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Despite what the far-right tries to say, community violence intervention
programming works,
John. The solution to gun
violence has NEVER been and will NEVER be more guns. 

Gun violence disproportionately impacts Black and brown people, who make
up less than a third of the US population but account for more than
three-quarters of gun homicide victims. 

This isn’t by accident, it’s the result of centuries of white supremacy,
disenfranchisement, disinvestment, and oppression. 

So, where do we go from here?

Community violence intervention programming puts the power back into
communities’ hands so they can keep each other safe. Trust already exists
between community members; all they need are the resources and the space
to take care of one another.  

Just take a look at this case study from Baltimore ⤵️:

A mass shooting in July 2023 tore through an annual summer block party,
leaving two people dead and 28 others injured. After this tragedy,
Baltimore ramped up its work in this neighborhood through its Violence
Intervention Program, Safe Streets.

Safe Streets has multiple offices across the city of Baltimore and is
focused on treating violence — especially gun violence — as a public
health crisis.

As a result, homicides are down about 24% compared to this time last year.
That’s on top of a roughly 20% decline in 2023, when Baltimore recorded
less than 300 homicides for the first time in nearly a decade. In
addition, the Brooklyn neighborhood in Baltimore celebrated over a whole
year with zero homicides.

There’s no ambiguity, this type of programming works.

Black and brown communities deserve better. Young people deserve better. 

It’s why we fought so hard for the White House Office of Gun Violence
Prevention and their $250 million investment in community violence
intervention policy. 

We’ve got a lot in the works to keep fighting for more investments in
community violence intervention. We will continue to empower young people
in the fight to end gun violence. Together, we can flip the script on how
we talk about and address this epidemic in our communities — it’s the only
way we’ll achieve a future free from gun violence! [ [link removed] ]Can we ask for your
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March For Our Lives

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