  |
|
PARTNERS | HEALTHY CITY | HOW HEALTHY | VISION | SUMMIT | PRIORITIES | FUNCTIONS | CITY OF FALL RIVER |
Over 100 students from B.M.C. Durfee and New Bedford high schools as well as teachers and staff from a number of outreach programs gathered at the Fall River Boys and Girls Club on March 22, 2013 for an opportunity to talk with Ameena Matthews of Chicago's CeaseFire organiztion and to view a documentary of her work, 'The Interrupters documents the work of the CeaseFire group in Chicago to establish relationships with people affected by violence and working to get them to channel their anger in non-violent ways. Working with the Peace by Piece Coalition and Youth CHOICES group. United Neighbors of Fall River Executive Director Wendy Garf-Lipp arranged to bring Ms. Matthews to Fall River to talk with youth from Fall River and New Bedford about violence in their lives and ways that they might work to interrupt the pattern of retaliation that often continues revenge killings. The day provided an opportunity for the youth to meet with Ms. Matthews and to talk with her in depth about how they deal with the violence in their own lives. Click here for a 35-minute  video of the day. Click here for photos of Ameena at Re-Creation. For
more information, contact Wendy
Garf-Lipp at
508-324-7900. |
||
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
(Top two rows) Students and outreach staff from both Fall River and New Bedford gather at the Fall River Boys and Girls Club on Bedford Street to view the two-hour documentary, 'The Interrupters, that follows young people in Chicago as they deal with the pattern of retaliatory violence in their lives. (Row three) B.M.C. Durfee student Kane Chandler, center, meets with Ms. Matthews one-on-one after another student shares some music that he likes with her. (Row four) Larissa Allen, Rachael MacLagan and Elizabeth Malkin talk with Ms. Matthews informally before she joins the students for lunch. (Rows five, six and seven) Ms. Matthews talks with students, including B.M.C. Durfee student Rerrance Russell, Jr., center, following lunch. |
||