On October 19th, over 30 community members, Red Hook Community Justice Center staff, and Red Hook Youth Court members marched in a Peace Walk to raise awareness about Domestic
Violence – a critical issue that impacts many within our community.
Red Hook
CARES (Counseling & Restorative Services) hosted this event in recognition
of Domestic Violence Awareness month, and the event aimed to empower
individuals to stand up and step out against domestic violence and intimate
partner violence. Domestic Violence Police Officers from the 76th
Precinct, NCOs from PSA1, and a representative from local non-profit Center for
Family Life joined with community members in denouncing domestic violence while
wearing RHCJC T-Shirts and carrying signs with slogans like “Love Shouldn’t
Hurt.” Carlotta Walcott (Coordinator of Women’s Services at the Hidden Victims
Project) and Mariama Diallo (the Project Director for the African Initiative at
Sanctuary for Families) spoke out about domestic violence and shared their own
personal experiences during their powerful speeches.
Raymond Deal, Traditional Program Specialist, Shiprock District Court, Navajo Nation and Gloria Benally, Program Coordinator, Navajo Nation, train future Red Hook Peacemakers After an intensely trying period in Red Hook in the weeks following Hurricane Sandy, building, strenghtening, and healing relationships between residents and organizations has become crucial. This past weekend, we took a step towards preparing the neighborhood for the hard work ahead with a two-day workshop with peacemakers from the Navajo Nation for residents we are training to serve as peacemakers here in Red Hook. A new project from the Center for Court Innovation's Tribal Justice Exchange , peacemaking is a traditional Native American approach to justice. While the exact form peacemaking takes varies among tribes, it usually consists of one or more peacemakers—often community elders—who gently guide a conversation involving not only those directly involved in an offense or conflict but family
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