Interrupters Community Resource Guide

Presented by Kartemquin Films

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ABOUT THE FILM During one weekend in 2008, 37 people were shot in Chicago, seven of them fatally. It was the year Chicago became the emblem of America’s inner-‐city violence and gang problem. The Interrupters is the moving story of three dedicated ͞ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ ŝŶƚĞƌƌƵƉƚĞƌƐ͟Ͷ ŵĞĞŶĂ DĂƩŚĞǁƐ͕ ŽďĞ tŝůůŝĂŵƐ and Eddie Bocanegra—who, with bravado, humility and even ŚƵŵŽƌ͕ ǁŽƌŬ ƚŽ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŚŝĐĂŐŽ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ violence they themselves once employed. Their work and their insights are informed by their own journeys, which, as each of ƚŚĞŵ ƉŽŝŶƚƐ ŽƵƚ͕ ĚĞĨǇ ĞĂƐǇ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝǌĂƟŽŶ͘ From acclaimed producer-‐director Steve James (Hoop Dreams) and best-‐selling author-‐turned-‐producer Alex Kotlowitz (There Are No Children Here), The Interrupters ŝƐ ĂŶ ƵŶƵƐƵĂůůǇ ŝŶƟŵĂƚĞ ũŽƵƌŶĞǇ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƵďďŽƌŶ ƉĞƌƐŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ ŽĨ ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ĐŝƟĞƐ͘ The New York Times ƐĂǇƐ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ͞ŚĂƐ ƉƵƚ Ă ĨĂĐĞ ƚŽ Ă ƌĂŐŝŶŐ epidemic and an unforgivable American tragedy.” Tio Hardiman created the “Violence Interrupters Program” for ĂŶ ŝŶŶŽǀĂƟǀĞ ŽƌŐĂŶŝǌĂƟŽŶ͘ ĞĂƐĞ&ŝƌĞ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ďƌĂŝŶĐŚŝůĚ ŽĨ ĞƉŝĚĞŵŝŽůŽŐŝƐƚ 'ĂƌǇ ^ůƵƚŬŝŶ͕ ǁŚŽ ĨŽƌ ϭϬ ǇĞĂƌƐ ďĂƩůĞĚ ƚŚĞ spread of cholera and AIDS in Africa. Slutkin believes that the ƐƉƌĞĂĚ ŽĨ ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ ŵŝŵŝĐƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŽĨ ŝŶĨĞĐƟŽƵƐ ĚŝƐĞĂƐĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƐŽ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ͗ 'Ž ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŝŶĨĞĐƚĞĚ͕ ĂŶĚ ƐƚŽƉ ƚŚĞ ŝŶĨĞĐƟŽŶ Ăƚ ŝƚƐ ƐŽƵƌĐĞ͘ Shot over the course of a year out of Kartemquin Films in Chicago, The Interrupters follows Ameena, Eddie and Cobe as ƚŚĞǇ ĂƩĞŵƉƚ ƚŽ ŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶĞ ŝŶ ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶƐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚŽƐĞ ƐŝƚƵĂ-‐ ƟŽŶƐ ƚƵƌŶ ǀŝŽůĞŶƚ͗ ƚǁŽ ďƌŽƚŚĞƌƐ ƚŚƌĞĂƚĞŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƐŚŽŽƚ ĞĂĐŚ other; an angry teenage girl just home from prison; a young ŵĂŶ ŚĞĂĚŝŶŐ ĚŽǁŶ Ă ǁĂƌƉĂƚŚ ŽĨ ƌĞǀĞŶŐĞ͘ dŚĞ Įůŵ ĐĂƉƚƵƌĞƐ not only the interrupters’ work, but reveals their own inspired ũŽƵƌŶĞǇƐ ĨƌŽŵ ĐƌŝŵĞ ƚŽ ŚŽƉĞ ĂŶĚ͕ ƵůƟŵĂƚĞůǇ͕ ƌĞĚĞŵƉƟŽŶ͘ Ɛ ƚŚĞǇ ǀĞŶƚƵƌĞ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ͕ ƚŚĞǇ ĐŽŶĨƌŽŶƚ ƚŚĞ ĚĞ-‐ ƐƚƌƵĐƟǀĞ ĐǇĐůĞ ŽĨ ƉŽǀĞƌƚǇ͕ ŝŶĐĂƌĐĞƌĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ũŽďůĞƐƐŶĞƐƐ ͲͲ ĂŶĚ reveal the importance of economic opportunity, community ĐŽŚĞƐŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŵŝůǇ ƟĞƐ͘ hůƟŵĂƚĞůǇ͕ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ Ă ƐƚŽƌǇ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉŽǁĞƌ ǁĞ Ăůů ƉŽƐƐĞƐƐ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ Ă ƉŽƐŝƟǀĞ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ͘

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HOW TO USE THE FILM AND COMMUNITY RESOURCE GUIDE Educators, community organizers, faith-‐based leaders, policy makers and parents can use The Interrupters to engage ĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ʹ ǇŽƵŶŐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŝŶ ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌ ͲŝŶ ƌĞ-‐ ŇĞĐƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŝƐƐƵĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ͘ tŚĞƚŚĞƌ ǇŽƵ ƵƐĞ ĞǆĐĞƌƉƚƐ Žƌ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƟƌĞ Įůŵ͕ ǇŽƵƌ ƐĐƌĞĞŶŝŶŐ ĐĂŶ ďĞ a springboard for dialogue or the centerpiece of a strategic ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ ĂĐƟŽŶ ƉůĂŶ͘ tŚŝůĞ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ŵĂŶǇ ǁĂǇƐ ƚŽ ƵƐĞ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ͕ ŵŽƐƚ ŽƌŐĂŶŝǌĂƟŽŶƐ ǁŝůů ƵƐĞ Ă ƐĐƌĞĞŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ͗ ͻ ,/ŐŚůŝŐŚƚ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵů ĞǆĂŵƉůĞƐ ŽĨ ůŽĐĂů ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƟŽŶ ĞīŽƌƚƐ ͻ Help audiences explore the historical context and root causes of urban violence

“YOUTH VIOLENCE IS NOT A CHICAGO PROBLEM. IT IS SOMETHING THAT AFFECTS COMMUNITIES BIG AND SMALL, AND PEOPLE OF ALL RACES AND ALL COLORS. IT IS AN AMERICAN PROBLEM.”

ͻ ƌĂŝŶƐƚŽƌŵ ĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĞƐ ĨŽƌ ŝŶƚĞƌƌƵƉƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĐǇĐůĞ ŽĨ retaliatory violence ͻ ŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞ ǇŽƵŶŐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƚŽ ƌĞŇĞĐƚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŚŽŝĐĞƐ ƚŚĞǇ ŵĂŬĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƌŽůĞ ĂƐ ĐŚĂŶŐĞͲĂŐĞŶƚƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ

ʹ ƌŝĐ ,ŽůĚĞƌ͕ h͘^͘ ƩŽƌŶĞǇ 'ĞŶĞƌĂů

dŚĞ Įůŵ ŚĂƐ ĂůƌĞĂĚǇ ďĞĞŶ ƵƐĞĚ ƚŽ ƐƉƵƌ ĚŝĂůŽŐƵĞ ĂŶĚ ĂĐƟŽŶ ŝŶ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĂĐƌŽƐƐ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌǇ͘ dŚĞ ƐĐƌĞĞŶŝŶŐƐ ŚĂǀĞ ďƌŽƵŐŚƚ together a wide array of people working within public health, ůĂǁ ĞŶĨŽƌĐĞŵĞŶƚ͕ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ͕ ũƵǀĞŶŝůĞ ũƵƐƟĐĞ ƌĞĨŽƌŵ͕ ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ development, re-‐entry programs and job training, all themes ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ƌĞŇĞĐƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ͘ dŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵů ĞǀĞŶƚƐ ƚĞŶĚ ƚŽ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞ Ă ĐƌŽƐƐͲƐĞĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ͖ ĨƌŽŵ ƉŽůŝĐǇŵĂŬĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ƉŽůŝĐĞ ŽĸĐĞƌƐ ƚŽ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ ŽƌŐĂŶŝǌĞƌƐ͕ ĂƌƟƐƚƐ ĂŶĚ ǇŽƵŶŐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ĞŵďƌŽŝůĞĚ ŝŶ ĐŽŶŇŝĐƚ͘ tĞ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞ ǇŽƵ ƚŽ ƵƐĞ ƚŚŝƐ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ ZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞ 'ƵŝĚĞ ĂƐ Ă ƚŽŽů ƚŽ ŚĞůƉ ǇŽƵ ĐƌĂŌ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ ƵƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐƚŽƌŝĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ͘ tĞ ŚĂǀĞ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ͕ ďĂĐŬŐƌŽƵŶĚ ƌĞĂĚŝŶŐ͕ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞ ŽƌŐĂŶŝǌĂƟŽŶƐ͕ ƐĂŵƉůĞ ĞǆĞƌĐŝƐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĂů ǁĂǇƐ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ ĂĐƟŽŶ͘ tĞ ŚŽƉĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ŚĞůƉ ǇŽƵ ƚŽ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟǀĞ ĂŶĚ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐĨƵů ĞǀĞŶƚƐ͕ ďƵŝůĚ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐ ǁŝƚŚ ŶĞǁ ŽƌŐĂŶŝǌĂƟŽŶƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ĞŶŐĂŐĞ ƚŚŽƐĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƚůǇ ŝŵƉĂĐƚĞĚ ďǇ ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŽƐĞ ĞĂŐĞƌ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ Ă ĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞ͘

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CHARACTER PROFILES

ŵĞĞŶĂ DĂƩŚĞǁƐ ʹ DŽƚŚĞƌ͕ tŝĨĞ͕ sŝŽůĞŶĐĞ /ŶƚĞƌƌƵƉƚĞƌ ŵĞĞŶĂ͕ ĚĂƵŐŚƚĞƌ ŽĨ :Ğī &Žƌƚ͕ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ŚŝĐĂŐŽ͛Ɛ ŵŽƐƚ ŶŽƚŽƌŝŽƵƐ gang leaders, was herself a drug ring enforcer. But having ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ĂŶĚ ĮŶĚŝŶŐ ƐŽůĂĐĞ ŝŶ ŚĞƌ DƵƐůŝŵ ĨĂŝƚŚ ƉƵůůĞĚ ŚĞƌ Žī the streets and grounded her. In the wake of Derrion Albert’s ĚĞĂƚŚ͕ ŵĞĞŶĂ ďĞĐŽŵĞƐ Ă ĐůŽƐĞ ĐŽŶĮĚĂŶƚĞ ƚŽ ŚŝƐ ŵŽƚŚĞƌ͕ ĂŶĚ helps her through her grieving. Ameena, who is known among her colleagues for her fearlessness, befriends a feisty teenaged Őŝƌů ǁŚŽ ƌĞŵŝŶĚƐ ŚĞƌ ŽĨ ŚĞƌƐĞůĨ Ăƚ ƚŚĂƚ ĂŐĞ͘ dŚĞ Įůŵ ĨŽůůŽǁƐ that friendship over the course of many months, as Ameena ƚƌŝĞƐ ƚŽ ŶƵĚŐĞ ƚŚĞ ƚƌŽƵďůĞĚ Őŝƌů ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ͘

ŽďĞ tŝůůŝĂŵƐ ʹ ,ƵƐďĂŶĚ͕ &ĂƚŚĞƌ ĂŶĚ sŝŽůĞŶĐĞ /ŶƚĞƌƌƵƉƚĞƌ Scarred by his father’s murder, Cobe was in and out of prison, ƵŶƟů ŚĞ ŚĂĚ ŚĂĚ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ͘ ,ŝƐ ĨĂŵŝůǇ ʹ ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůǇ Ă ǇŽƵŶŐ ƐŽŶ ʹ ŚĞůƉĞĚ Śŝŵ ĮŶĚ ŚŝƐ ĨŽŽƟŶŐ͘ ŽďĞ ĚŝƐĂƌŵƐ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ǁŝƚŚ his humor and his general good nature. His most challeng-‐ ing moment comes when he has to confront a man so bent on revenge that Cobe has to pat him down to make sure he’s put away his gun. Like the other Interrupters, he gets deeply involved in the lives of those he encounters, including a teenaged boy just out of prison and a pair of brothers who ĂƌĞ ŝŶ ƌŝǀĂů ŐĂŶŐƐ͘ ƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ ŽĨ ĮůŵŝŶŐ ŽďĞ ŵĞĚŝĂƚĞĚ ϱϬ ĐŽŶŇŝĐƚƐ͕ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ĂŶǇ ŽƚŚĞƌ ŝŶƚĞƌƌƵƉƚĞƌ ŚĂĚ ĞǀĞƌ ĂĐĐŽŵ-‐ plished.

ĚĚŝĞ ŽĐĂŶĞŐƌĂ ʹ ƌƚ dĞĂĐŚĞƌ ĂŶĚ sŝŽůĞŶĐĞ /ŶƚĞƌƌƵƉƚĞƌ ,ĂƵŶƚĞĚ ďǇ Ă ŵƵƌĚĞƌ ŚĞ ĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚ ǁŚĞŶ ŚĞ ǁĂƐ ƐĞǀĞŶƚĞĞŶ͕ Eddie views his work with CeaseFire work as a part of his ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞ ĨŽƌ ŚŝƐ ƉĂƐƚ ĂĐƟŽŶƐ͘ ĚĚŝĞ ŝƐ ŵŽƐƚ ĚĞĞƉůǇ ĚŝƐƚƵƌďĞĚ ďǇ ƚŚĞ ĂŌĞƌĞīĞĐƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ ŽŶ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ƐŽ ŚĞ ƐƉĞŶĚƐ ŵƵĐŚ ŽĨ ŚŝƐ ƟŵĞ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ǇŽƵŶŐĞƌ ŬŝĚƐ ŝŶ ĂŶ ĞīŽƌƚ ƚŽ ďŽƚŚ ŬĞĞƉ ƚŚĞŵ Žī ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌĞĞƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ŐĞƚ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ƚŽ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŚŽ ŶĞĞĚ ŝƚ ʹ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ Ă ϭϲͲǇĞĂƌͲŽůĚ Őŝƌů ǁŚŽƐĞ ďƌŽƚŚĞƌ ĚŝĞĚ in her arms. Soulful and empathic, Eddie, who learned to paint in prison, teaches art to children, trying to warn them ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĚĞďŝůŝƚĂƟŶŐ ƚƌĂƵŵĂ ĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚ ďǇ ƚŚŽƐĞ ƚŽƵĐŚĞĚ ďǇ the violence.

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LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR DIALOGUE

The Interrupters takes viewers inside a city plagued by violence ĂŶĚ ƵŶĐŽǀĞƌƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŽĐŝĂů ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ ďƌĞĞĚ ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ͘ dŚĞƐĞ ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ ʹ ƉŽǀĞƌƚǇ͕ ƵŶĚĞƌĞŵƉůŽǇŵĞŶƚ͕ ƉŽŽƌ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ͕ ďƌŽŬĞŶ ĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ŽǀĞƌͲŝŶĐĂƌĐĞƌĂƟŽŶ Ͳ ǁĞƌĞ ŶŽƚ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ overnight, but are the results of government policies, law ĞŶĨŽƌĐĞŵĞŶƚ ƚƌĞŶĚƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ƉƌŝŽƌŝƟĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĚĂƚĞ ďĂĐŬ decades.

RESOURCES ĞůŽǁ ǇŽƵ ǁŝůů ĮŶĚ Ă ůŝƐƚ ŽĨ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ʹ ĞƐƐĂǇƐ͕ ƌĞƉŽƌƚƐ ĂŶĚ videos -‐ to help you explore the root causes to violence and ƚŚĞ ĚŝƐƉƌŽƉŽƌƟŽŶĂƚĞ ŝŵƉĂĐƚ ŽĨ ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ ŽŶ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ŽĨ color. By reviewing these resources as you plan your event you ĐĂŶ ďĞƩĞƌ ƉůĂĐĞ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ͕ ĂŶĚ ǇŽƵƌ ĐŽŶǀĞƌƐĂƟŽŶƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ͕ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂů ĂŶĚ ƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ĐŽŶƚĞǆƚ͘

ƌƵŐ tĂƌ ZĂĐŝƐŵ >ĞĐƚƵƌĞ ďǇ DŝĐŚĞůůĞ ůĞǆĂŶĚĞƌ dŚŝƐ ǀŝĚĞŽ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ Ă ƐƉĞĂĐŚ ďǇ ůŝƟŐĂƚŽƌͲƚƵƌŶĞĚͲůĞŐĂůͲƐĐŚŽůĂƌ Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow. Her pro-‐ ǀŽĐĂƟǀĞ ďŽŽŬ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐ ƚŚĞ Đŝǀŝů ƌŝŐŚƚƐ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇͶĂŶĚ Ăůů ŽĨ ƵƐͶƚŽ ƉůĂĐĞ ŵĂƐƐ ŝŶĐĂƌĐĞƌĂƟŽŶ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĨŽƌĞĨƌŽŶƚ ŽĨ Ă ŶĞǁ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ ĨŽƌ ƌĂĐŝĂů ũƵƐƟĐĞ ŝŶ ŵĞƌŝĐĂ͘ Ɛ ƚŚĞ hŶŝƚĞĚ ^ƚĂƚĞƐ ĐĞůĞďƌĂƚĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŶĂƟŽŶ͛Ɛ ƚƌŝƵŵƉŚ ŽǀĞƌ ƌĂĐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĞůĞĐƟŽŶ of Barack Obama, the majority of young black men in major ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ĐŝƟĞƐ ĂƌĞ ůŽĐŬĞĚ ďĞŚŝŶĚ ďĂƌƐ Žƌ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ůĂďĞůĞĚ felons for life. Event at Demos February 18, 2010.

ŵĞƌŝĐĂ͛Ɛ ƌĂĚůĞ ƚŽ WƌŝƐŽŶ WŝƉĞůŝŶĞ ZĞƉŽƌƚ The Children’s Defense Fund, a premiere child advocacy orga-‐ ŶŝǌĂƟŽŶ ĨŽƵŶĚĞĚ ďǇ ƌ͘ DĂƌŝĂŶ tƌŝŐŚƚ ĚĞůŵĂŶ͕ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚ this report to document America’s Cradle to Prison Pipeline, ĂŶ ƵƌŐĞŶƚ ŶĂƟŽŶĂů ĐƌŝƐŝƐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚĞƌƐĞĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƉŽǀĞƌƚǇ ĂŶĚ ƌĂĐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƉƵƚƐ ůĂĐŬ ďŽǇƐ Ăƚ Ă ŽŶĞ ŝŶ ƚŚƌĞĞ ůŝĨĞƟŵĞ ƌŝƐŬ ŽĨ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽ ũĂŝů͕ ĂŶĚ >ĂƟŶŽ ďŽǇƐ Ăƚ Ă ŽŶĞ ŝŶ Ɛŝǆ ůŝĨĞƟŵĞ ƌŝƐŬ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ fate.

,ŝƐƚŽƌǇ /Ɛ tĞĂƉŽŶ Ŷ ŽŶůŝŶĞ ĂŶƚŚŽůŽŐǇ ŽĨ ƌĞĂĚŝŶŐƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŽīĞƌ Ă ĐƌŝƟĐĂů ĂŶĂůǇƐŝƐ ŽĨ U.S. history.

ĞŶƚĞƌƐ ĨŽƌ ŝƐĞĂƐĞ ŽŶƚƌŽů ĂŶĚ WƌĞǀĞŶƟŽŶ KŶůŝŶĞ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ͛Ɛ ŶĂƟŽŶĂů ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ ƚŽ ƌĞĚƵĐĞ violence that include fact sheets, reports on bullying and gang ĂĐƟǀŝƚǇ͘

dŚĞ ůĂĐŬ zŽƵƚŚ WƌŽũĞĐƚ dŚĞ ůĂĐŬ zŽƵƚŚ WƌŽũĞĐƚ ; zWͿ ďĞŐĂŶ ŝŶ ϮϬϬϱ ĂƐ Ă ŶĂƟŽŶĂů ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ĞǆƉůŽƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĂƫƚƵĚĞƐ ŽĨ ďůĂĐŬ ǇŽƵƚŚ ĂŐĞƐ ϭϱͲϮϱ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ŵƵůƟͲĚŝŵĞŶƐŝŽŶĂů ŽƌŐĂŶŝǌĂ-‐ ƟŽŶ ĨŽĐƵƐĞĚ ŽŶ ƉƌŽŵŽƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ǀŽŝĐĞƐ ŽĨ ďůĂĐŬ ǇŽƵƚŚ͕ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ǁŝƚŚ ĐƵůƚƵƌĂůůǇ ƌĞůĞǀĂŶƚ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŶĞǁƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƟŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ĂŶĚ ĐŝǀŝĐ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶ͘ ƚ ƚŚĞ ĐĞŶƚĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ǁŽƌŬ ŝƐ Ă ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐ ĂƐ Ă ĐǇďĞƌͲƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞ ĐĞŶƚĞƌ ĨŽƌ ďůĂĐŬ ǇŽƵƚŚ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŚŽ ĂƌĞ ĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚ ƚŽ enriching the lives of black youth. Visitors can access research summaries, read blogs about and by black youth, search ĂŶ ĞǆƚĞŶƐŝǀĞ ƌĂƉ ĚĂƚĂďĂƐĞ͕ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ďůĂĐŬ ǇŽƵƚŚ ƐŽĐŝĂů ũƵƐƟĐĞ ŽƌŐĂŶŝǌĂƟŽŶƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ĚŽǁŶůŽĂĚ ƐŽĐŝĂů ũƵƐƟĐĞ ĐƵƌƌŝĐƵůĂ ƚŽ ƚĞĂĐŚ͘

“THESE CHILDREN DON’T EXPECT TO LIVE PAST THIRTY. THEY COME TO THESE FUNERALS, AND I WATCH THEM AND THEY PUT THEMSELVES IN THE PLACE OF THE PERSON IN THE CASKET.” Ͳ ^ƉĞŶĐĞƌ >ĞĂŬ͕ &ƵŶĞƌĂů ,ŽŵĞ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ

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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

ͻ dĂůŬ ĂďŽƵƚ Ă ƟŵĞ ǇŽƵ ǁŝƚŶĞƐƐĞĚ ĂŶ ĂĐƚ ŽĨ ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ͘ ,Žǁ did it make you feel? How did you react? Did your presence ŵĂŬĞ Ă ĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ ĞƐĐĂůĂƟŶŐ Žƌ ĚĞĞƐĐĂůĂƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶŇŝĐƚ͍ tŚĂƚ ĐŽƵůĚ ǇŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ ĚŽŶĞ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚůǇ ƚŽ ĐŚĂŶŐĞ the outcome? How should one decide when and how to intervene?

dŚĞ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ ďĞůŽǁ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ƵƐĞĚ ƚŽ ƐƉĂƌŬ ĐŽŶǀĞƌƐĂƟŽŶƐ ĂŌĞƌ Ă Įůŵ ƐĐƌĞĞŶŝŶŐ ĂŵŽŶŐ ǇŽƵƌ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐŚŝƉ͕ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͕ ƐƚĂī͕ community or family. Consider the goals for your event, the audience, the length of your event, and your comfort level as a ĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚŽƌ ǁŚĞŶ ĐŚŽŽƐŝŶŐ ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ͘

dŚĞ ZŽůĞ ŽĨ sŝŽůĞŶĐĞ /ŶƚĞƌƌƵƉƚĞƌƐ ͻ dŚĞ sŝŽůĞŶĐĞ /ŶƚĞƌƌƵƉƚĞƌƐ ůĞǀĞƌĂŐĞ ŵĞĚŝĂƟŽŶ ƐŬŝůůƐ͕ ĐƵůƚƵƌĂů knowledge and street credibility to gain the respect and ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞ ŽĨ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŝŶ ĐŽŶŇŝĐƚ͘ ŽƵůĚ ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŵĞĚŝĂƟŽŶ ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ďƵƚ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ Ă ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ďĂĐŬŐƌŽƵŶĚ ĂŶĚ ĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ďĞ ĂƐ ĞīĞĐƟǀĞ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ /ŶƚĞƌƌƵƉƚĞƌƐ͍

sŝŽůĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ͻ sŝŽůĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ ŵĂŝŶƐƚƌĞĂŵ ĮůŵƐ͕ ƚĞůĞǀŝƐŝŽŶ ƐŚŽǁƐ͕ ŶĞǁƐ programming, video games, music and YouTube videos has become increasingly graphic and prevalent over the ůĂƐƚ ƚǁŽ ĚĞĐĂĚĞƐ͘ Ž ǇŽƵ ƚŚŝŶŬ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƐƵŵƉƟŽŶ ŽĨ ǀŝŽůĞŶƚ ŝŵĂŐĞƌǇ ĚĞƐĞŶƐŝƟǌĞƐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƚŽ ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉƵďůŝĐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŝǀĂƚĞ ůŝǀĞƐ͍ /Ɛ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌǇ ĐƌĞĂƟŶŐ ŵŽƌĞ ǀŝŽůĞŶƚ ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ Žƌ ƐŝŵƉůǇ ƌĞŇĞĐƟŶŐ ĂŶ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐůǇ ǀŝŽůĞŶƚ American culture?

ͻ tŚĂƚ ƵŶŝƋƵĞ ƌŽůĞ ĐĂŶ ǁŽŵĞŶ ƉůĂǇ ŝŶ ĐŽŶŇŝĐƚ ŵĞĚŝĂƟŽŶ͍ ͻ For Cobe, Ameena and Eddie, being an Interrupter is about ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ũƵƐƚ ƐƚŽƉƉŝŶŐ ĮŐŚƚƐ͖ ŝƚ ŝƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ŝŶƚĞƌƌƵƉƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂƚƵƐ ƋƵŽ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ Ă ƉŽƐŝƟǀĞ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ͘ tŚĂƚ ĚŽĞƐ ďĞŝŶŐ ĂŶ /ŶƚĞƌƌƵƉƚĞƌ ŵĞĂŶ ƚŽ ǇŽƵ͍ In what ways have you acted as an Interrupter in your community?

ͻ Many of the Interrupters and the people they help trace their descent into criminal behavior at least in part to their ƉƌŽďůĞŵĂƟĐ Žƌ ĂďƐĞŶƚ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨĂƚŚĞƌƐ͘ tŚǇ ĚŽ ǇŽƵ ƚŚŝŶŬ ƚŚĞ ĨĂƚŚĞƌͲĐŚŝůĚ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉ ŝƐ ƐƵĐŚ Ă ƉƌĞǀĂůĞŶƚ ĨĂĐƚŽƌ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐƐƵĞ͍ ,Žǁ ĐĂŶ ŽƵƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ǇŽƵŶŐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŚŽ ůĂĐŬ ƉŽƐŝƟǀĞ ŵĂůĞ ƌŽůĞ ŵŽĚĞůƐ͍

“LOOK, THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY AND THE LATINO COMMUNITY HAVE BEEN BEATEN DOWN SO LONG WITH POOR SCHOOLS, LACK OF JOBS, HOPELESSNESS, DESPAIR. A LOT OF PEOPLE CAN’T STICK WITH PEACE IF THEY DON’T HAVE A STICK THAT THEY CAN HOLD ON TO.”

ͻ Ameena’s confession of physical and sexual abuse shows ƚŚĂƚ ĂďƵƐĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŶĞŐůĞĐƚĞĚ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ŽŌĞŶ ĨĂůů ŝŶƚŽ ĐŝƌĐƵŵ-‐ ƐƚĂŶĐĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ůĞĂĚ ƚŚĞŵ ŝŶƚŽ ĐƌŝŵĞ͕ ĐƌĞĂƟŶŐ Ă ƚŚŝŶ ůŝŶĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƉĞƌƉĞƚƵĂƚŽƌ ĂŶĚ ǀŝĐƟŵ ŽĨ ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ͘ tŚĂƚ ǁŽƵůĚ ŝƚ ůŽŽŬ ůŝŬĞ ƚŽ ƐŚŝŌ ŽƵƌ ƉƵďůŝĐ ƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ Ăŝŵ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ prevent future perpetuators of violence, instead of simply ƉƌŽƐĞĐƵƟŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ŽŶĐĞ Ă ǀŝŽůĞŶƚ ĂĐƚ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚ͍ ͻ ĚĚŝĞ ŽĐĂŶĞŐƌĂ ƚĂůŬĞĚ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƚĞŶƐĞ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉ between police and his community. Studies show that >ĂƟŶŽƐ͕ ďŽƚŚ ĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƵŶĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚĞĚ͕ ĂƌĞ reluctant to report crimes for fear of exposing their im-‐ ŵŝŐƌĂƟŽŶ ƐƚĂƚƵƐ͕ Žƌ ŽĨ ďĞŝŶŐ ĚŝƐĐƌŝŵŝŶĂƚĞĚ ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ͕ Žƌ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ Ă ĚŝƐƚƌƵƐƚ ŽĨ ĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐ ďĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ ĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŝƌ home countries. How do these cultural factors contribute ƚŽ ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ >ĂƟŶŽ ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌŚŽŽĚƐ͍

ʹ dŝŽ ,ĂƌĚŝŵĂŶ͕ ƌĞĂƚŽƌ ŽĨ /ŶƚĞƌƌƵƉƚĞƌƐ WƌŽŐƌĂŵ͕ ĞĂƐĞ&ŝƌĞ

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&ŝŶĚŝŶŐ ^ŽůƵƟŽŶƐ

ͻ /Ŷ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ƚŚĞ sŝŽůĞŶĐĞ /ŶƚĞƌƌƵƉƚĞƌƐ ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐ ƚŚĞ ĚĞůŝĐĂƚĞ ďĂůĂŶĐĞ ŽĨ ƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐ ƚŚƌĞĂƚĞŶŝŶŐ ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ ƚŽ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚ ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ǁŝƚŚŚŽůĚŝŶŐ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ĨƌŽŵ ůĂǁ ĞŶĨŽƌĐĞ-‐ ŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ŐĂŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƚŚĞǇ ĂƌĞ ƚƌǇŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŚĞůƉ ʹ ĂĐƟŽŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĐŽƵůĚ ďĞ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ ĐƌŝŵŝŶĂů ŽīĞŶƐĞƐ͘ ^ŚŽƵůĚ ŐƌŽƵƉƐ ůŝŬĞ ƚŚĞƐĞ ďĞ ĂůůŽǁĞĚ ƚŽ ŽƉĞƌĂƚĞ ĂďŽǀĞ ƚŚĞ ůĂǁ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƌ ŐŽŽĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ͍ tŚǇ or why not?

ͻ ŽŶƐŝĚĞƌ ƚŚŝƐ ƋƵŽƚĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶ ĂƌƟĐůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚŝĐĂŐŽ ZĞƉŽƌƚĞƌ: “Community members, youth advocates and youth them-‐ selves consistently say that it is nearly impossible to curb youth violence without addressing the underlying social ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ͗ ĞǆƚƌĞŵĞ ƌĂĐŝĂů ĂŶĚ ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ƐĞŐƌĞŐĂƟŽŶ͕ Ă ůĂĐŬ ŽĨ ũŽď ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ͕ ůŝŵŝƚĞĚ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŽ ŚŝŐŚĞƌ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ͕ violence-‐plagued and under-‐funded public schools, broken families and a general feeling of hopelessness and mar-‐ ŐŝŶĂůŝǌĂƟŽŶ ĂŵŽŶŐ ŵĂŶǇ ŚŝĐĂŐŽ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ͘͟ Is it possible to reduce violence without addressing the social and ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ ďƌĞĞĚ ŝƚ͍

ͻ Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger noted in his 2010 State of the State address: “Spending 45 percent ŵŽƌĞ ŽŶ ƉƌŝƐŽŶƐ ƚŚĂŶ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƟĞƐ ŝƐ ŶŽ ǁĂǇ ƚŽ ƉƌŽĐĞĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ͘ ͘͘͘ tŚĂƚ ĚŽĞƐ ŝƚ ƐĂǇ ĂďŽƵƚ ĂŶǇ ƐƚĂƚĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĨŽĐƵƐĞƐ ŵŽƌĞ ŽŶ ƉƌŝƐŽŶ ƵŶŝĨŽƌŵƐ ƚŚĂŶ ŽŶ ĐĂƉƐ ĂŶĚ ŐŽǁŶƐ͍͟ These ƐƚĂƟƐƟĐƐ ĂƌĞ ŵŝƌƌŽƌĞĚ ŝŶ ŵĂŶǇ ƐƚĂƚĞƐ ĂĐƌŽƐƐ ƚŚĞ ŶĂƟŽŶ͘ Ž ǇŽƵ ƐĞĞ Ă ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƵŶĚĞƌĨƵŶĚĞĚ ƉƵďůŝĐ ƐĐŚŽŽůƐ ĂŶĚ ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ͍ tŚĂƚ ĚŽ ƚŚĞƐĞ ŶƵŵďĞƌƐ ƐĂǇ ĂďŽƵƚ ŽƵƌ ƉƌŝŽƌŝ-‐ ƟĞƐ ĂƐ Ă ƐŽĐŝĞƚǇ͍

“WE NEED TO HONOR AND RESPECT OUR CHILDREN. WE CAN’T JUST THROW ‘EM OUT THERE AND THROW ‘EM AWAY.” ͲDĂĚĞĂ͕ ŵĞĞŶĂ DĂƩŚĞǁƐ͛ ŐƌĂŶĚŵŽƚŚĞƌ

ͻ DŝŬĞǇ͛Ɛ ƐƚŽƌǇ ŝůůƵƐƚƌĂƚĞƐ ĂŶ ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ ƚŽ ũƵƐƟĐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĞŵƉŚĂ-‐ ƐŝǌĞƐ ƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞ ǀŝĐƟŵƐ ĂŶĚ ƉĞƌƉĞƚƵĂƚŽƌƐ ŽĨ ǀŝŽůĞŶƚ ĐƌŝŵĞƐ ŬŶŽǁŶ ĂƐ ͞ƌĞƐƚŽƌĂƟǀĞ ũƵƐƟĐĞ͘͟ Ž ǇŽƵ ƚŚŝŶŬ ƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ Ă ŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌǇ ƐƚĞƉ ƚŽ ƌĞŚĂďŝůŝƚĂƚĞ ǀŝŽůĞŶƚ ŽīĞŶĚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞďƵŝůĚ ƚƌƵƐƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ͍ tŚŽ ŝƐ ďĞƐƚ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶĞĚ ƚŽ ĞŶĨŽƌĐĞ ƌĞƐƚŽƌĂƟǀĞ ũƵƐƟĐĞ ʹ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵƌƚƐ͕ ĐůĞƌŐǇ Žƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇͲďĂƐĞĚ ŽƌŐĂŶŝǌĂ-‐ ƟŽŶƐ ůŝŬĞ ĞĂƐĞ&ŝƌĞ͍ ͻ ĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƚĞƌƐ ĨŽƌ ŝƐĞĂƐĞ ŽŶƚƌŽů ĂŶĚ WƌĞǀĞŶƟŽŶ Ă ĮƌĞĂƌŵ ŬŝůůƐ Ă ĐŚŝůĚ Žƌ ƚĞĞŶ ŶĞĂƌůǇ ĞǀĞƌǇ ƚŚƌĞĞ ŚŽƵƌƐ͕ ďƵƚ ďůĂĐŬ ƚĞĞŶĂŐĞĚ ŵĂůĞƐ ĂƌĞ ŶĞĂƌůǇ ĨŽƵƌ ƟŵĞƐ ĂƐ ůŝŬĞůǇ ĂƐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ǁŚŝƚĞ ƉĞĞƌƐ ƚŽ ĚŝĞ ĨƌŽŵ Ă ĮƌĞĂƌŵƐ ŝŶũƵƌǇ ĂŶĚ ĂƌĞ Ɛŝǆ ƟŵĞƐ ĂƐ ůŝŬĞůǇ ƚŽ ďĞ ŚŽŵŝĐŝĚĞ ǀŝĐƟŵƐ͘ tŝƚŚ ĨƌŝĐĂŶ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶƐ ĂŶĚ >ĂƟŶŽƐ ƐƵīĞƌŝŶŐ Ăƚ Ă ĚŝƐƉƌŽƉŽƌƟŽŶĂƚĞ ƌĂƚĞ ĨƌŽŵ ŐƵŶ ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ͕ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ƚŚĞ ůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉ ĂŶĚ ƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐ ĐŽŵĞ ĨƌŽŵ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚŽƐĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ͍ DŝŐŚƚ ƚŚĂƚ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ƚŽ dismiss urban violence as a black and brown problem?

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ͻ In 2009, 7.2 million Americans—or 3.1 percent of all

The causes of violence are complex, and while there is no ͞ƋƵŝĐŬ Įǆ͟ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽďůĞŵ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ĐůĞĂƌ ǁĂǇƐ ƚŚĂƚ ǇŽƵ ĐĂŶ ŵĂŬĞ Ă ĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞ͘ dŚŝƐ ůŝƐƚ ŽīĞƌƐ Ă ƌĂŶŐĞ ŽĨ ŽƉƟŽŶƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ůŝŵŝƚĞĚ ƟŵĞ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ƚŽ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ǁŚŽ ĐĂŶ ŵĂŬĞ Ă larger commitment.

ĂĚƵůƚƐͶǁĞƌĞ ƵŶĚĞƌ ƚŚĞ ũƵƌŝƐĚŝĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ h^ ĐŽƌƌĞĐƟŽŶƐ ƐǇƐƚĞŵ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ϭ͘ϲ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶƐ ŝŶĐĂƌĐĞƌĂƚĞĚ ŝŶ Ă ƐƚĂƚĞ Žƌ ĨĞĚĞƌĂů ƉƌŝƐŽŶ͘ KĨ ƚŚĂƚ ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ͕ ŶĞĂƌůǇ ϰϬ ƉĞƌĐĞŶƚ were black, even though blacks make up only 13 percent of ƚŚĞ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ͘ ůĂĐŬƐ ǁĞƌĞ Ɛŝǆ ƟŵĞƐ ĂƐ ůŝŬĞůǇ ƚŽ ďĞ ŝŶ ƉƌŝƐŽŶ ĂƐ ǁŚŝƚĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚƌĞĞ ƟŵĞƐ ĂƐ ůŝŬĞůǇ ĂƐ ,ŝƐƉĂŶŝĐƐ͘ ͻ EĂƟŽŶǁŝĚĞ͕ ƚŚĞ ƵŶĞŵƉůŽǇŵĞŶƚ ƌĂƚĞ ĨŽƌ ďůĂĐŬ ǁŽƌŬĞƌƐ Ăƚ

1. ' d /E&KZD Ŷ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĞĚ ĐŝƟǌĞŶƌǇ ŝƐ ĂŶ ĞŵƉŽǁĞƌĞĚ ĐŝƟǌĞŶƌǇ͘ Review the list of pre-‐viewing resources and inform ǇŽƵƌƐĞůĨ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ŝƐƐƵĞ͘ tŚĞŶ ǇŽƵ ĞŶĐŽƵŶƚĞƌ Ă ƐĞŶƐĂƟŽŶĂů Žƌ ƐŝŵƉůŝƐƟĐ ƐƚŽƌǇ ĂďŽƵƚ ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĞĚŝĂ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞ ŝŶ Ă ůĞƩĞƌ ƚŽ the editor.

ϭϲ͘Ϯ ƉĞƌĐĞŶƚ is almost double the 9.1 percent rate for the ƌĞƐƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ͘ ŶĚ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ƚǁŝĐĞ ƚŚĞ ϴ ƉĞƌĐĞŶƚ white jobless rate. A stagnant economy, under-‐resourced communi-‐ ƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ ůĂĐŬ ŽĨ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĂƌĞ Ăůů ĨĂĐƚŽƌƐ͘ EŽƚ ŐĞƫŶŐ ǁŽƌŬ skills at an early age can be an economic disadvantage for a ůŝĨĞƟŵĞ͘

2. KE d d, &/>D /Ĩ ǇŽƵ ƚŚŝŶŬ ƚŚĞ Įůŵ ƐŚĞĚƐ ŶĞǁ ůŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ŶƵĂŶĐĞ ŽŶ the issue of violence then consider purchasing a copy for your local school, community center or place of worship. 3. ^hWWKZd s/K> E WZ s Ed/KE KZ' E/ d/KE dŚĞ ŽƌŐĂŶŝǌĂƟŽŶƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǆƚ ƐĞĐƟŽŶ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ĂŶĚ ďƌŝŐŚƚĞƐƚ ŵŝŶĚƐ ĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚ ƚŽ ĞŶĚŝŶŐ violence from the US Dream Academy to CeaseFire. Familiarize yourself with their work and consider mak-‐ ŝŶŐ Ă ĚŽŶĂƟŽŶ ƚŽ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ĞīŽƌƚƐ͘

ͻ /Ŷ >ŽƐ ŶŐĞůĞƐ͕ ϲϳ ƉĞƌĐĞŶƚ ŽĨ ůŽǁͲƉĞƌĨŽƌŵŝŶŐ ƐĐŚŽŽůƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶ ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌŚŽŽĚƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚ ŝŶĐĂƌĐĞƌĂƟŽŶ ƌĂƚĞƐ͘ Ǉ ĐŽŶƚƌĂƐƚ͕ ϲϴ ƉĞƌĐĞŶƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŝƚǇ͛Ɛ ŚŝŐŚͲƉĞƌĨŽƌŵŝŶŐ ƐĐŚŽŽůƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶ ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌŚŽŽĚƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ůŽǁĞƐƚ ŝŶĐĂƌĐĞƌĂƟŽŶ ƌĂƚĞƐ͘ ͻ /Ŷ ϮϬϬϯ͕ ϯϴй ŽĨ ƚŚĞ h͘^͘ ǇŽƵƚŚ ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ ǁĂƐ ŵĂĚĞ ƵƉ ŽĨ ǇŽƵƚŚ ŽĨ ĐŽůŽƌ͘ zĞƚ ǇŽƵƚŚ ŽĨ ĐŽůŽƌ ŵĂĚĞ ƵƉ ϲϱй ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĐƵƌĞ ĚĞƚĞŶƟŽŶ ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ͘ ͻ ĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͛Ɛ ĞĨĞŶƐĞ &ƵŶĚ͕ ŝŶĐĂƌĐĞƌĂƟŽŶ ƌĂƚĞƐ have climbed so high that more young African American men ŚĂǀĞ ƐƉĞŶƚ ƟŵĞ ŝŶ ƉƌŝƐŽŶ ƚŚĂŶ ŚĂǀĞ ĞĂƌŶĞĚ ĐŽůůĞŐĞ ĚĞŐƌĞĞƐ͘

4. sK d &KZ , E' DĂŶǇ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌŽŽƚ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ŽĨ ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ ʹ ůĂĐŬ ŽĨ ũŽď ŽƉ-‐ ƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ͕ ĐƵƚƐ ƚŽ ĂŌĞƌƐĐŚŽŽů ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ ĂŶĚ ŵĞŶƚĂů health support, weak gun laws, over-‐zealous policing ŝŶ ƉŽŽƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ Ͳ ĂƌĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƚůǇ ŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞĚ ďǇ ůĞŐ-‐ ŝƐůĂƟŽŶ͘ ŽŶƚĂĐƚ ǇŽƵƌ ĐŝƚǇ͕ ƐƚĂƚĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ŶĂƟŽŶĂů ĐŽŵ-‐ munity leaders when decisions are being made and ƐƵŐŐĞƐƚ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƟŽŶ ŽǀĞƌ ƉƌŽƐĞĐƵƟŽŶͲďĂƐĞĚ ƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐ to violence.

ͻ &Žƌ ƚǁĞŶƚǇͲĮǀĞ ǇĞĂƌƐ͕ ŚŽŵŝĐŝĚĞ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ƚŚĞ ůĞĂĚŝŶŐ ĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ĚĞĂƚŚ ĂŵŽŶŐ ůĂĐŬ ŵĂůĞƐ ϭϱʹϯϰ͕ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƚĞƌƐ ĨŽƌ ŝƐĞĂƐĞ ŽŶƚƌŽů ĂŶĚ WƌĞǀĞŶƟŽŶ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŚĂƐ ĂŶĂůǇǌĞĚ ĚĂƚĂ up to 2005. ͻ A 2001 study (ŚƩƉ͗ͬͬǁǁǁ͘ǀƉĐ͘ŽƌŐͬƉƌĞƐƐͬϬϭϬϱŚŝƐƉ͘Śƚŵ) showed that only 11 percent of Hispanics own guns, ĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚ ƚŽ ϭϲ ƉĞƌĐĞŶƚ ŽĨ ďůĂĐŬƐ ĂŶĚ Ϯϳ ƉĞƌĐĞŶƚ ŽĨ ǁŚŝƚĞƐ͘

5. D EdKZ zKhE' W Z^KE tĞ ĐĂŶ͛ƚ Ăůů ďĞ ĂƐ ĐŚĂƌŝƐŵĂƟĐ ĂƐ ŵĞĞŶĂ͕ ďƵƚ ǁĞ ĐĂŶ ŵĂŬĞ Ă ĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞ Ă ǇŽƵŶŐ ƉĞƌƐŽŶ͛Ɛ ůŝĨĞ ďǇ ďĞĐŽŵŝŶŐ Ă ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ŽƵƌ ƟŵĞ ĂŶĚ ĂƩĞŶƟŽŶ ĂƐ Ă ŵĞŶƚŽƌ͘ dŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ many excellent programs across the country, or you can contact Big Brothers Big Sisters for local mentor-‐ ƐŚŝƉ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ͘

zĞƚ ,ŝƐƉĂŶŝĐƐ ĂƌĞ ŵƵƌĚĞƌĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ĮƌĞĂƌŵƐ Ăƚ ƌĂƚĞƐ ƐĞĐŽŶĚ only to blacks. ͻ According to a Pew survey, 57% of whites say state and local governments should not be allowed to pass laws prohibit-‐ ing handguns, while a majority of African-‐Americans and Hispanics say lawmakers should be allowed to pass these ůĂǁƐ͘ DŽƌĞŽǀĞƌ͕ ϲϳй ŽĨ ,ŝƐƉĂŶŝĐƐ ĂŶĚ ϲϰй ŽĨ ďůĂĐŬƐ ƐĂǇ ƚŚĂƚ ĐŽŶƚƌŽůůŝŶŐ ŐƵŶ ŽǁŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ ŝƐ ŵŽƌĞ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƚŚĂŶ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŶŐ gun rights, compared to 39% of whites.

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RESOURCE ORGANIZATIONS dŚĞ ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ůŝƐƚ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĂŶŐĞ ŽĨ ŶĂƟŽŶĂů ĂŶĚ ůŽĐĂů ŽƌŐĂŶŝǌĂƟŽŶƐ ĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚ ƚŽ ĞŶĚŝŶŐ ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƌŽŽƚ causes that breed it. Review the list and consider joining their ŵĞŵďĞƌƐŚŝƉ͕ ƐƵďƐĐƌŝďŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĂĚǀŽĐĂĐǇ ĂůĞƌƚƐ͕ Žƌ ŝŶǀŝƟŶŐ Ă ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟǀĞ ƚŽ ǇŽƵƌ ƐĐƌĞĞŶŝŶŐ ĞǀĞŶƚ͘

ĚǀĂŶĐĞŵĞŶƚ WƌŽũĞĐƚ The Urban Peace program at Advancement Project reduces and prevents community violence, making poor neighbor-‐ hoods safer so that children can learn, families can thrive and ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĐĂŶ ƉƌŽƐƉĞƌ͘

ǀĞƌǇ ůŽĐŬ

ASPIRA

EveryBlock is the best way to follow neighborhood news and ĐŽŶŶĞĐƚ ǁŝƚŚ ǇŽƵƌ ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌƐ ŝŶ ϭϲ h͘^͘ ĐŝƟĞƐ͘ ǀĞƌǇ ůŽĐŬ ŝƐ Ă ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŵĂŶǇ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƚǇƉĞƐ ŽĨ ůŽĐĂů ŶĞǁƐ Ͷ ĨƌŽŵ public records like crime reports, to neighbor discussions, to ĐŝǀŝĐ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͘

ASPIRA works at the grassroots level to provide programs that encourage Hispanic students to stay in school, prepare them ƚŽ ƐƵĐĐĞĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂů ĂƌĞŶĂ͕ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉ ƚŚĞŝƌ ůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉ skills, and to serve their community.

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ŽǇƐ ĂŶĚ 'ŝƌůƐ ůƵďƐ ŽĨ ŵĞƌŝĐĂ

dŚĞ ŶĂƟŽŶ͛Ɛ ŽůĚĞƐƚ ĂŶĚ ůĂƌŐĞƐƚ Đŝǀŝů ƌŝŐŚƚƐ ŽƌŐĂŶŝǌĂƟŽŶ ĐŽŵŵŝƚ-‐ ƚĞĚ ƚŽ ĞŶƐƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƉŽůŝƟĐĂů͕ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂů͕ ƐŽĐŝĂů͕ ĂŶĚ ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-‐based ĚŝƐĐƌŝŵŝŶĂƟŽŶ͘

Inspiring and enabling all young people to realize their full ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů ĂƐ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟǀĞ͕ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ĐĂƌŝŶŐ ĐŝƟǌĞŶƐ͘

ƌĂĚǇ ĂŵƉĂŝŐŶ

EĂƟŽŶĂů hƌďĂŶ >ĞĂŐƵĞ

The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence works to pass ĂŶĚ ĞŶĨŽƌĐĞ ƐĞŶƐŝďůĞ ĨĞĚĞƌĂů ĂŶĚ ƐƚĂƚĞ ŐƵŶ ůĂǁƐ͕ ƌĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƉƵďůŝĐ ƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ŐƌĂƐƐƌŽŽƚƐ ĂĐƟǀŝƐŵ͕ ĞůĞĐƟŶŐ ƉƵďůŝĐ ŽĸĐŝĂůƐ ǁŚŽ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ĐŽŵŵŽŶ ƐĞŶƐĞ ŐƵŶ ůĂǁƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐ public awareness of gun violence. The website features a space to honor those lost to gun violence.

dŚĞ EĂƟŽŶĂů hƌďĂŶ >ĞĂŐƵĞ ŝƐ Ă ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐ Đŝǀŝů ƌŝŐŚƚƐ ŽƌŐĂŶŝǌĂƟŽŶ dedicated to economic empowerment in order to elevate the standard of living in historically underserved urban communi-‐ ƟĞƐ͘ dŚĞ hƌďĂŶ >ĞĂŐƵĞ ǁŽƌŬƐ ŽŶ Ă ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ŝƐƐƵĞƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ workforce development, health and quality or life and ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ǇŽƵƚŚ͘

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dŚŝƐ ŚŝĐĂŐŽͲďĂƐĞĚ ŽƌŐĂŶŝǌĂƟŽŶ ŝƐ ĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞĚ ƚŽ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ Ă ƉŽƐŝ-‐ ƟǀĞ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ůŝǀĞƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ >ŝƩůĞ sŝůůĂŐĞ Community by fostering a physically safe and healthy environ-‐ ŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƚŽ ůŝǀĞ ĂŶĚ ďǇ ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶŝŶŐ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĨŽƌ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂů ĂĚǀĂŶĐĞŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͘

WƌŽũĞĐƚ E/ ŝƐ ĂŶ ĂĚǀŽĐĂĐǇ͕ ŽƌŐĂŶŝǌŝŶŐ͕ ƉŽƉƵůĂƌ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ͕ research, and capacity-‐building center with the long-‐term goal ŽĨ ĞŶĚŝŶŐ ǇŽƵƚŚ ŝŶĐĂƌĐĞƌĂƟŽŶ͘

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dŚŝƐ ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ Urban Networks to Increase Thriving Youth (UNITY). UNITY ŝƐ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚ ƚŽ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶ ĂŶĚ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ĐŝƟĞƐ ŝŶ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƟŶŐ ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ŝƚ ŽĐĐƵƌƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ŚĞůƉ ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĞīŽƌƚƐ͘ /Ŷ-‐ ĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ŽŶ ƚŚŝƐ ƐŝƚĞ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ ŐƵŝĚĂŶĐĞ ŽŶ ĨŽƐƚĞƌŝŶŐ ĞīĞĐƟǀĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶ͕ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƟŽŶ ĞīŽƌƚ ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐ͕ ĐŝƚǇ ƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞƐ͕ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƟŽŶ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƐ͕ ƚŽŽůƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ĚĂƚĂ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĂůƵĂƟŽŶ͘

EĂƟŽŶĂů ŽƵŶĐŝů ŽĨ >Ă ZĂǌĂ dŚĞ EĂƟŽŶĂů ŽƵŶĐŝů ŽĨ >Ă ZĂǌĂ ;E >ZͿ͕ Ă ƉƌŝǀĂƚĞ͕ ŶŽŶƉƌŽĮƚ͕ ŶŽŶƉĂƌƟƐĂŶ ŽƌŐĂŶŝǌĂƟŽŶ͕ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ůĂƌŐĞƐƚ ŶĂƟŽŶĂů >ĂƟŶŽ Đŝǀŝů ƌŝŐŚƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĂĚǀŽĐĂĐǇ ŽƌŐĂŶŝǌĂƟŽŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ hŶŝƚĞĚ ^ƚĂƚĞƐ͘ E >Z ŽīĞƌƐ Ă ǀĂƌŝĞƚǇ ŽĨ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ƚŽ ĞĚƵĐĂƚĞ ƚŚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ >ĂƟŶŽ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ ĂďŽƵƚ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ŝƐƐƵĞƐ͘

h͘^͘ ƌĞĂŵ ĐĂĚĞŵǇ ŵƉŽǁĞƌƐ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ǁŚŽ ĂƌĞ Ăƚ ƌŝƐŬ ŽĨ ŝŶĐĂƌĐĞƌĂƟŽŶ ƚŽ ŵĂǆŝŵŝǌĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů ďǇ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ǁŝƚŚ ĂĐĂĚĞŵŝĐ͕ ƐŽĐŝĂů ĂŶĚ ǀĂůƵĞƐ ĞŶƌŝĐŚŵĞŶƚ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƟǀĞ ŵĞŶƚŽƌŝŶŐ and the use of technology.

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^dZzs ŝƐ Ă ŶĂƟŽŶĂů ŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞ͕ ůĞĚ ďǇ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƚĞƌƐ ĨŽƌ ŝƐĞĂƐĞ ŽŶƚƌŽů ĂŶĚ WƌĞǀĞŶƟŽŶ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƚĂŬĞƐ Ă ƉƵďůŝĐ ŚĞĂůƚŚ ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ ƚŽ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƟŶŐ ǇŽƵƚŚ ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ŝƚ ƐƚĂƌƚƐ͘ /ƚ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ Ă ƌŝĐŚ ĚĂƚĂďĂƐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵů ŝŶ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƟŶŐ ǇŽƵƚŚ ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ͘

dŚĞ ƵƌŶƐ /ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ ŝƐ Ă ůĞĂĚŝŶŐ ŽƌŐĂŶŝǌĂƟŽŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĮĞůĚ ŽĨ ũƵǀĞŶŝůĞ ũƵƐƟĐĞ ĂŶĚ ĞƚŚŶŝĐ ĂŶĚ ƌĂĐŝĂů ĚŝƐƉĂƌŝƟĞƐ ƌĞĚƵĐƟŽŶ͕ which helps to protect and improve the lives of youth of color ĂŶĚ ƉŽŽƌ ǇŽƵƚŚ ďǇ ƉƌŽŵŽƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĞŶƐƵƌŝŶŐ ĨĂŝƌŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ĞƋƵŝƚǇ in youth-‐serving systems across the country.

“WE GOT A RESPONSIBILITY TO BRING UP OUR COMMUNITY TO BE VIBRANT. WHATEVER IT IS THAT’S GOING ON, CEASE THE FIRE, CALL A TRUCE.” ʹ ŵĞĞŶĂ DĂƩŚĞǁƐ͕ ĞĂƐĞ&ŝƌĞ

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ŽŶƚĂĐƚ hƐ To learn more about the The Interrupters’ Community Engage-‐ ment Campaign please visit: ǁǁǁ͘ƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌƌƵƉƚĞƌƐ͘ĐŽŵ. dŽ ůĞĂƌŶ ŵŽƌĞ ĂďŽƵƚ dŚĞ /ŶƚĞƌƌƵƉƚĞƌƐ͛ ŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟǀĞ ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ featuring live chats, short webisodes and an online space for shrines to those lost in violence, please visit: ŚƩƉ͗ͬͬŝŶƚĞƌƌƵƉƚǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ͘ĐŽŵͬ.

<ĂƌƚĞŵƋƵŝŶ &ŝůŵƐ ŝƐ Ă ŚŽŵĞ ĨŽƌ ŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚ ĮůŵŵĂŬĞƌƐ ĚĞǀĞů-‐ oping documentary as a vehicle to deepen our understanding of society through everyday human drama. Focusing on people ǁŚŽƐĞ ůŝǀĞƐ ĂƌĞ ŵŽƐƚ ĚŝƌĞĐƚůǇ ĂīĞĐƚĞĚ ďǇ ƐŽĐŝĂů ĂŶĚ ƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ĐŚĂŶŐĞ ĂŶĚ ǁŚŽ ĂƌĞ ŽŌĞŶ ŽǀĞƌůŽŽŬĞĚ Žƌ ŵŝƐƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚ ďǇ ƚŚĞ ŵĞĚŝĂ͕ <ĂƌƚĞŵƋƵŝŶ͛Ɛ ĮůŵƐ ŽƉĞŶ ƵƉ Ă ĚŝĂůŽŐƵĞ͕ ďŽƚŚ ŝŶ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞ ŐĞŶĞƌĂů ƉƵďůŝĐ ĂŶĚ ƉŽůŝĐǇŵĂŬ-‐ ers.

zŽƵ ĐĂŶ ĂůƐŽ ĨƌŝĞŶĚ ƵƐ ŽŶ &ĂĐĞďŽŽŬ ĂŶĚ ĨŽůůŽǁ ƵƐ ŽŶ dǁŝƩĞƌ͘ ŚƩƉ͗ͬͬǁǁǁ͘ĨĂĐĞďŽŽŬ͘ĐŽŵͬ/ŶƚĞƌƌƵƉƚĞƌƐ

ŚƩƉ͗ͬͬƚǁŝƩĞƌ͘ĐŽŵͬη͊ͬƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌƌƵƉƚĞƌƐ

Kartemquin documentaries are supported by civic engagement ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ůŽĐĂů ĂŶĚ ŶĂƟŽŶĂů ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐ to foster understanding, change thinking, and build support ĨŽƌ ƐŽĐŝĂů ĐŚĂŶŐĞ͘ Ɛ Ă ůŽĐĂůůǇ ĂŶĚ ŶĂƟŽŶĂůůǇͲƌĞĐŽŐŶŝǌĞĚ ŵĞĚŝĂ ĂƌƚƐ ŽƌŐĂŶŝǌĂƟŽŶ͕ <ĂƌƚĞŵƋƵŝŶ ĂĐƚƐ ĂƐ Ă ƚƌƵƐƚĞĚ ďƌŝĚŐĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŵĞĚŝĂ͕ ĨŽƐƚĞƌƐ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŽǁƚŚ ŽĨ ĞŵĞƌŐŝŶŐ ĮůŵŵĂŬŝŶŐ ǀŽŝĐĞƐ ƉĂƐƐŝŽŶĂƚĞ ĂďŽƵƚ ƐŽĐŝĂů ŝƐƐƵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŵĞĚŝĂ ƉŽůŝĐǇ͕ ĂŶĚ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞƐ ƐƚĂī ĂŶĚ ƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌƐ ƚŽ ƉůĂǇ Ă ƌŽůĞ ŝŶ ĂĚǀŽĐĂƟŶŐ ĨŽƌ Ă ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ƉƵďůŝĐ ŵĞĚŝĂ͘ sŝƐŝƚ <ĂƌƚĞŵƋƵŝŶ Ăƚ ŚƩƉ͗ͬͬŬĂƌƚĞŵƋƵŝŶ͘ĐŽŵͬ

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CREDITS AND FUNDERS The Interrupters ŝƐ Ă <ĂƌƚĞŵƋƵŝŶ &ŝůŵƐ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ t' ,ͬ FRONTLINE and the Independent Television Service (ITVS) in ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ Z/^ &ŝůŵƐ͘ A special thanks to our funders for their support of The Interrupters Community Engagement Campaign:

ĞƌƚŚĂ &ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ &ůĞĚŐůŝŶŐ &ƵŶĚ /ŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚ dĞůĞǀŝƐŝŽŶ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ

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