Policies, important as they are, often shield us from seeing and being profoundly inspired by those doing the work on the street where policy engages the human condition, where policy walks, where policy meets the frightened, the angry and, all too often, the wounded or slain. Tasha Williamson, founder of the San Diego Compassion Project […]
“Strength and Compassion” – Louisville Responds to a Crisis
Shock in Louisville Twelve months ago Louisville, , ranked by the FBI as fifth safest among the eighteen cities with a population between 500,000 and 800,00, committed itself to the creation of an ambitious comprehensive violence prevention/community health plan, which would blend prevention, intervention, enforcement and reentry of returning offenders. Led by the Office of […]
The Absence of a Caring Adult: A Powerful Example of How to Eliminate this Major Risk Factor for Youth Violence
Each city in the 13 California-City Gang Prevention Network, and the U.S. Department of Justice’s 10-city National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention is tasked with producing a citywide plan, a comprehensive strategy that blends prevention (such as work with families and preschool education), intervention (such as afterschool programs and drug abuse treatment), and enforcement and […]
Red Shirt (Sequel) and a New Red Shirt, Pedro
Many of you wanted to know what happened to Red Shirt. Much has happened. You will recall from my earlier blog post that I had been asked to speak with a “few young people” following my February keynotes in Winnipeg, Canada. The “few,” liberally interpreted, grew into a Friday afternoon assembly attended by about 350 […]
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