New Haven students vow to work against rising violence
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NEW HAVEN Forgiveness. Empowerment. Empathy. These principles, city students hope, will give them a path forward in a violent time.
A group of New Haven students have created a resolution for peace coming together in “acknowledgment of the rise in violence that is happening in 2021,” to pledge to do what they can to address it.
“. The students of New Haven resolved to learn to forgive so that one’s negative thoughts go away. To treat each other the way we want to be treated. To empower ourselves to be better and lead by example,” wrote the young people in the resolution.
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The families of Divonne Coward and Dashown Myers called Sat. Feb. 13, 2020 for an end to violence in New Haven and for more attention to be paid to the lives of those killed. Here, LaQuiva Jones, the mother of Dashown Myers, speaks.Ben Lambert / Hearst Connecticut Media /Show MoreShow Less
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The families of Divonne Coward and Dashown Myers called for New Haven to pay greater attention to the lives of those killed at a rally Saturday. Here, Angel Hubbard, Coward’s cousin, speaks.Ben Lambert / Hearst Connecticut Media /Show MoreShow Less
WATERBURY, CT (WFSB) - A candlelight vigil was held tonight in Waterbury to remember lives lost in Connecticut to gun violence, opioid addiction, and COVID-19.
Tired of burying my friends : Young people rally against violence in New Haven
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Members of Ice the Beef, a youth organization working against gun violence, and community members came together for a rally on Stevens Street Dec. 23, 2020, days after a 14-year-old boy and 16-year-old girl were wounded while walking there. Here, Assistant Police Chief Karl Jacobson speaks.Ben Lambert / Hearst Connecticut Media /Show MoreShow Less
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Members of Ice the Beef, a youth organization working against gun violence, and community members came together for a rally on Stevens Street Dec. 23, 2020, days after a 14-year-old boy and 16-year-old girl were wounded while walking there. Here, Mayor Justin Elicker speaks.Ben Lambert / Hearst Connecticut Media /Show MoreShow Less