Week Of Action!
On March 26th, more than 60 people met at Chuco’s Justice Center. We came together to challenge the 30 percent increase in killings that has recently occured in Los Angeles County. Now we continue our fight with the Week of Action. Begining Monday, April 28 we will Demand Los Angeles to take action and figure out a positive solution to all the violence in our communities. The police are working to take control of the situation, that solution will only slow down the problem and put people in prison, the community plans to look at safety and positive futures for everyone.
(1) YOUTH CENTERS (WITH RECREATION, JOB TRAINING, EDUCATION AND THE ARTS) OPEN 3PM – 11PM,
SEVEN DAYS A WEEK IN EVERY COMMUNITY
(2) FLOOD NEIGHBORHODS WITH JOBS – STARTING WITH A JOB FOR EVERYONE ON THE GANG DATABASE
(3) 500 GANG INTERVENTION WORKERS ON THE STREETS OF L.A. COUNTY
(4) MAINTAIN AND PROTECT SPECIAL ORDER 40 – FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND PUBLIC SAFETY, POLICE
MUST NOT ASK ABOUT A PERSON’S IMMIGRATION STATUS
Support the YJC as we Demand to STOP THE KILLINGS! Come out and join the Week of Action. Check out ways to help out. Sign the Declaration of Unity as we continue to unite Los Angeles and fight for justice.
28 April 2008
A Declaration of Unity
Whereas: in the past four months over 136 youth have died, Ages 0-26, and
Whereas: tension has been arising in communities of color, and
Whereas: the Los Angeles police department has been asking for increased funding to deal with this situation, and
Whereas: Los Angeles county continues to lead the world in locking up young people, and
Whereas: the community has little say in finding a solution to this problem, and
Whereas: there has been little attention and resources given to recreational activities for
community and youth, and
Whereas: too much attention has been focused on the crimes, and not enough attention on the prevention of these tragedies,
Let us resolve this day, as a unified community and with the strength in us to change this tragic situation.
Let us resolve this day, as a unified community and in the spirit of doing all that is necessary to help people and groups to “step-back” from cultural conflicts before they cross into violent actions, and
Let us resolve this day, as a unified community and with the courage to contribute our creative energies and focus attention to promote unity between members of our diverse cultures.
Be it resolved that: we as a group will fight for the rights of all young people in Los Angeles, to protect them from harm and keep them out of trouble, and
Be it resolved that: the violence that is shown in the media does not dominate the memories of communities of color working together, and
Be it resolved that: I declare myself to promote non violence amongst no person regaurdless of race, age, or disability.
