SAFER NEWARK RELEASES ITS FORCE REPORT
ON THE STATE OF VIOLENCE IN CITY!
On Monday, June 6th, the Safer Newark Council, an inter-organization interinstitutional collaboration initiated by Newark Mayor Ras Baraka will release its first report on the state of the city and its relationship to violent crime.
The Newark AntiViolence Coalition (NAVC) is a proud organizational member of the Council.
NAVC chair Keesha Eure will be among the Council leaders to respond to the report.
The presentation will take place at Rutgers Newark, at the Robeson Campus Center in the Essex Room at 6:30pm.
Call 908 605-NAVC for more information…
The Newark AntiViolence Coalition was launched in the Summer of 2009 to protest the deadly epidemic of gun violence and to also protest both governmental and community indifference to this dangerous and pressing issue. Conceptualized and initiated by Mayor Ras Baraka who was the South ward’s councilman at the time, it began with the senseless slaying Nakeisha Allen in broad daylight on July 20th 2009! It would initiate sustained protests that continued for a historic 155 straight weeks! The NAVC is credited with being a critical reason why former police chief Garry McCarthy left the city for a similar post in Chicago. The NAVC’s direct action strategy has inspired similar protests and formations in other cities similarly plagued with gun violence like the Trenton AntiViolence Coalition in the state’s capital…
The Newark Anti-Violence Coalition (NAVC)
(908) 605-NAVC
Facebook.com / newark antiviolencecoalition
Facebook.com /newarkanti-violencecoalition group
June 4, 2016
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