‘Occupy the Corners’ (OTC) will take place between 9 p.m. and 12 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays throughout the summer months.
The National Action Network Anti-Violence Committee of the NYC chapter (VEPIC), Street Corner Resources (SCR), NAN Youth Huddle,
and other organizations, along with community activists, politicians
and church leaders, will stand on corners in “hotspot” areas throughout
their cities, engaging youth, sharing resources, and having
solution-driven conversations about ways to eliminate violence.
‘Occupy the Corners’ (OTC) will take place between 9 p.m. and 12 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays throughout the summer months.
We
encourage all OTC participants to keep us posted of successes,
challenges and practices that proved helpful, via our Social Media page
“Occupy the corners” #Occupythecorners.
‘Occupy the corners’ will kick-off on the first week in June, beginning on Saturday, June 06th at 4:00 PM (ET) in
various locations, and continuing every Friday and Saturday in June and
continuing into the summer months. By doing this we hope to begin a
cycle of stronger community engagement that will thereby help to
eliminate violence. Please see the flyer below for OTC locations launching this Saturday.
It is our intention that OTC expands beyond the NYC area, and is
activated nationally as we continue to discuss tangible ways to combat
violence in our communities.
We invite you to join us on a corner near you!
Are you interested in partnering with NAN to 'Occupy the Corners'?
All
participating groups must complete a short application that includes
the “hotspot” areas to be occupied before officially partnering in the
occupy movement. You may obtain an application via online on NAN’s
website http://nationalactionnetwork.net/otc2015/ or by contacting Dominique Sharpton at DominiqueS@nationalactionnetwork.net or Iesha Sekou at ISVEPIC@gmail.com.
For more information on 'Occupy the Corners' visit http://nationalactionnetwork.net/otc2015/ or call us at (877)626-4651.
GET INTO THE ACTION NOW!
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