Interrupters Community Guide by lawrence Seals

Presented by Kartemquin Films

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ABOUT THE FILM The Interrupters is the moving story of three dedicated ͞ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ ŝŶƚĞƌƌƵƉƚĞƌƐ͟Ͷ ŵĞĞŶĂ DĂƩŚĞǁƐ͕ ŽďĞ tŝůůŝĂŵƐ ĂŶĚ ĚĚŝĞ ŽĐĂŶĞŐƌĂͶǁŚŽ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ďƌĂǀĂĚŽ͕ ŚƵŵŝůŝƚǇ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞŶ ŚƵŵŽƌ͕ ǁŽƌŬ ƚŽ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŚŝĐĂŐŽ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ violence they themselves once employed. Their work and their ŝŶƐŝŐŚƚƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĞĚ ďǇ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŽǁŶ ũŽƵƌŶĞǇƐ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ͕ ĂƐ ĞĂĐŚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŵ ƉŽŝŶƚƐ ŽƵƚ͕ ĚĞĨǇ ĞĂƐǇ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝǌĂƟŽŶ͘ dŚĞ ŝŶƚĞƌƌƵƉƚĞƌƐ ǁŽƌŬ ĨŽƌ ĂŶ ŝŶŶŽǀĂƟǀĞ ŽƌŐĂŶŝǌĂƟŽŶ͕ ĞĂƐĞ&ŝƌĞ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ďƌĂŝŶĐŚŝůĚ ŽĨ ĞƉŝĚĞŵŝŽůŽŐŝƐƚ 'ĂƌǇ ^ůƵƚŬŝŶ͕ ǁŚŽ ĨŽƌ ϭϬ ǇĞĂƌƐ ďĂƩůĞĚ ƚŚĞ ƐƉƌĞĂĚ ŽĨ ĐŚŽůĞƌĂ and AIDS in Africa. Slutkin believes that the spread of 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 From acclaimed producer-‐director Steve James (Hoop Dreams) and best-‐selling author-‐turned-‐producer Alex <ŽƚůŽǁŝƚǌ ;There Are No Children HereͿ͕ The Interrupt-‐ ers 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 ĞƉŝĚĞŵŝĐ ĂŶĚ ĂŶ unforgivable American tragedy.” Shot over the course of a year out of Kartemquin Films in ŚŝĐĂŐŽ͕ The Interrupters ĨŽůůŽǁƐ ŵĞĞŶĂ͕ ĚĚŝĞ ĂŶĚ ŽďĞ ĂƐ ƚŚĞǇ ĂƩĞŵƉƚ ƚŽ ŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶĞ ŝŶ ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶƐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚŽƐĞ ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶƐ ƚƵƌŶ ǀŝŽůĞŶƚ͗ ƚǁŽ ďƌŽƚŚĞƌƐ ƚŚƌĞĂƚĞŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƐŚŽŽƚ each other; an angry teenage girl just home from prison; a ǇŽƵŶŐ ŵĂŶ ŚĞĂĚŝŶŐ ĚŽǁŶ Ă ǁĂƌƉĂƚŚ ŽĨ ƌĞǀĞŶŐĞ͘ dŚĞ Įůŵ ĐĂƉƚƵƌĞƐ ŶŽƚ ŽŶůǇ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚĞƌƌƵƉƚĞƌƐ͛ ǁŽƌŬ͕ ďƵƚ ƌĞǀĞĂůƐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŽǁŶ ŝŶƐƉŝƌĞĚ ũŽƵƌŶĞǇƐ ĨƌŽŵ ĐƌŝŵĞ ƚŽ ŚŽƉĞ ĂŶĚ͕ ƵůƟŵĂƚĞůǇ͕ ƌĞĚĞŵƉƟŽŶ͘ Ɛ ƚŚĞǇ ǀĞŶƚƵƌĞ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ͕ ƚŚĞǇ ĐŽŶĨƌŽŶƚ ƚŚĞ ĚĞƐƚƌƵĐƟǀĞ ĐǇĐůĞ ŽĨ ƉŽǀĞƌƚǇ͕ ŝŶĐĂƌĐĞƌĂƟŽŶ and joblessness -‐-‐ and reveal the importance of economic ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚǇ͕ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ ĐŽŚĞƐŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŵŝůǇ ƟĞƐ͘ hůƟ-‐ ŵĂƚĞůǇ͕ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ Ă ƐƚŽƌǇ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉŽǁĞƌ ǁĞ Ăůů ƉŽƐƐĞƐƐ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ Ă ƉŽƐŝƟǀĞ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ͘ KŶ &ĞďƌƵĂƌǇ ϭϰ͕ The Interrupters will premiere on &ZKEd>/E ͕ ƚŚĞ ĂĐĐůĂŝŵĞĚ ƉƵďůŝĐ ĂīĂŝƌƐ ƐĞƌŝĞƐ ŽŶ W ^͘

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HOW TO USE THE FILM AND COMMUNITY RESOURCE GUIDE ĚƵĐĂƚŽƌƐ͕ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ ŽƌŐĂŶŝǌĞƌƐ͕ ĨĂŝƚŚͲďĂƐĞĚ ůĞĂĚĞƌƐ͕ ƉŽůŝĐǇ 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

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dŚĞ Įůŵ ŚĂƐ ĂůƌĞĂĚǇ ďĞĞŶ ƵƐĞĚ ƚŽ ƐƉƵƌ ĚŝĂůŽŐƵĞ ĂŶĚ ĂĐƟŽŶ ŝŶ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĂĐƌŽƐƐ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌǇ͘ dŚĞ ƐĐƌĞĞŶŝŶŐƐ ŚĂǀĞ ďƌŽƵŐŚƚ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ Ă ǁŝĚĞ ĂƌƌĂǇ ŽĨ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƉƵďůŝĐ ŚĞĂůƚŚ͕ ůĂǁ ĞŶĨŽƌĐĞŵĞŶƚ͕ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ͕ ũƵǀĞŶŝůĞ ũƵƐƟĐĞ ƌĞĨŽƌŵ͕ ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͕ ƌĞͲĞŶƚƌǇ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ ĂŶĚ ũŽď ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ͕ Ăůů ƚŚĞŵĞƐ 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 ŐĂŶŐ ůĞĂĚĞƌƐ͕ ǁĂƐ ŚĞƌƐĞůĨ Ă ĚƌƵŐ ƌŝŶŐ ĞŶĨŽƌĐĞƌ͘ Ƶƚ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ 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 ŚĞůƉƐ ŚĞƌ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ŚĞƌ ŐƌŝĞǀŝŶŐ͘ ŵĞĞŶĂ͕ ǁŚŽ ŝƐ ŬŶŽǁŶ ĂŵŽŶŐ ŚĞƌ ĐŽůůĞĂŐƵĞƐ ĨŽƌ ŚĞƌ ĨĞĂƌůĞƐƐŶĞƐƐ͕ ďĞĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ Ă ĨĞŝƐƚǇ ƚĞĞŶĂŐĞĚ Őŝƌů ǁŚŽ ƌĞŵŝŶĚƐ ŚĞƌ ŽĨ ŚĞƌƐĞůĨ Ăƚ ƚŚĂƚ ĂŐĞ͘ dŚĞ Įůŵ ĨŽůůŽǁƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐŚŝƉ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ ŽĨ ŵĂŶǇ ŵŽŶƚŚƐ͕ ĂƐ ŵĞĞŶĂ ƚƌŝĞƐ ƚŽ ŶƵĚŐĞ ƚŚĞ ƚƌŽƵďůĞĚ Őŝƌů ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ͘

ŽďĞ tŝůůŝĂŵƐ ʹ ,ƵƐďĂŶĚ͕ &ĂƚŚĞƌ ĂŶĚ sŝŽůĞŶĐĞ /ŶƚĞƌƌƵƉƚĞƌ ^ĐĂƌƌĞĚ ďǇ ŚŝƐ ĨĂƚŚĞƌ͛Ɛ ŵƵƌĚĞƌ͕ ŽďĞ ǁĂƐ ŝŶ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ƉƌŝƐŽŶ͕ 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 ƉƵƚ ĂǁĂǇ ŚŝƐ ŐƵŶ͘ >ŝŬĞ ƚŚĞ ŽƚŚĞƌ /ŶƚĞƌƌƵƉƚĞƌƐ͕ ŚĞ ŐĞƚƐ ĚĞĞƉůǇ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ůŝǀĞƐ ŽĨ ƚŚŽƐĞ ŚĞ ĞŶĐŽƵŶƚĞƌƐ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ Ă teenaged boy just out of prison and a pair of brothers who are in rival gangs.

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 ŝŶ ŚĞƌ ĂƌŵƐ͘ ^ŽƵůĨƵů ĂŶĚ ĞŵƉĂƚŚŝĐ͕ ĚĚŝĞ͕ ǁŚŽ ůĞĂƌŶĞĚ ƚŽ ƉĂŝŶƚ ŝŶ ƉƌŝƐŽŶ͕ ƚĞĂĐŚĞƐ Ăƌƚ ƚŽ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͕ ƚƌǇŝŶŐ ƚŽ ǁĂƌŶ ƚŚĞŵ 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 ŽǀĞƌŶŝŐŚƚ͕ ďƵƚ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƐƵůƚƐ ŽĨ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐ͕ ůĂǁ 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 DŝĐŚĞůůĞ ůĞǆĂŶĚĞƌ͕ ĂƵƚŚŽƌ ŽĨ 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 ŽĨ ĂƌĂĐŬ KďĂŵĂ͕ ƚŚĞ ŵĂũŽƌŝƚǇ ŽĨ ǇŽƵŶŐ ďůĂĐŬ ŵĞŶ ŝŶ ŵĂũŽƌ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ĐŝƟĞƐ ĂƌĞ ůŽĐŬĞĚ ďĞŚŝŶĚ ďĂƌƐ Žƌ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ůĂďĞůĞĚ ĨĞůŽŶƐ ĨŽƌ ůŝĨĞ͘ ǀĞŶƚ Ăƚ ĞŵŽƐ &ĞďƌƵĂƌǇ ϭϴ͕ ϮϬϭϬ͘

ŵĞƌŝĐĂ͛Ɛ ƌĂĚůĞ ƚŽ WƌŝƐŽŶ WŝƉĞůŝŶĞ ZĞƉŽƌƚ dŚĞ ŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͛Ɛ ĞĨĞŶƐĞ &ƵŶĚ͕ Ă ƉƌĞŵŝĞƌĞ ĐŚŝůĚ ĂĚǀŽĐĂĐǇ ŽƌŐĂ-‐ ŶŝǌĂƟŽŶ ĨŽƵŶĚĞĚ ďǇ ƌ͘ DĂƌŝĂŶ tƌŝŐŚƚ ĚĞůŵĂŶ͕ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚ ƚŚŝƐ ƌĞƉŽƌƚ ƚŽ ĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚ ŵĞƌŝĐĂ͛Ɛ ƌĂĚůĞ ƚŽ WƌŝƐŽŶ WŝƉĞůŝŶĞ͕ 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 ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ĨĂĐƚ ƐŚĞĞƚƐ͕ ƌĞƉŽƌƚƐ ŽŶ ďƵůůǇŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŐĂŶŐ 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 ƐƵŵŵĂƌŝĞƐ͕ ƌĞĂĚ ďůŽŐƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ĂŶĚ ďǇ ďůĂĐŬ ǇŽƵƚŚ͕ ƐĞĂƌĐŚ 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 ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ Žƌ ĨĂŵŝůǇ͘ ŽŶƐŝĚĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŐŽĂůƐ ĨŽƌ ǇŽƵƌ ĞǀĞŶƚ͕ ƚŚĞ ĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞ͕ ƚŚĞ ůĞŶŐƚŚ ŽĨ ǇŽƵƌ ĞǀĞŶƚ͕ ĂŶĚ ǇŽƵƌ ĐŽŵĨŽƌƚ ůĞǀĞů ĂƐ Ă 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 ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵŝŶŐ͕ ǀŝĚĞŽ ŐĂŵĞƐ͕ ŵƵƐŝĐ ĂŶĚ zŽƵdƵďĞ ǀŝĚĞŽƐ 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 &Žƌ ŽďĞ͕ ŵĞĞŶĂ ĂŶĚ ĚĚŝĞ͕ ďĞŝŶŐ ĂŶ /ŶƚĞƌƌƵƉƚĞƌ ŝƐ ĂďŽƵƚ 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 ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ƉĞƌƉĞƚƵĂƚŽƌƐ ŽĨ ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ͕ ŝŶƐƚĞĂĚ ŽĨ ƐŝŵƉůǇ 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 ,ĂƌĚŝŵŽŶ͕ 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: ͻ “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 &ŽƌŵĞƌ ĂůŝĨŽƌŶŝĂ 'ŽǀĞƌŶŽƌ ƌŶŽůĚ ^ĐŚǁĂƌǌĞŶĞŐŐĞƌ ŶŽƚĞĚ ŝŶ ŚŝƐ ϮϬϭϬ ^ƚĂƚĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ^ƚĂƚĞ ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐ͗ “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?

d, /Ed ZZhWd Z^ ͻ KDDhE/dz Z ^KhZ 'h/

USEFUL STATISTICS

5 THINGS YOU CAN DO TODAY

ͻ /Ŷ ϮϬϬϵ͕ ϳ͘Ϯ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶƐͶŽƌ ϯ͘ϭ ƉĞƌĐĞŶƚ ŽĨ Ăůů

dŚĞ ĐĂƵƐĞƐ ŽĨ ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ ĂƌĞ ĐŽŵƉůĞǆ͕ ĂŶĚ ǁŚŝůĞ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽ ͞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 ǁĞƌĞ ďůĂĐŬ͕ ĞǀĞŶ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ ďůĂĐŬƐ ŵĂŬĞ ƵƉ ŽŶůǇ ϭϯ ƉĞƌĐĞŶƚ ŽĨ 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 ŝƐ ĂůŵŽƐƚ ĚŽƵďůĞ ƚŚĞ ϵ͘ϭ ƉĞƌĐĞŶƚ ƌĂƚĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƐƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ͘ ŶĚ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ƚǁŝĐĞ ƚŚĞ ϴ ƉĞƌĐĞŶƚ white ũŽďůĞƐƐ ƌĂƚĞ͘ ƐƚĂŐŶĂŶƚ ĞĐŽŶŽŵǇ͕ ƵŶĚĞƌͲƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞĚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝ-‐ 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 ĨŽƌ ǇŽƵƌ ůŽĐĂů ƐĐŚŽŽů͕ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ ĐĞŶƚĞƌ Žƌ ƉůĂĐĞ ŽĨ 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. &ĂŵŝůŝĂƌŝǌĞ ǇŽƵƌƐĞůĨ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ǁŽƌŬ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌ ŵĂŬ-‐ 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 ŚĞĂůƚŚ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ͕ ǁĞĂŬ ŐƵŶ ůĂǁƐ͕ ŽǀĞƌͲǌĞĂůŽƵƐ ƉŽůŝĐŝŶŐ 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 ƵƉ ƚŽ ϮϬϬϱ͘ ͻ ϮϬϬϭ ƐƚƵĚǇ ;ŚƩƉ͗ͬͬǁǁǁ͘ǀƉĐ͘ŽƌŐͬƉƌĞƐƐͬϬϭϬϱŚŝƐƉ͘Śƚŵ) ƐŚŽǁĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŽŶůǇ ϭϭ ƉĞƌĐĞŶƚ ŽĨ ,ŝƐƉĂŶŝĐƐ ŽǁŶ ŐƵŶƐ͕ 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 ŵĂŶǇ ĞǆĐĞůůĞŶƚ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ ĂĐƌŽƐƐ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌǇ͕ Žƌ ǇŽƵ can contact Big Brothers Big Sisters for local mentor-‐ ƐŚŝƉ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ͘

zĞƚ ,ŝƐƉĂŶŝĐƐ ĂƌĞ ŵƵƌĚĞƌĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ĮƌĞĂƌŵƐ Ăƚ ƌĂƚĞƐ ƐĞĐŽŶĚ only to blacks. ͻ ĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ Ă WĞǁ ƐƵƌǀĞǇ͕ ϱϳй ŽĨ ǁŚŝƚĞƐ ƐĂǇ ƐƚĂƚĞ ĂŶĚ ůŽĐĂů governments should not be allowed to pass laws prohibit-‐ ŝŶŐ ŚĂŶĚŐƵŶƐ͕ ǁŚŝůĞ Ă ŵĂũŽƌŝƚǇ ŽĨ ĨƌŝĐĂŶͲ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶƐ ĂŶĚ 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 ŐƵŶ ƌŝŐŚƚƐ͕ ĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚ ƚŽ ϯϵй ŽĨ ǁŚŝƚĞƐ͘

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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 ĂŶĚ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚƐ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ͕ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ƉŽŽƌ ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌ-‐ ŚŽŽĚƐ ƐĂĨĞƌ ƐŽ ƚŚĂƚ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ĐĂŶ ůĞĂƌŶ͕ ĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ ĐĂŶ ƚŚƌŝǀĞ ĂŶĚ 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 ƉƵďůŝĐ ƌĞĐŽƌĚƐ ůŝŬĞ ĐƌŝŵĞ ƌĞƉŽƌƚƐ͕ ƚŽ ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌ ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶƐ͕ ƚŽ ĐŝǀŝĐ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͘

ASPIRA works at the grassroots level to provide programs that ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞ ,ŝƐƉĂŶŝĐ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ƚŽ ƐƚĂǇ ŝŶ ƐĐŚŽŽů͕ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĞ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŽ ƐƵĐĐĞĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂů ĂƌĞŶĂ͕ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉ ƚŚĞŝƌ ůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉ ƐŬŝůůƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ƐĞƌǀĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ͘

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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

/ŶƐƉŝƌŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĞŶĂďůŝŶŐ Ăůů ǇŽƵŶŐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƚŽ ƌĞĂůŝǌĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨƵůů 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 ǁŽƌŬĨŽƌĐĞ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͕ ŚĞĂůƚŚ ĂŶĚ ƋƵĂůŝƚǇ Žƌ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ǇŽƵƚŚ͘

ŶůĂĐĞ ŚŝĐĂŐŽ

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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 ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ͕ ĂŶĚ ĐĂƉĂĐŝƚǇͲďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ ĐĞŶƚĞƌ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ůŽŶŐͲƚĞƌŵ ŐŽĂů ŽĨ ĞŶĚŝŶŐ ǇŽƵƚŚ ŝŶĐĂƌĐĞƌĂƟŽŶ͘

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D '/ ŚŝĐĂŐŽ DĞƚƌŽƉŽůŝƚĂŶ ƌĞĂ 'ƌŽƵƉ ĨŽƌ /ŐŶŝƟŶŐ ŝǀŝůŝǌĂƟŽŶ͕ /ŶĐ͘ ;D '/ Ϳ ŝƐ Ă ϱϬϭ;ĐͿϯ ŶŽƚͲĨŽƌͲƉƌŽĮƚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ ďĂƐĞĚ ŽƌŐĂŶŝǌĂƟŽŶ whose mission is to ensure that all residents have access to in-‐ ĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƉŽǁĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵ ĂƐ Ă ĐŽůůĞĐƟǀĞ͘

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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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 ĨĞĂƚƵƌŝŶŐ ůŝǀĞ ĐŚĂƚƐ͕ ƐŚŽƌƚ ǁĞďŝƐŽĚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĂŶ ŽŶůŝŶĞ ƐƉĂĐĞ ĨŽƌ ƐŚƌŝŶĞƐ ƚŽ ƚŚŽƐĞ ůŽƐƚ ŝŶ ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ͕ ƉůĞĂƐĞ ǀŝƐŝƚ͗ 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

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Kartemquin documentaries are supported by civic engagement ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ůŽĐĂů ĂŶĚ ŶĂƟŽŶĂů ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐ ƚŽ ĨŽƐƚĞƌ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ͕ ĐŚĂŶŐĞ ƚŚŝŶŬŝŶŐ͕ ĂŶĚ ďƵŝůĚ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ 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:

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