and youth leadership 
 development.\n\n\nMEET: Rev. Angela\n\nThe co-host of this event is Rev. 
 Angela, the Director of an emerging Berkeley-based non-profit called The 
 Family Spirit Center, which exists to help families and communities build 
 connection and belonging into the lives of young people and the adults who 
 are dedicated to their care. Rev. Angela has worked for 30 years on 
 community-based efforts to improve quality of life for children, youth and 
 families. For the past dozen years she has worked as a parent educator in 
 Berkeley, California. Through the Family Spirit Center, she and her 
 community-based partners are educating, organizing, and advocating for a 
 more loving, equitable, and sustainable future for all our community’s 
 children. \n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2022/06/06/18850258.php
SUMMARY:On the Field, Off the Streets: Resourcing Community Peace in East Bay
LOCATION:Online event
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2022/06/06/18850258.php
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