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Members
of the B.M.C. Durfee High School Peaceful Coalition
and their advisors put on a student assembly during Violence Prevention Week on March
24, 2011.
During the high school’s last two periods,
the event kicked off with the unveiling of a Peace Pole that Peaceful
Coalition painted for Durfee
High School. The performance featured Peaceful Coalition’s public
service announcement from Fall River Community
TV, the United Neighbors’ community video, a violence prevention
panel, true stories of violence live from Peaceful Coalition members, an
original rap, and cultural dance presentations. The event was an
outstanding assembly that celebrated peace, our similarities, and our
differences. Click
here for photos of the Coalition meeting with U.S. Attorney Carmen
Ortiz. Click
here for photos of a Coalition session with the Fall River Police. Click
here for photos of a recent teamwork exercise. For more information about
the Peaceful Coalition, contact student advisor Paul
Leite at 508-235-2694 or Michaela
Gagne Hetzler. (Photos
courtesy of Michael Gagne Hetzler)
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(Top
row, left and right) Mayor William Flanagan, Police Chief Dan Racine, CD
Recreation’s Executive Director Grace Gerling, Durfee Junior Class Vice
Principal Melissa Fogarty, Durfee Coach and CD-Rec Outreach Worker Peter
Ried, and Durfee SRO Michael Fogarty present at a panel. (Top
row, center) Durfee Junior Class Vice Principal Melissa Fogarty unveils
Durfee’s new peace pole with Peaceful Coalition emcees. (Middle
row, left and right) Peaceful Coalition members performs original rap
numbers. (Bottom
row, left) A Khmer dance presentation of the Coconut Dance was one of four
dances in the cultural dance presentation. (Bottom
row, right) Student advisor Paul Leite introduces five Peaceful Coalition
members who shared their experiences of violence with the audience.
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