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The killing of George Floyd by method of knee to the neck by a sworn white male officer and three complicit officers who stood by and inflicted further harm rather than choosing to render aid; the video revelation of the shooting of Ahmaud Arbery by white male vigilantes in Georgia; the fatal shooting of EMT Breonna Taylor by police executing a no-knock search warrant in Louisville; and the video-taped interaction in New York's Central Park between a white female Amy Cooper evoking a dangerous false narrative assassinating the character of Christian Cooper—a dramatization she clearly believed would work in her favor—brought to light, once again, this country's sickening and ultimately fatal attachment to hurting, harming, diminishing, and destroying Black lives. It’s past time to dismantle this culture of hatred. Black Lives Matter. It’s past time to end racist outcomes through tangible actions.
The killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor, among other recent injustices, brought to light, once again, this country's sickening and ultimately fatal attachment to hurting, harming, diminishing, and destroying Black lives. Black Lives Matter. It’s past time to dismantle this culture of hatred. It’s past time to end racist outcomes through tangible actions. Read PI’s full statement here. We wanted to share links to organizations, writings, and other resources that have helped us explore and understand these issues and think about ways to move forward. This list is just a
In this podcast, Prevention Institute’s Lisa Fujie Parks interviews Anthony Smith from Cities United and Cuco Rodriguez from the Hope and Heal Fund about advocating with mayors and school districts to divest from policing and invest in proven public health approaches to community safety, like violence interruption and youth employment opportunities. They highlight the need for cities and philanthropy to invest equitably. and for white-led organizations to act as allies in support of frontline, organizations led by and that support African American communities and other communities of color. These community-based organizations are not only working to stop violence, they are also protecting people from COVID-19, connecting people to food and jobs, and supporting culturally rooted multigenerational healing. Photo credit: Kiara Thompson, via Instagram
In the middle of a pandemic, what does a commitment to wellbeing mean? And what do connection and belonging look like when we can’t be physically close to each other? These are things I’ve been learning about as I’ve watched the 13 Making Connections for Mental Health and Wellbeing Among Men and Boys coalitions respond to COVID-19 impacts in their communities.
In their op-ed in California Health Report, Chrissie Juliano and PI's Rachel A. Davis applaud legislation introduced by California Senator Kamala Harris and Congresswoman Robin Kelly of Illinois to address the root of the reasons COVID-19 is taking a heavier toll on low-income communities and communities of color. They champion a system-level transformation of community conditions that we can redesign through policy and advocacy. "The data tell us that the systems that shape lives and determine the opportunity to be healthy — from housing and transportation to education and economic
Making Connections International District—also known as MC:ID—is a youth-led, intergenerational collaborative through which young men of color act as agents of positive change in their community. As life in Albuquerque’s International District shifts to prevent the spread of COVID-19, MC:ID partners have had to find new ways to connect so they can impact decisions about where their community goes from here. Learn more at www.togetherforbrothers.org. MC: ID is part of the national Making Connections Initiative, funded by Movember.
As people across the country stay at home and practice physical distancing to limit the spread of COVID-19, public health agencies and community organizations are stepping up in new ways to prevent violence and support safety. What we’ve learned over time about a public health approach to preventing violence is ever more important: we need to examine the data, put community members in the lead, and work across sectors. Based on the early unfolding of the pandemic and discussions with Prevention Institute’s partners, here’s what we’re seeing groups do to respond.