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ZIP Advertisement All hands on deck : Group says it s up to everyone to help deal with violence in Louisville Share Updated: 7:17 PM EDT May 18, 2021 Share Updated: 7:17 PM EDT May 18, 2021
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Show Transcript GROUPS CALLED ACTION. AS THE NUMBER OF HOMICIDES RISES IN THE CITY PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY ARE COMING TOGETHER WITH THEIR OWN SOLUTIONS AND THEY’RE CALLING ON OTHERS TO JOIN IN AND DO THE SAME BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE. WE JUST BURIED LIKE SIX OR SEVEN PEOPLE IN THREE WEEKS MY FAMILY THREE WEEKS FRUSTRATED BY THE GUN VIOLENCE RAGING IN THE CITY NEIL ROBERTSON AND THE WEST LOUISVILLE. URBAN COALITION HAVE BEEN WORKING TO FIND SOLUTIONS INSTEAD OF LOOKING TO CITY LEADERS. THEY’RE LOOKING TO OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY WE NEED BODY TO GET ON THE SAME PAGE. WE NEED A UNIFIED START TO FIX THESE ISSUES BECAUSE OUR CITY IS DYING RIGHT NOW LIKE HOW LONG YOU KNOW, LIKE HOW LONG CAN WE GO ON LIKE THIS THE COALITION RECENTLY DEVELOPED A F
Louisville community activists to create anti-violence plan
There wont be an end to the shootings, according to West Louisville Urban Coalition President Neal Robertson, until work begins on solutions. Author: Tyler Emery Updated: 11:35 PM EST February 7, 2021
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Community activists say they re tired of waiting for plans to address the violence in the city.
There wont be an end to the shootings, according to West Louisville Urban Coalition President Neal Robertson, until work begins on solutions. Everyone one of us in this community are going to have to play our part, he said. They re not going to stop, they won t stop.