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Successful Strategies to Reduce Gun Violence Workshop

Successful Strategies to Reduce Gun Violence has been designed as an interactive workshop to insure that Law Enforcement Officers, Administrators, Educators and Parents will walk away with in depth knowledge of the role that firearms play in the past, present and future of American society. Continue reading

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2 Teens Killed By Urban Gun Violence After President Obama’s Gun Speech?

Janay McFarlane, 18, was killed while walking with a friend during a visit to her dad was Killed By Urban Gun Violence After President Obama’s Gun Speech. Continue reading

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Two Cultures Meet To End Gun Violence

Last night a group of activists, citizens, and elected officials had an organizing meeting about supporting state laws and policies that could help stop gun violence. Continue reading

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Post-Newtown “Town Meeting”

The town meeting’s mission: To move beyond the political posturing and yelling, and launch a reasoned, passionate quest for solutions to the tricky policy questions that have taken center stage in Connecticut and at the state Capitol since Adam Lanza shot 20 little children to death on Dec. 14 at Newtown’s Sandy Hook Elementary School Continue reading

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Campus Shooting at Lone Star College in north Houston

Another college campus shooting. This one in Lone Star College in north Houston. Continue reading

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GUN VIOLENCE AND GUN CONTROL

NPR CONTINUES A CONVERSATION ON GUN VIOLENCE AND GUN CONTROL W A PANEL OF POLICE OFFICERS. SHAFIQ WILL JOIN THE PANAL AS A LEADING EXPERT IN URBAN PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AIMED AT REDUCING GUN VIOLENCE. Continue reading

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URBAN GUIDE FOR IVY LEAGUE STUDENTS

Author and Motivational Speaker Shafiq Abdussabur, tackles the tough question asked by Focus on New Haven Yale University sophomores during an orientation program focused on community service and learning more about New Haven. Continue reading

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YOUNG URBAN MALES AT BREAKING POINT

He looked into my eyes and said, “Alive!” Continue reading

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What Bridgeport Should Know About Curfews

One of the best way to reduce urban gun violence is through effective partnerships between the community and its police department. It may sound “corny” but it is about police officers regularly walking the beat in the same neighborhood and personally interacting with the community on a day-to-day basis….. Continue reading

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Making Youth A Priority

Making Youth A Priority- Several officials and community leaders were on hand to include: Connecticut State Representative Gary Holder-Winfield,New Haven Police Chief Dean Esserman, Winstanley Enterprises LLC Carter Winstanley, Mubarakah Ibrahim Alderman Frank Douglas, District Manager Lieutenant Holly Wasilewski, Barbara Fair, New Haven Street Outreach Workers NHFA Continue reading

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