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TABLE OF CONTENTS About the Film | 1
How To Use The Film and Resource Guide | 2
ŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌWƌŽĮůĞƐͮ3
Laying the Groundwork for Dialogue | 4
ŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶYƵĞƐƟŽŶƐͮ5
5 Things You Can Do Today | 7
Online Resource List | 8
About Kartemquin Films | 10
Credits and Funders | 10 d, /Ed ZZhWd Z^ͻKDDhE/dzZ ^KhZ 'h/
ABOUT THE FILM The Interrupters is the moving story of three dedicated ͞ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞŝŶƚĞƌƌƵƉƚĞƌƐ͟ͶŵĞĞŶĂDĂƩŚĞǁƐ͕ŽďĞtŝůůŝĂŵƐ ĂŶĚ ĚĚŝĞŽĐĂŶĞŐƌĂͶǁŚŽ͕ǁŝƚŚďƌĂǀĂĚŽ͕ŚƵŵŝůŝƚLJĂŶĚĞǀĞŶ ŚƵŵŽƌ͕ǁŽƌŬƚŽƉƌŽƚĞĐƚƚŚĞŝƌŚŝĐĂŐŽĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ violence they themselves once employed. Their work and their ŝŶƐŝŐŚƚƐĂƌĞŝŶĨŽƌŵĞĚďLJƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶũŽƵƌŶĞLJƐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚ͕ĂƐĞĂĐŚŽĨ ƚŚĞŵƉŽŝŶƚƐŽƵƚ͕ĚĞĨLJĞĂƐLJĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝnjĂƟŽŶ͘ dŚĞŝŶƚĞƌƌƵƉƚĞƌƐǁŽƌŬĨŽƌĂŶŝŶŶŽǀĂƟǀĞŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ͕ ĞĂƐĞ&ŝƌĞ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƚŚĞďƌĂŝŶĐŚŝůĚŽĨĞƉŝĚĞŵŝŽůŽŐŝƐƚ'ĂƌLJ ^ůƵƚŬŝŶ͕ǁŚŽĨŽƌϭϬLJĞĂƌƐďĂƩůĞĚƚŚĞƐƉƌĞĂĚŽĨĐŚŽůĞƌĂ and AIDS in Africa. Slutkin believes that the spread of ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞŵŝŵŝĐƐƚŚĂƚŽĨŝŶĨĞĐƟŽƵƐĚŝƐĞĂƐĞƐ͕ĂŶĚƐŽƚŚĞ ƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚƐŚŽƵůĚďĞƐŝŵŝůĂƌ͗'ŽĂŌĞƌƚŚĞŵŽƐƚŝŶĨĞĐƚĞĚ͕ ĂŶĚƐƚŽƉƚŚĞŝŶĨĞĐƟŽŶĂƚŝƚƐƐŽƵƌĐĞ͘
From acclaimed producer-director Steve James (Hoop Dreams) and best-selling author-turned-producer Alex <ŽƚůŽǁŝƚnj;There Are No Children HereͿ͕The Interrupt- ersŝƐĂŶƵŶƵƐƵĂůůLJŝŶƟŵĂƚĞũŽƵƌŶĞLJŝŶƚŽƚŚĞƐƚƵďďŽƌŶ ƉĞƌƐŝƐƚĞŶĐĞŽĨǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞŝŶŽƵƌĐŝƟĞƐ͘The New York Times ƐĂLJƐƚŚĞĮůŵ͞ŚĂƐƉƵƚĂĨĂĐĞƚŽĂƌĂŐŝŶŐĞƉŝĚĞŵŝĐĂŶĚĂŶ unforgivable American tragedy.”
Shot over the course of a year out of Kartemquin Films in ŚŝĐĂŐŽ͕The InterruptersĨŽůůŽǁƐŵĞĞŶĂ͕ ĚĚŝĞĂŶĚŽďĞ ĂƐƚŚĞLJĂƩĞŵƉƚƚŽŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶĞŝŶƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶƐďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚŽƐĞ ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶƐƚƵƌŶǀŝŽůĞŶƚ͗ƚǁŽďƌŽƚŚĞƌƐƚŚƌĞĂƚĞŶŝŶŐƚŽƐŚŽŽƚ each other; an angry teenage girl just home from prison; a LJŽƵŶŐŵĂŶŚĞĂĚŝŶŐĚŽǁŶĂǁĂƌƉĂƚŚŽĨƌĞǀĞŶŐĞ͘dŚĞĮůŵ ĐĂƉƚƵƌĞƐŶŽƚŽŶůLJƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌƌƵƉƚĞƌƐ͛ǁŽƌŬ͕ďƵƚƌĞǀĞĂůƐƚŚĞŝƌ ŽǁŶŝŶƐƉŝƌĞĚũŽƵƌŶĞLJƐĨƌŽŵĐƌŝŵĞƚŽŚŽƉĞĂŶĚ͕ƵůƟŵĂƚĞůLJ͕ ƌĞĚĞŵƉƟŽŶ͘ƐƚŚĞLJǀĞŶƚƵƌĞŝŶƚŽƚŚĞŝƌĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ͕ƚŚĞLJ ĐŽŶĨƌŽŶƚƚŚĞĚĞƐƚƌƵĐƟǀĞĐLJĐůĞŽĨƉŽǀĞƌƚLJ͕ŝŶĐĂƌĐĞƌĂƟŽŶ and joblessness -- and reveal the importance of economic ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ͕ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJĐŽŚĞƐŝŽŶĂŶĚĨĂŵŝůLJƟĞƐ͘hůƟ- ŵĂƚĞůLJ͕ƚŚŝƐŝƐĂƐƚŽƌLJŽĨƚŚĞƉŽǁĞƌǁĞĂůůƉŽƐƐĞƐƐƚŽŵĂŬĞ ĂƉŽƐŝƟǀĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞŝŶŽƵƌĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͘
KŶ&ĞďƌƵĂƌLJϭϰ͕The Interrupters will premiere on &ZKEd>/E ͕ ƚŚĞĂĐĐůĂŝŵĞĚƉƵďůŝĐĂīĂŝƌƐƐĞƌŝĞƐŽŶW^͘
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HOW TO USE THE FILM AND COMMUNITY RESOURCE GUIDE ĚƵĐĂƚŽƌƐ͕ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĞƌƐ͕ĨĂŝƚŚͲďĂƐĞĚůĞĂĚĞƌƐ͕ƉŽůŝĐLJ makers and parents can use The Interrupters to engage ĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐĂŶĚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐʹLJŽƵŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞŝŶƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌͲŝŶƌĞ- ŇĞĐƟŽŶĂŶĚĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĞŝƐƐƵĞƐŝŶƚŚĞĮůŵ͘tŚĞƚŚĞƌ LJŽƵƵƐĞĞdžĐĞƌƉƚƐŽƌƚŚĞĞŶƟƌĞĮůŵ͕LJŽƵƌƐĐƌĞĞŶŝŶŐĐĂŶďĞ a springboard for dialogue or the centerpiece of a strategic ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJĂĐƟŽŶƉůĂŶ͘tŚŝůĞƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞŵĂŶLJǁĂLJƐƚŽƵƐĞƚŚĞ Įůŵ͕ŵŽƐƚŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐǁŝůůƵƐĞĂƐĐƌĞĞŶŝŶŐƚŽ͗
ͻ ,/ŐŚůŝŐŚƚƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůĞdžĂŵƉůĞƐŽĨůŽĐĂůǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞƉƌĞǀĞŶƟŽŶ ĞīŽƌƚƐ
ͻ Help audiences explore the historical context and root causes of urban violence “YOUTH VIOLENCE IS NOT A CHICAGO ͻ ƌĂŝŶƐƚŽƌŵĐƌĞĂƟǀĞĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĞƐĨŽƌŝŶƚĞƌƌƵƉƟŶŐƚŚĞĐLJĐůĞŽĨ PROBLEM. IT IS SOMETHING THAT retaliatory violence AFFECTS COMMUNITIES BIG AND SMALL, ͻ ŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞLJŽƵŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞƚŽƌĞŇĞĐƚŽŶƚŚĞĐŚŽŝĐĞƐƚŚĞLJ AND PEOPLE OF ALL RACES AND ALL ŵĂŬĞĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌƌŽůĞĂƐĐŚĂŶŐĞͲĂŐĞŶƚƐŝŶƚŚĞŝƌĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ COLORS. IT IS AN AMERICAN PROBLEM.” ʹ ƌŝĐ,ŽůĚĞƌ͕h͘^͘ƩŽƌŶĞLJ'ĞŶĞƌĂů
dŚĞĮůŵŚĂƐĂůƌĞĂĚLJďĞĞŶƵƐĞĚƚŽƐƉƵƌĚŝĂůŽŐƵĞĂŶĚĂĐƟŽŶŝŶ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͘dŚĞƐĐƌĞĞŶŝŶŐƐŚĂǀĞďƌŽƵŐŚƚ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌĂǁŝĚĞĂƌƌĂLJŽĨƉĞŽƉůĞǁŽƌŬŝŶŐǁŝƚŚŝŶƉƵďůŝĐŚĞĂůƚŚ͕ ůĂǁĞŶĨŽƌĐĞŵĞŶƚ͕ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ͕ũƵǀĞŶŝůĞũƵƐƟĐĞƌĞĨŽƌŵ͕ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͕ƌĞͲĞŶƚƌLJƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐĂŶĚũŽďƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ͕ĂůůƚŚĞŵĞƐ ƚŚĂƚĂƌĞƌĞŇĞĐƚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞĮůŵ͘dŚĞŵŽƐƚƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůĞǀĞŶƚƐƚĞŶĚ ƚŽŝŶǀŽůǀĞĂĐƌŽƐƐͲƐĞĐƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͖ĨƌŽŵƉŽůŝĐLJŵĂŬĞƌƐ ĂŶĚƉŽůŝĐĞŽĸĐĞƌƐƚŽĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĞƌƐ͕ĂƌƟƐƚƐĂŶĚLJŽƵŶŐ ƉĞŽƉůĞĞŵďƌŽŝůĞĚŝŶĐŽŶŇŝĐƚ͘
tĞĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞLJŽƵƚŽƵƐĞƚŚŝƐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞ'ƵŝĚĞĂƐ ĂƚŽŽůƚŽŚĞůƉLJŽƵĐƌĂŌĞǀĞŶƚƐƵƐŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƚŽƌŝĞƐŝŶƚŚĞĮůŵ͘ tĞŚĂǀĞŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ͕ďĂĐŬŐƌŽƵŶĚƌĞĂĚŝŶŐ͕ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐ͕ƐĂŵƉůĞĞdžĞƌĐŝƐĞƐĂŶĚƉƌĂĐƟĐĂůǁĂLJƐƚŽ ƚĂŬĞĂĐƟŽŶ͘tĞŚŽƉĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐĞƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐŚĞůƉLJŽƵƚŽĚĞǀĞůŽƉ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟǀĞĂŶĚŵĞĂŶŝŶŐĨƵůĞǀĞŶƚƐ͕ďƵŝůĚƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐǁŝƚŚ ŶĞǁŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐ͕ĂŶĚĞŶŐĂŐĞƚŚŽƐĞĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJŝŵƉĂĐƚĞĚďLJ ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞĂŶĚƚŚŽƐĞĞĂŐĞƌƚŽŵĂŬĞĂĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞ͘
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CHARACTER PROFILES ŵĞĞŶĂDĂƩŚĞǁƐʹDŽƚŚĞƌ͕tŝĨĞ͕sŝŽůĞŶĐĞ/ŶƚĞƌƌƵƉƚĞƌ ŵĞĞŶĂ͕ĚĂƵŐŚƚĞƌŽĨ:Ğī&Žƌƚ͕ŽŶĞŽĨŚŝĐĂŐŽ͛ƐŵŽƐƚŶŽƚŽƌŝŽƵƐ ŐĂŶŐůĞĂĚĞƌƐ͕ǁĂƐŚĞƌƐĞůĨĂĚƌƵŐƌŝŶŐĞŶĨŽƌĐĞƌ͘ƵƚŚĂǀŝŶŐ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶĂŶĚĮŶĚŝŶŐƐŽůĂĐĞŝŶŚĞƌDƵƐůŝŵĨĂŝƚŚƉƵůůĞĚŚĞƌŽī the streets and grounded her. In the wake of Derrion Albert’s ĚĞĂƚŚ͕ŵĞĞŶĂďĞĐŽŵĞƐĂĐůŽƐĞĐŽŶĮĚĂŶƚĞƚŽŚŝƐŵŽƚŚĞƌ͕ĂŶĚ ŚĞůƉƐŚĞƌƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŚĞƌŐƌŝĞǀŝŶŐ͘ŵĞĞŶĂ͕ǁŚŽŝƐŬŶŽǁŶĂŵŽŶŐ ŚĞƌĐŽůůĞĂŐƵĞƐĨŽƌŚĞƌĨĞĂƌůĞƐƐŶĞƐƐ͕ďĞĨƌŝĞŶĚƐĂĨĞŝƐƚLJƚĞĞŶĂŐĞĚ ŐŝƌůǁŚŽƌĞŵŝŶĚƐŚĞƌŽĨŚĞƌƐĞůĨĂƚƚŚĂƚĂŐĞ͘dŚĞĮůŵĨŽůůŽǁƐ ƚŚĂƚĨƌŝĞŶĚƐŚŝƉŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĐŽƵƌƐĞŽĨŵĂŶLJŵŽŶƚŚƐ͕ĂƐŵĞĞŶĂ ƚƌŝĞƐƚŽŶƵĚŐĞƚŚĞƚƌŽƵďůĞĚŐŝƌůŝŶƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ͘
ŽďĞtŝůůŝĂŵƐʹ,ƵƐďĂŶĚ͕&ĂƚŚĞƌĂŶĚsŝŽůĞŶĐĞ/ŶƚĞƌƌƵƉƚĞƌ ^ĐĂƌƌĞĚďLJŚŝƐĨĂƚŚĞƌ͛ƐŵƵƌĚĞƌ͕ŽďĞǁĂƐŝŶĂŶĚŽƵƚŽĨƉƌŝƐŽŶ͕ ƵŶƟůŚĞŚĂĚŚĂĚĞŶŽƵŐŚ͘,ŝƐĨĂŵŝůLJʹƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJĂLJŽƵŶŐ ƐŽŶʹŚĞůƉĞĚŚŝŵĮŶĚŚŝƐĨŽŽƟŶŐ͘ŽďĞĚŝƐĂƌŵƐŽƚŚĞƌƐǁŝƚŚ 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 ƉƵƚĂǁĂLJŚŝƐŐƵŶ͘>ŝŬĞƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌ/ŶƚĞƌƌƵƉƚĞƌƐ͕ŚĞŐĞƚƐĚĞĞƉůLJ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚŝŶƚŚĞůŝǀĞƐŽĨƚŚŽƐĞŚĞĞŶĐŽƵŶƚĞƌƐ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĂ teenaged boy just out of prison and a pair of brothers who are in rival gangs.
ĚĚŝĞŽĐĂŶĞŐƌĂʹƌƚdĞĂĐŚĞƌĂŶĚsŝŽůĞŶĐĞ/ŶƚĞƌƌƵƉƚĞƌ ,ĂƵŶƚĞĚďLJĂŵƵƌĚĞƌŚĞĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚǁŚĞŶŚĞǁĂƐƐĞǀĞŶƚĞĞŶ͕ Eddie views his work with CeaseFire work as a part of his ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞĨŽƌŚŝƐƉĂƐƚĂĐƟŽŶƐ͘ ĚĚŝĞŝƐŵŽƐƚĚĞĞƉůLJĚŝƐƚƵƌďĞĚ ďLJƚŚĞĂŌĞƌĞīĞĐƚƐŽĨƚŚĞǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞŽŶĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͕ĂŶĚƐŽŚĞ ƐƉĞŶĚƐŵƵĐŚŽĨŚŝƐƟŵĞǁŽƌŬŝŶŐǁŝƚŚLJŽƵŶŐĞƌŬŝĚƐŝŶĂŶĞīŽƌƚ ƚŽďŽƚŚŬĞĞƉƚŚĞŵŽīƚŚĞƐƚƌĞĞƚƐĂŶĚƚŽŐĞƚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŽƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŚŽŶĞĞĚŝƚʹŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĂϭϲͲLJĞĂƌͲŽůĚŐŝƌůǁŚŽƐĞďƌŽƚŚĞƌĚŝĞĚ ŝŶŚĞƌĂƌŵƐ͘^ŽƵůĨƵůĂŶĚĞŵƉĂƚŚŝĐ͕ ĚĚŝĞ͕ǁŚŽůĞĂƌŶĞĚƚŽ ƉĂŝŶƚŝŶƉƌŝƐŽŶ͕ƚĞĂĐŚĞƐĂƌƚƚŽĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͕ƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽǁĂƌŶƚŚĞŵ ŽĨƚŚĞĚĞďŝůŝƚĂƟŶŐƚƌĂƵŵĂĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚďLJƚŚŽƐĞƚŽƵĐŚĞĚďLJ the violence.
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LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR DIALOGUE The Interrupters takes viewers inside a city plagued by violence ĂŶĚƵŶĐŽǀĞƌƐƚŚĞƐŽĐŝĂůĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐƚŚĂƚďƌĞĞĚǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ͘dŚĞƐĞ ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐʹƉŽǀĞƌƚLJ͕ƵŶĚĞƌĞŵƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚ͕ƉŽŽƌĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ͕ ďƌŽŬĞŶĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ͕ĂŶĚŽǀĞƌͲŝŶĐĂƌĐĞƌĂƟŽŶͲǁĞƌĞŶŽƚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ŽǀĞƌŶŝŐŚƚ͕ďƵƚĂƌĞƚŚĞƌĞƐƵůƚƐŽĨŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐ͕ůĂǁ ĞŶĨŽƌĐĞŵĞŶƚƚƌĞŶĚƐ͕ĂŶĚĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐƉƌŝŽƌŝƟĞƐƚŚĂƚĚĂƚĞďĂĐŬ decades. RESOURCES ĞůŽǁLJŽƵǁŝůůĮŶĚĂůŝƐƚŽĨƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐʹĞƐƐĂLJƐ͕ƌĞƉŽƌƚƐĂŶĚ videos - to help you explore the root causes to violence and ƚŚĞĚŝƐƉƌŽƉŽƌƟŽŶĂƚĞŝŵƉĂĐƚŽĨǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞŽŶĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐŽĨ ƌƵŐtĂƌZĂĐŝƐŵ>ĞĐƚƵƌĞďLJDŝĐŚĞůůĞ color. By reviewing these resources as you plan your event you ůĞdžĂŶĚĞƌ ĐĂŶďĞƩĞƌƉůĂĐĞƚŚĞĮůŵ͕ĂŶĚLJŽƵƌĐŽŶǀĞƌƐĂƟŽŶƐĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞ dŚŝƐǀŝĚĞŽĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂƐƉĞĂĐŚďLJůŝƟŐĂƚŽƌͲƚƵƌŶĞĚͲůĞŐĂůͲƐĐŚŽůĂƌ Įůŵ͕ǁŝƚŚŝŶŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂůĂŶĚƉŽůŝƟĐĂůĐŽŶƚĞdžƚ͘ DŝĐŚĞůůĞůĞdžĂŶĚĞƌ͕ĂƵƚŚŽƌŽĨThe New Jim Crow. Her pro- ǀŽĐĂƟǀĞŬĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐƚŚĞĐŝǀŝůƌŝŐŚƚƐĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJͶĂŶĚĂůů ŵĞƌŝĐĂ͛ƐƌĂĚůĞƚŽWƌŝƐŽŶWŝƉĞůŝŶĞZĞƉŽƌƚ ŽĨƵƐͶƚŽƉůĂĐĞŵĂƐƐŝŶĐĂƌĐĞƌĂƟŽŶĂƚƚŚĞĨŽƌĞĨƌŽŶƚŽĨĂŶĞǁ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚĨŽƌƌĂĐŝĂůũƵƐƟĐĞŝŶŵĞƌŝĐĂ͘ƐƚŚĞhŶŝƚĞĚ^ƚĂƚĞƐ dŚĞŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͛ƐĞĨĞŶƐĞ&ƵŶĚ͕ĂƉƌĞŵŝĞƌĞĐŚŝůĚĂĚǀŽĐĂĐLJŽƌŐĂ- ĐĞůĞďƌĂƚĞƐƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶ͛ƐƚƌŝƵŵƉŚŽǀĞƌƌĂĐĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĞůĞĐƟŽŶ ŶŝnjĂƟŽŶĨŽƵŶĚĞĚďLJƌ͘DĂƌŝĂŶtƌŝŐŚƚ ĚĞůŵĂŶ͕ĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚ ŽĨĂƌĂĐŬKďĂŵĂ͕ƚŚĞŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJŽĨLJŽƵŶŐďůĂĐŬŵĞŶŝŶŵĂũŽƌ ƚŚŝƐƌĞƉŽƌƚƚŽĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚŵĞƌŝĐĂ͛ƐƌĂĚůĞƚŽWƌŝƐŽŶWŝƉĞůŝŶĞ͕ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶĐŝƟĞƐĂƌĞůŽĐŬĞĚďĞŚŝŶĚďĂƌƐŽƌŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶůĂďĞůĞĚ ĂŶƵƌŐĞŶƚŶĂƟŽŶĂůĐƌŝƐŝƐĂƚƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌƐĞĐƟŽŶŽĨƉŽǀĞƌƚLJĂŶĚƌĂĐĞ ĨĞůŽŶƐĨŽƌůŝĨĞ͘ ǀĞŶƚĂƚĞŵŽƐ&ĞďƌƵĂƌLJϭϴ͕ϮϬϭϬ͘ ƚŚĂƚƉƵƚƐůĂĐŬďŽLJƐĂƚĂŽŶĞŝŶƚŚƌĞĞůŝĨĞƟŵĞƌŝƐŬŽĨŐŽŝŶŐƚŽ ũĂŝů͕ĂŶĚ>ĂƟŶŽďŽLJƐĂƚĂŽŶĞŝŶƐŝdžůŝĨĞƟŵĞƌŝƐŬŽĨƚŚĞƐĂŵĞ fate. ,ŝƐƚŽƌLJ/ƐtĞĂƉŽŶ ŶŽŶůŝŶĞĂŶƚŚŽůŽŐLJŽĨƌĞĂĚŝŶŐƐƚŚĂƚŽīĞƌĂĐƌŝƟĐĂůĂŶĂůLJƐŝƐŽĨ ĞŶƚĞƌƐĨŽƌŝƐĞĂƐĞŽŶƚƌŽůĂŶĚWƌĞǀĞŶƟŽŶ U.S. history. KŶůŝŶĞƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ͛ƐŶĂƟŽŶĂůƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƚŽƌĞĚƵĐĞ
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&ŝŶĚŝŶŐ^ŽůƵƟŽŶƐ ͻ /ŶƚŚĞĮůŵƚŚĞsŝŽůĞŶĐĞ/ŶƚĞƌƌƵƉƚĞƌƐĚŝƐĐƵƐƐƚŚĞĚĞůŝĐĂƚĞ ďĂůĂŶĐĞŽĨƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐƚŚƌĞĂƚĞŶŝŶŐǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞƚŽƉƌĞǀĞŶƚ ͻ ŽŶƐŝĚĞƌƚŚŝƐƋƵŽƚĞĨƌŽŵĂŶĂƌƟĐůĞŝŶƚŚĞ ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞĂŶĚǁŝƚŚŚŽůĚŝŶŐŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĨƌŽŵůĂǁĞŶĨŽƌĐĞ- ŚŝĐĂŐŽZĞƉŽƌƚĞƌ: ŵĞŶƚŝŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽŐĂŝŶƚŚĞĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞƚŚĞLJĂƌĞ ƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽŚĞůƉʹĂĐƟŽŶƐƚŚĂƚĐŽƵůĚďĞĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚĐƌŝŵŝŶĂů ͻ “Community members, youth advocates and youth them- ŽīĞŶƐĞƐ͘^ŚŽƵůĚŐƌŽƵƉƐůŝŬĞƚŚĞƐĞďĞĂůůŽǁĞĚƚŽŽƉĞƌĂƚĞ selves consistently say that it is nearly impossible to curb ĂďŽǀĞƚŚĞůĂǁĨŽƌƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƌŐŽŽĚŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͍tŚLJ youth violence without addressing the underlying social or why not? ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ͗ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞƌĂĐŝĂůĂŶĚĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐƐĞŐƌĞŐĂƟŽŶ͕ĂůĂĐŬ ŽĨũŽďŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ͕ůŝŵŝƚĞĚĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽŚŝŐŚĞƌĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ͕ ͻ &ŽƌŵĞƌĂůŝĨŽƌŶŝĂ'ŽǀĞƌŶŽƌƌŶŽůĚ^ĐŚǁĂƌnjĞŶĞŐŐĞƌŶŽƚĞĚ violence-plagued and under-funded public schools, broken ŝŶŚŝƐϮϬϭϬ^ƚĂƚĞŽĨƚŚĞ^ƚĂƚĞĂĚĚƌĞƐƐ͗“Spending 45 percent families and a general feeling of hopelessness and mar- ŵŽƌĞŽŶƉƌŝƐŽŶƐƚŚĂŶƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƟĞƐŝƐŶŽǁĂLJƚŽƉƌŽĐĞĞĚŝŶƚŽ ŐŝŶĂůŝnjĂƟŽŶĂŵŽŶŐŵĂŶLJŚŝĐĂŐŽƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ͘͟ Is it possible ƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞ͘͘͘͘tŚĂƚĚŽĞƐŝƚƐĂLJĂďŽƵƚĂŶLJƐƚĂƚĞƚŚĂƚĨŽĐƵƐĞƐ to reduce violence without addressing the social and ŵŽƌĞŽŶƉƌŝƐŽŶƵŶŝĨŽƌŵƐƚŚĂŶŽŶĐĂƉƐĂŶĚŐŽǁŶƐ͍͟ These ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐƚŚĂƚďƌĞĞĚŝƚ͍ ƐƚĂƟƐƟĐƐĂƌĞŵŝƌƌŽƌĞĚŝŶŵĂŶLJƐƚĂƚĞƐĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶ͘Ž LJŽƵƐĞĞĂƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉďĞƚǁĞĞŶƵŶĚĞƌĨƵŶĚĞĚƉƵďůŝĐƐĐŚŽŽůƐ ĂŶĚǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ͍tŚĂƚĚŽƚŚĞƐĞŶƵŵďĞƌƐƐĂLJĂďŽƵƚŽƵƌƉƌŝŽƌŝ- “WE NEED TO HONOR AND RESPECT OUR ƟĞƐĂƐĂƐŽĐŝĞƚLJ͍ CHILDREN. WE CAN’T JUST THROW ‘EM OUT THERE AND THROW ‘EM AWAY.” ͲDĂĚĞĂ͕ŵĞĞŶĂDĂƩŚĞǁƐ͛ŐƌĂŶĚŵŽƚŚĞƌ
ͻ DŝŬĞLJ͛ƐƐƚŽƌLJŝůůƵƐƚƌĂƚĞƐĂŶĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚƚŽũƵƐƟĐĞƚŚĂƚĞŵƉŚĂ- ƐŝnjĞƐƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞǀŝĐƟŵƐĂŶĚƉĞƌƉĞƚƵĂƚŽƌƐ ŽĨǀŝŽůĞŶƚĐƌŝŵĞƐŬŶŽǁŶĂƐ͞ƌĞƐƚŽƌĂƟǀĞũƵƐƟĐĞ͘͟ŽLJŽƵ ƚŚŝŶŬƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĨŽƌŐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐŝƐĂŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJƐƚĞƉ ƚŽƌĞŚĂďŝůŝƚĂƚĞǀŝŽůĞŶƚŽīĞŶĚĞƌƐĂŶĚƌĞďƵŝůĚƚƌƵƐƚŝŶƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͍tŚŽŝƐďĞƐƚƉŽƐŝƟŽŶĞĚƚŽĞŶĨŽƌĐĞƌĞƐƚŽƌĂƟǀĞ ũƵƐƟĐĞʹƚŚĞĐŽƵƌƚƐ͕ĐůĞƌŐLJŽƌĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJͲďĂƐĞĚŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂ- ƟŽŶƐůŝŬĞĞĂƐĞ&ŝƌĞ͍
ͻ ĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞĞŶƚĞƌƐĨŽƌŝƐĞĂƐĞŽŶƚƌŽůĂŶĚWƌĞǀĞŶƟŽŶ ĂĮƌĞĂƌŵŬŝůůƐĂĐŚŝůĚŽƌƚĞĞŶŶĞĂƌůLJĞǀĞƌLJƚŚƌĞĞŚŽƵƌƐ͕ďƵƚ ďůĂĐŬƚĞĞŶĂŐĞĚŵĂůĞƐĂƌĞŶĞĂƌůLJĨŽƵƌƟŵĞƐĂƐůŝŬĞůLJĂƐƚŚĞŝƌ ǁŚŝƚĞƉĞĞƌƐƚŽĚŝĞĨƌŽŵĂĮƌĞĂƌŵƐŝŶũƵƌLJĂŶĚĂƌĞƐŝdžƟŵĞƐ ĂƐůŝŬĞůLJƚŽďĞŚŽŵŝĐŝĚĞǀŝĐƟŵƐ͘tŝƚŚĨƌŝĐĂŶŵĞƌŝĐĂŶƐ ĂŶĚ>ĂƟŶŽƐƐƵīĞƌŝŶŐĂƚĂĚŝƐƉƌŽƉŽƌƟŽŶĂƚĞƌĂƚĞĨƌŽŵŐƵŶ ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ͕ƐŚŽƵůĚƚŚĞůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉĂŶĚƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐĐŽŵĞĨƌŽŵ ǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚŽƐĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ͍DŝŐŚƚƚŚĂƚĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞŽƚŚĞƌƐƚŽ dismiss urban violence as a black and brown problem?
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The Urban Peace program at Advancement Project reduces ĂŶĚƉƌĞǀĞŶƚƐĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ͕ŵĂŬŝŶŐƉŽŽƌŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌ- ŚŽŽĚƐƐĂĨĞƌƐŽƚŚĂƚĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶĐĂŶůĞĂƌŶ͕ĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐĐĂŶƚŚƌŝǀĞĂŶĚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐĐĂŶƉƌŽƐƉĞƌ͘ ǀĞƌLJůŽĐŬ ASPIRA EveryBlock is the best way to follow neighborhood news and ĐŽŶŶĞĐƚǁŝƚŚLJŽƵƌŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌƐŝŶϭϲh͘^͘ĐŝƟĞƐ͘ ǀĞƌLJůŽĐŬŝƐ ASPIRA works at the grassroots level to provide programs that ĂĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶŽĨŵĂŶLJĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƚLJƉĞƐŽĨůŽĐĂůŶĞǁƐͶĨƌŽŵ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞ,ŝƐƉĂŶŝĐƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐƚŽƐƚĂLJŝŶƐĐŚŽŽů͕ƉƌĞƉĂƌĞƚŚĞŵ ƉƵďůŝĐƌĞĐŽƌĚƐůŝŬĞĐƌŝŵĞƌĞƉŽƌƚƐ͕ƚŽŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶƐ͕ƚŽ ƚŽƐƵĐĐĞĞĚŝŶƚŚĞĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂůĂƌĞŶĂ͕ĚĞǀĞůŽƉƚŚĞŝƌůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉ ĐŝǀŝĐŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͘ ƐŬŝůůƐ͕ĂŶĚƚŽƐĞƌǀĞƚŚĞŝƌĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͘ EW ŽLJƐĂŶĚ'ŝƌůƐůƵďƐŽĨŵĞƌŝĐĂ dŚĞŶĂƟŽŶ͛ƐŽůĚĞƐƚĂŶĚůĂƌŐĞƐƚĐŝǀŝůƌŝŐŚƚƐŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶĐŽŵŵŝƚ- /ŶƐƉŝƌŝŶŐĂŶĚĞŶĂďůŝŶŐĂůůLJŽƵŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞƚŽƌĞĂůŝnjĞƚŚĞŝƌĨƵůů ƚĞĚƚŽĞŶƐƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƉŽůŝƟĐĂů͕ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂů͕ƐŽĐŝĂů͕ĂŶĚĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůĂƐƉƌŽĚƵĐƟǀĞ͕ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞ͕ĂŶĚĐĂƌŝŶŐĐŝƟnjĞŶƐ͘ equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based ĚŝƐĐƌŝŵŝŶĂƟŽŶ͘ ƌĂĚLJĂŵƉĂŝŐŶ EĂƟŽŶĂůhƌďĂŶ>ĞĂŐƵĞ The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence works to pass ĂŶĚĞŶĨŽƌĐĞƐĞŶƐŝďůĞĨĞĚĞƌĂůĂŶĚƐƚĂƚĞŐƵŶůĂǁƐ͕ƌĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶƐ͕ dŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂůhƌďĂŶ>ĞĂŐƵĞŝƐĂŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĐŝǀŝůƌŝŐŚƚƐŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚƉƵďůŝĐƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŐƌĂƐƐƌŽŽƚƐĂĐƟǀŝƐŵ͕ĞůĞĐƟŶŐƉƵďůŝĐ dedicated to economic empowerment in order to elevate the ŽĸĐŝĂůƐǁŚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĐŽŵŵŽŶƐĞŶƐĞŐƵŶůĂǁƐ͕ĂŶĚŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐ standard of living in historically underserved urban communi- public awareness of gun violence. The website features a space ƟĞƐ͘dŚĞhƌďĂŶ>ĞĂŐƵĞǁŽƌŬƐŽŶĂŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨŝƐƐƵĞƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ to honor those lost to gun violence. ǁŽƌŬĨŽƌĐĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͕ŚĞĂůƚŚĂŶĚƋƵĂůŝƚLJŽƌůŝĨĞĂŶĚ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂŶĚLJŽƵƚŚ͘ ŶůĂĐĞŚŝĐĂŐŽ WƌŽũĞĐƚE/ dŚŝƐŚŝĐĂŐŽͲďĂƐĞĚŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶŝƐĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞĚƚŽŵĂŬŝŶŐĂƉŽƐŝ- ƟǀĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞŝŶƚŚĞůŝǀĞƐŽĨƚŚĞƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐŽĨƚŚĞ>ŝƩůĞsŝůůĂŐĞ WƌŽũĞĐƚE/ŝƐĂŶĂĚǀŽĐĂĐLJ͕ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjŝŶŐ͕ƉŽƉƵůĂƌĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ͕ Community by fostering a physically safe and healthy environ- ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ͕ĂŶĚĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJͲďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĐĞŶƚĞƌǁŝƚŚƚŚĞůŽŶŐͲƚĞƌŵŐŽĂů ŵĞŶƚŝŶǁŚŝĐŚƚŽůŝǀĞĂŶĚďLJĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶŝŶŐŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐĨŽƌ ŽĨĞŶĚŝŶŐLJŽƵƚŚŝŶĐĂƌĐĞƌĂƟŽŶ͘ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂůĂĚǀĂŶĐĞŵĞŶƚĂŶĚĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͘
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D'/ŚŝĐĂŐŽ hE/dz DĞƚƌŽƉŽůŝƚĂŶƌĞĂ'ƌŽƵƉĨŽƌ/ŐŶŝƟŶŐŝǀŝůŝnjĂƟŽŶ͕/ŶĐ͘;D'/Ϳ dŚŝƐǁĞďƐŝƚĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŽŶĂŶĚƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ ŝƐĂϱϬϭ;ĐͿϯŶŽƚͲĨŽƌͲƉƌŽĮƚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJďĂƐĞĚŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ Urban Networks to Increase Thriving Youth (UNITY). UNITY whose mission is to ensure that all residents have access to in- ŝƐĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚƚŽƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶĂŶĚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĐŝƟĞƐŝŶƉƌĞǀĞŶƟŶŐ ĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂŶĚƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐƚŚĂƚĐƌĞĂƚĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐĂŶĚƉŽǁĞƌ ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞďĞĨŽƌĞŝƚŽĐĐƵƌƐĂŶĚƚŽŚĞůƉƐƵƐƚĂŝŶƚŚĞƐĞĞīŽƌƚƐ͘/Ŷ- ĨŽƌƚŚĞŵĂƐĂĐŽůůĞĐƟǀĞ͘ ĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŽŶƚŚŝƐƐŝƚĞŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐŐƵŝĚĂŶĐĞŽŶĨŽƐƚĞƌŝŶŐĞīĞĐƟǀĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶ͕ƉƌĞǀĞŶƟŽŶĞīŽƌƚƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐ͕ĐŝƚLJƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞƐ͕ EĂƟŽŶĂůŽƵŶĐŝůŽĨ>ĂZĂnjĂ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƟŽŶƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƐ͕ƚŽŽůƐ͕ĂŶĚĚĂƚĂĂŶĚĞǀĂůƵĂƟŽŶ͘ dŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂůŽƵŶĐŝůŽĨ>ĂZĂnjĂ;E>ZͿ͕ĂƉƌŝǀĂƚĞ͕ŶŽŶƉƌŽĮƚ͕ ŶŽŶƉĂƌƟƐĂŶŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ͕ŝƐƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞƐƚŶĂƟŽŶĂů>ĂƟŶŽĐŝǀŝů h͘^͘ƌĞĂŵĐĂĚĞŵLJ ƌŝŐŚƚƐĂŶĚĂĚǀŽĐĂĐLJŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶŝŶƚŚĞhŶŝƚĞĚ^ƚĂƚĞƐ͘E>Z ŵƉŽǁĞƌƐĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶǁŚŽĂƌĞĂƚƌŝƐŬŽĨŝŶĐĂƌĐĞƌĂƟŽŶƚŽ ŽīĞƌƐĂǀĂƌŝĞƚLJŽĨƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐƚŽĞĚƵĐĂƚĞƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐĂŶĚƚŚĞ ŵĂdžŝŵŝnjĞƚŚĞŝƌƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůďLJƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚĂĐĂĚĞŵŝĐ͕ >ĂƟŶŽĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJĂďŽƵƚŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚŝƐƐƵĞƐ͘ ƐŽĐŝĂůĂŶĚǀĂůƵĞƐĞŶƌŝĐŚŵĞŶƚƚŚŽƵŐŚƐƵƉƉŽƌƟǀĞŵĞŶƚŽƌŝŶŐ and the use of technology. ^dZzs
^dZzs ŝƐĂŶĂƟŽŶĂůŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞ͕ůĞĚďLJƚŚĞĞŶƚĞƌƐĨŽƌŝƐĞĂƐĞ t͘,ĂLJǁŽŽĚƵƌŶƐ/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ ŽŶƚƌŽůĂŶĚWƌĞǀĞŶƟŽŶ͕ǁŚŝĐŚƚĂŬĞƐĂƉƵďůŝĐŚĞĂůƚŚĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ dŚĞƵƌŶƐ/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞŝƐĂůĞĂĚŝŶŐŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶŝŶƚŚĞĮĞůĚŽĨ ƚŽƉƌĞǀĞŶƟŶŐLJŽƵƚŚǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞďĞĨŽƌĞŝƚƐƚĂƌƚƐ͘/ƚĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂƌŝĐŚ ũƵǀĞŶŝůĞũƵƐƟĐĞĂŶĚĞƚŚŶŝĐĂŶĚƌĂĐŝĂůĚŝƐƉĂƌŝƟĞƐƌĞĚƵĐƟŽŶ͕ ĚĂƚĂďĂƐĞƚŚĂƚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚ which helps to protect and improve the lives of youth of color ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐƚŽďĞƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůŝŶƉƌĞǀĞŶƟŶŐLJŽƵƚŚǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ͘ ĂŶĚƉŽŽƌLJŽƵƚŚďLJƉƌŽŵŽƟŶŐĂŶĚĞŶƐƵƌŝŶŐĨĂŝƌŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĞƋƵŝƚLJ 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.” ʹŵĞĞŶĂDĂƩŚĞǁƐ͕ĞĂƐĞ&ŝƌĞ
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ŽŶƚĂĐƚhƐ ABOUT KARTEMQUIN To learn more about the The Interrupters’ Community Engage- ment Campaign please visit: ǁǁǁ͘ƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌƌƵƉƚĞƌƐ͘ĐŽŵ. dŽůĞĂƌŶŵŽƌĞĂďŽƵƚdŚĞ/ŶƚĞƌƌƵƉƚĞƌƐ͛ŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟǀĞǁĞďƐŝƚĞ ĨĞĂƚƵƌŝŶŐůŝǀĞĐŚĂƚƐ͕ƐŚŽƌƚǁĞďŝƐŽĚĞƐĂŶĚĂŶŽŶůŝŶĞƐƉĂĐĞĨŽƌ ƐŚƌŝŶĞƐƚŽƚŚŽƐĞůŽƐƚŝŶǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ͕ƉůĞĂƐĞǀŝƐŝƚ͗ <ĂƌƚĞŵƋƵŝŶ&ŝůŵƐŝƐĂŚŽŵĞĨŽƌŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚĮůŵŵĂŬĞƌƐĚĞǀĞů- ŚƩƉ͗ͬͬŝŶƚĞƌƌƵƉƚǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ͘ĐŽŵͬ. oping documentary as a vehicle to deepen our understanding zŽƵĐĂŶĂůƐŽĨƌŝĞŶĚƵƐŽŶ&ĂĐĞŬĂŶĚĨŽůůŽǁƵƐŽŶdǁŝƩĞƌ͘ of society through everyday human drama. Focusing on people ǁŚŽƐĞůŝǀĞƐĂƌĞŵŽƐƚĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJĂīĞĐƚĞĚďLJƐŽĐŝĂůĂŶĚƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ĐŚĂŶŐĞĂŶĚǁŚŽĂƌĞŽŌĞŶŽǀĞƌůŽŽŬĞĚŽƌŵŝƐƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚďLJ ŚƩƉ͗ͬͬǁǁǁ͘ĨĂĐĞŬ͘ĐŽŵͬ/ŶƚĞƌƌƵƉƚĞƌƐ ƚŚĞŵĞĚŝĂ͕<ĂƌƚĞŵƋƵŝŶ͛ƐĮůŵƐŽƉĞŶƵƉĂĚŝĂůŽŐƵĞ͕ďŽƚŚŝŶ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐĂŶĚďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌĂůƉƵďůŝĐĂŶĚƉŽůŝĐLJŵĂŬ- ŚƩƉ͗ͬͬƚǁŝƩĞƌ͘ĐŽŵͬη͊ͬƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌƌƵƉƚĞƌƐ ers.
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