Violence and Anti-Violence

Please Don't Let the Bomber Be Muslim
posted on APRIL 17, 2013 by Rima Chaudry
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The events at Monday’s Boston Marathon left me shocked and disoriented, and also brought up a fear sadly familiar to many Muslim Americans.

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Heal the Streets 2012: Creative, Youth-led Solutions to Violence
posted on MARCH 18, 2013 by Ricardo Moran
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Who’s a better choice to intervene when it comes to youth violence: a trained professional or a family friend? Our 2012 Heal the Streets Fellows put together this interactive video that invites you to explore how Oakland communities responded by experiencing their creative approach for yourself.

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Why Just "Respecting Our City" Won't Make Oakland Safer
posted on MARCH 11, 2013 by Jesse Strauss
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While injuries and deaths caused by gunfire are ongoing, everyday problems in our city, February's First Friday shooting stands out as a slap in the face to the idea of Oakland as a destination—a narrative that is crucial to the forces of displacement. But town pride alone will not make our city safer.

TAGS: art Murmur, gentrification, Respect Our City, Alan Blueford, Oakland City Council, graffiti
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Why Just "Respecting Our City" Won't Make Oakland Safer
posted on MARCH 11, 2013 by Jesse Strauss
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While injuries and deaths caused by gunfire are ongoing, everyday problems in our city, February's First Friday shooting stands out as a slap in the face to the idea of Oakland as a destination—a narrative that is crucial to the forces of displacement. But town pride alone will not make our city safer.

TAGS: art Murmur, gentrification, Respect Our City, Alan Blueford, Oakland City Council, graffiti
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For My Little Brothers
posted on DECEMBER 10, 2012 by Zakiya Scott
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On Blog for Human Rights Day, Zakiya looks at personal impacts of racial profiling and Stand your Ground laws.

TAGS: BHRD2012, #Blog4HR, Trayvon Martin, Jordan Davis, stand your ground
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Another Young Life lost to Stand Your Ground
posted on NOVEMBER 28, 2012 by Meredith Fenton
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Last week another tragedy struck in Florida due to the Stand Your Ground law.

TAGS: Jordan Davis, stand your ground, racial profiling
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Looking for Matthew
posted on OCTOBER 25, 2012 by Bill Denham
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A father mourns the murder of his 23 year old son through poetry.

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Looking for Matthew
posted on OCTOBER 25, 2012 by Bill Denham
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A father mourns the murder of his 23 year old son through poetry.

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National Day of Protest to Stop Policy Brutality and the Criminalization of a Generation
posted on OCTOBER 22, 2012 by Lucas Guilkey
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October 22nd marks the National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality, Repression, and the Criminalization of a Generation.

TAGS: police brutality, police state, stop and frisk
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Would You Be Ok With Not Knowing?
posted on OCTOBER 02, 2012 by Abel Habtegeorgis
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More than 5 months ago I attended an incredibly sad event in Oakland that unfortunately has been common place in the city I call home. It was the funeral of a young black teenager slain on the streets of Oakland- Alan Blueford.

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