"Increase The Peace/Stop The Violence" March (75th Precinct NYPD and ENY Urban Youth Corps)

• published: 16 Feb 2015
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This video (one hour community engagement portfolio) supports strategic planning and documents what is 'perhaps' the first "community building and community police relations" initiative (with the largest police precinct in NYC -- since the December 17th ambush and assassination of two policeman in New York City and the decisions of the two grand juries of Ferguson Missouri and NYC this year not-to-indict two police officers for the shootings of two unarmed men in the Michael Brown and Eric Garner. These events have created a state of public unrest and even emergency particularly in NYC. The “world-class” City of New York appears divided by the servicing of politics by the Mayor and the Police Union and there is a true lack of consensus throughout the City’s famously diverse citizenry. President Obama addressed the sensitive "community police relations issues and the perceptions of minorities and inner city citizenry on social justice in his State of the Union as did the Mayor of New York City, Bill deBlasio in his State of the City address regarding increased training. The Hon. Gov. Andrew Cuomo (NYS) has created leadership inroads with a new "independent monitor" who can work in tandem with local authorities. 170 cities experienced unrest following grand jury decisions not to indict police officers. Winchester Key of the East NY Urban Youth Corps. in conjunction with Inspector Michael LiPretri of the 75th Precinct NYPD organized an "Increase The Peace/Stop The Violence" March for February 13, 2015 from 4 p.m. to 6p.m. walking from Gerswin Park to Pennsylvania and Williams Avenue Public School 13 for the 1st Monthly Mandated Community Discussion(s) coordinated by East New York Urban Youth Corps under the executive leadership of Winchester Key. The evening's weather on the 13th included below zero temperatures. The community building effort consisted of a 1) a march, 2) direct citizen police engagement with youth and young adults and 3) reintroductions and introductions to community leaders which also included a youth led initiative. The Better Police Introductions. Com Project © 2014 is a first phase solution for a "world-class" or otherwise international city or precinct interested in re-galvanizing community-policing relations, community partnerships and information systems. This represents the first based recognition of a conflict to be resolved. Our second phase Safer Community Information offers a recommended broadcast, internet, app and tailored community-wide interactive model with an agenda to introduce a leadership model to reduce climates of high tension, police ambush, citizenry fear, anxieties and the current negative concerns of citizens and law enforcement in communities that they live in and serve. Finally One Safe Community builds continuous learning and sustainable growth based on the strategic use of data, leadership and dedicated resources. This video was the result of facilitated proactive planning with all East New York Brooklyn community stakeholders. It was produced and directed by W. Calvin Anderson, M.Ed who has worked professionally with East New York Urban Youth Coprs since 1999 with youth and leadership programming and administration. Anderson was also author/administrator of "Project Re-Claim" a funded "public safety" project (for 3 school districts) to stop neighborhood violence and to work productively with a "community pact" with the 75th Precinct of the New York Police Department (NYPD). All Right Reserved copyright February 14, 2015 Please share non-commercially.