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Reference Articles

• Protests focus on over-policing. But under-policing is also deadly. (June 2020)

• How Building Police Legitimacy Can Foil the ‘No-Snitching’ Culture (August 2019)

Resources From Rev Ciera Bates-Chamberlain

• Commentary: Chicago’s violence won’t end until we root out systemic racism (July 2020)

• Op-ed: How Lightfoot, Pritzker can fight our other public health crisis: gun violence (April 2021)

Resources From Bishop cornelius bowser

• Opinion: How San Diego’s elected officials should address gun violence in Black and Brown communities (April 2021)

• Commentary: Why California must invest more in violence intervention programs (June 2019)

• LEAD San Diego Honors 8 Community Leaders with Annual Visionary Awards (June 2019)

• HOW A FORMER GANG MEMBER IS HELPING ELIMINATE GUN VIOLENCE IN SAN DIEGO (October 2018)

• Gun Violence Prevention Activist Cornelius Bowser Recognized As A KPBS Community Hero (September 2018)

• San Diego Police Helping End Gang Retaliation With Text Messages (March 2014)

• Videos:

  • West Coast Crip the untold story - Bishop C. Bowser Part I (June 2020)

  • Bishop Cornelius Bowser - 2019 Ronald Kendrick Memorial Award for Regional Collaboration (June 2019)

  • Bishop Bowser News Interview in on Gang Violence (July 2020)

  • Former Crip Walk To Stop Community Violence (July 2020)

Resources From Pastor Michael McBride

• Break Cycles of Violence Act - Bill Language Summary

• Break The Cycle - One-Pager

• National Study on Strong Support for Federal Funding of Interventions to Reduce Gun Violence - Analysis of Survey Findings

Gang Truce Headlines by city

• Los Angeles, CA: Ex-Bloods gang member talks 26-year prison stint and L.A.’s recent gang truce (August 2016)

• Los Angeles, CA: Rival gangs Crips, Bloods and Esés declare peace in Los Angeles (July 2016)

• Los Angeles, CA: The Game’s anti-violence summit draws big crowds (July 2016)

• Los Angeles, CA: Ex-Crips gang member helps the community after being shot 13 times (August 2016)

• Albany, GA: Albany gangs work toward peace with truce (August 2016)

• Durham/Raleigh, NC: Durham Officials Hope to Replicate a Raleigh Gang Truce (August 2016)

• Durham/Raleigh, NC: Organizers of Raleigh gang truce to take their message to Durham’s gang leaders (July 2016)

• Raleigh, NC: Raleigh gang truce inspired by the views of children (July 2016)

• Chicago, IL (Woodlawn): Gangs In Woodlawn 'Truce' Helping Police Catch Child's Shooter, Pastor Says (June 2016)

• Chicago, IL (Woodlawn): Pastor Brokers Truce Between Woodlawn Gangs (June 2016)

• Evansville, IL: Will it Hold: Rival Evansville Gangs Reach Truce (May 2016)

• Evansville, IL: Former Candidate Calls for Gang Cease Fire (May 2016)

• Evansville, IL: Brad Byrd In-Depth: Efforts to Reduce Gang Violence (May 2016)

• Evansville, IL: Leaders Hope Gang Truce Sparks Long Term Change (May 2016)

• Birmingham, AL: Faith-based group prays for violence to stop in Birmingham (May 2016)

• Baltimore, MD: Baltimore's uprising: rival gangs push for peace after Freddie Gray's death (April 2016)

• Syracuse, NY: Multi-Agency Syracuse Truce Enforcement Effort Rounds up 27 Gang Members (February 2016)