Last night Churches United for Youth Peace met at Twelfth Baptist Church to listen to the experiences of everyday youth grappling with community violence. The group, led by the Rev. Dr. Sylvia Johnson, is part of the Boston Foundation’s StreetSafe program, and aims to build the capacity of churches to work together addressing violence in …
“So I went down to the potters house and I saw him working the wheel. 4 But the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in his hands; so the potter formed it into another pot, shaping it as seemed best to him…”- Jeremiah 18:3-4 The photo above is one of the many …
“OP” is home to one of the largest gangs in the city of Boston. The Mother’s stood tall there, and we were present to support them. In all, they rallied at 12 parks in the city over the summer – a powerful testimony indeed to represent the message, “Its Not OK”…
This is one of those moments where I am most proud of these two. As you know, I helped to start the Boston TenPoint Coalition with these two gentlemen and the Rev. Sam Wood in 1992. Together we were a part of a movement in the city that saw the homicide rate drop by 79% …
HOW CAN WE CALL FOR A CEASEFIRE IN THE STREETS, IF WE DON’T CALL FOR A CEASEFIRE AMONG OURSELVES!!!!!
I was invited recently to the OJJDP conference on October 10th. I attended the conference as a part of the city of Boston’s Defending Childhood Initiative.
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