This from NPR:
Churches Aid Families with Gang Problem
News & Notes ยท Gang membership is growing in smaller cities, towns, and rural areas. In some of those places, such as Durham, N.C., the gang problem has driven some affected families to seek help. Churches have been helping members leave gang-life behind.
Leoneda Inge of North Carolina Public Radio reports.
here i am. en las calles. in the same street where my father, my sister, my two brothers, 2 of my aunts, 3 of my uncles and countless amounts of homies have died. yet i still stand here. my feet planted in the cement. rage fills my inside. i try, i try real hard to walk away. to say good bye, yet here i stand. ive watched killings y some times i was the one holding the cuete. been in and out of jail yet here i stand. i have no motivation to turn away. r i ps dont help me. they give me more reasons to hate. i have nothing except the calles, our streets, my life, the only thing ive known…here i stand.
We’ve been seeing a lot of reports on the wires about gangs in Australia. These are the latest..
‘;Bikie’ death: man charged with murder amid fears gang war has hit …
Brisbane Times – Brisbane,Queensland,Australia
Police refused to rule out links to the escalating bikie war, but this morning said investigations indicated the shooting was not gang related. …
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Senior bikie arrested as Rudd vows to get tough on gangs
ABC Online – Australia
Today a senior member of the Bandidos bikie gang has been arrested and charged with firearm offences. There are now several state and national police …
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Alleged bikie working for Govt agency
ABC Online – Australia
“I wouldn’t call the RTA a high-risk industry but there are other high-risk industries that have been frequented by members of bikie gangs,” he said. …
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This post is true to some degree but there are always those sadly lost by being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Chance of Death by Street Violence Depends on Where You Live: Can …
Huffington Post – New York,NY,USA
Clint Eastwood plays the cranky but intriguing old-timer who helps his immigrant teenage neighbor say no to gang-bangers dead-set on recruiting him. …
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This from Denver a story about Young Life, an organization that works with high schoolers and one that Gang Style supports. They’re great organization and work with urban and suburban kids alike.
Johnson: Turning from gang to grace
Denver Post – Denver,CO,USA
And no, Monday’s event wasn’t a gang intervention, Brooks cautioned, adding that is not the business of Young Life. The ministry, he said, operates through …
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Kids Are Joining Gangs at Younger Ages
findingDulcinea – New York,New York,USA
by Lindsey Chapman A British study of gangs reveals that many are recruiting new members at younger and younger ages. An official report released by …
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This came in from a Google alert I know from one of our team in Chi town that violenc is claiming a lot of lives this year so stopping gang violence is creeping up the agenda.
A question for you, can the police and authorities stop gang violence. Is Christianity key to transforming lives of Gs? What role do ex gang members have to play in stopping gang violence?
Stopping gang violence
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