Not every black congregations issue is that we dont want it to be. Were shamed. What we have done is we have taken a real life situation that is jermainegermane to every congregation in american and turned it into an issue. And folks dont deal with issues. They deal with people. One of the things were trying to surface is how many of us as human beings are impacted by this system . Whether it is as victims and, by the way, the new language is not victim, it is survivors. Because if youre a survivor that means you made it through something. And so were talking now about survivors. Whether youre a survivor of a situation, or whether you are someone who has a son or a daughter who is actually in the system, because one of the things we dont talk about much is that 80 of all young black males who are incarcerated are also crime survivors. They dont think of themselves that way but the very institute who has done research and we have discovered that when you interview young men who have bee
The country. It is very needed. Thank you. My name is audrey mcdowell. Im an associate minister at East Friendship baptist church. And a student at wesley Theological Seminary. My question is, in light of the videotapes we have seen, you know, where they are shooting people and basically just leaving them on the ground to die, i would like to know what are the legal requirements for police regarding giving life saving means when they have shot somebody. In the walter scott case, they lied and said that they had provided, you know, cpr and there is no evidence of that on the video. What are they legally required to do . Or are they supposed to just leave them there to die so as not to mess with evidence or whatever . I was going to ask mr. Crump, who stepped out for a minute to handle that question. [ inaudible ]. Mr. Crump, the question was posed, the question is repose your question. In light of seeing all the videos where the police are shooting people and basically just leaving them
Children. We dont see them as our grand tchirn. But i guarantee you if you were to do an altar call as i will this sunday and ask for every parent and ever grandparent who has a child thats been impacted by the system, whether its by a wrongful incarceration, wrongful arrest or whether an incarceration or an arrest, i guarantee you that between one third and one half of the congregation will come forward. This is our issue. I used to try to disance mibe up until i was incarcerated. I dont have one of those rags to riches things. No. I met jesus before i went. Unlike those of you who have not sinned since you became religious. And i zranchinge the shame cool aid. I didnt know to know that i was in trouble. So i gave them a phony nick name, they call me doc. That was the only inmate attorneys that had a mono grammed jumpsuit. That took a while. And so it was ok for two weeks until a young man came up to me and he said, pastor. I said i dont know you. He said i used to play drums in your
Church works with the Rainbow Coalition. Good afternoon. What a pleasure it is to be here and the patron saint of this great city work in the words of a prayer. Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. As we look the things we realize the up tick of vlz is real and as we unified from all denominations and practices and speak simply. Peace on earth and may this season be about peace. I commend mayor lee and work with him and resource ourselves and connect ourselves those in the city that believe our city can be a city of peace. As part of the Rainbow Coalition its an honor to hold this today and Jesse Jackson and against violence prevention and that we can represent that well in the season of peace and we bring Forward Carolyn scott for our opening prayer of this peace hour. Thank you reverend bryant. Bow your heart with me. A discussion on the importance of interface based leadership on the citys Violence Prevention Initiative predict and organize for a safer San Francisco is where w
Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. For those that havent please take your seats. Again we so appreciate you all gathering on todays peace sunday. We appreciate you taking the time. We are certainly grateful for the special guest which we will come to momentarily. Let me dispense with some of the acknowledgments on the on set and grateful to our mayor and our city officials who are here, chief wendy steel, and those from juvenile probation, commanders and briefs and we appreciate each of the city leaders being with us this morning. I am joined by joseph brian and the paster of the church works with the Rainbow Coalition. Good afternoon. What a pleasure it is to be here and the patron saint of this great city work in the words of a prayer. Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. As we look the things we realize the up tick of vlz is real and as we unified from all denominations and practices and speak simply. Peace on earth and may this season be about peace. I commend mayor lee and