Harlem Teen Fair

Come Out to the 5th Annual Teen Fair

Date: August 30,2011

Time: 12-4pm

Place: 104th street between Lexington and 3rd Ave.

The event is an opportunity for teens to have fun and receive information about services in their community. Come out and enjoy music, live entertainment by youth and leave with some free goodies.

2nd Annual Presences For Peace

ALL BORO'S CONVERGE @ CADMAN PLAZA
2ND ANNUAL PRESENCES FOR PEACE
CITYWIDE ANTI-VIOLENCE RIDE, WALK AND RALLY
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24TH, 2011

ALL LOCATIONS-STAGING BEGINS AT 8:30AM FOR PULL OUT AT 9:30AM

STATEN ISLAND : Brabant Street Park in Mariners Harbor
HARLEM: Harlem State Office Building; 163 West 125th Street
BRONX: Fordham Road and University Avenue by the Park
QUEENS: Roy Wilkins Park; Baisley and Merrick Blvd (115 Ave & 177th St.)
BROOKLYN: Atlantic and Rockaway (on the downtown side)
All motor cad's will converge at Brooklyn Bridge Cadman Plaza. At 11:00 am we will walk over the bridge up to City Hall Park.

FOR MORE INFO CALL
REV. VERNON WILLIAMS - 917-545-4613

Event is Hosted by:
PERFECT PEACE MINISTRY
63 West 124th Street
New York, NY 10027
Ph: 917-545-4613
Email: vrwill@aol.com Web: perfectpeaceministry.org
Web: perfectpeaceministry.org

NY Times Article Highlights Collateral Consequences of Marijuana Arrests

There is a raging debate in New York City about the large number of marijuana arrests occurring in New York City, many resulting from the controversial police practice of “stop and frisk.” According to the Times, 12% of New Yorkers use marijuana. Each day about 140 persons are arrested for marijuana possession, the largest category of arrests. Possession of small amounts (i.e. “personal use”) of marijuana that is concealed is a violation, like a traffic ticket, under state law. The penalty rises to a misdemeanor when the marijuana is in "plain view." The majority are of persons arrested for marijuana possession are African-American or Latino, despite the fact that most users are white. Today’s Times article by Mosi Secret highlights the story of parents who were subjected to child welfare investigations as a result of their marijuana arrest. Child welfare representatives assert that possession of marijuana can be a sign of neglect and child endangerment. To view the article click here.

To see a map showing the police precincts with the most low-level marijuana arrest on WNYC’s website click here.

Day of Healing

Date: August 17, 2011
Time: 5:30pm
Place: The Adam Clayton Powell State Office Building.


Please come out and support this event! The violence has to stop.

National Night Out in Harlem

On Tuesday, August 2, 2011, the Harlem Community Justice joined the 25th Precinct and Police Service Area 6 (PSA 6) and many other community organizations for the "28th Annual National Night Out 2011." The events were held at Moore Playgound located on Madison Aveue between E. 130th and 131st streets and in St. Nicholas Houses Plaza, located between 127th Street & 129th Street between Adam Clayton Powell Blvd. & Frederick Douglass Blvd.

Justice Center staff members Cramon Milline, from Parole Re-entry, and Damon Brown-Dobbs, Youth Development Coordinator for the Harlem Hard H.A.T.S., stationed an information table at the (PSA 6) event and Susanna Osorno-Crandall, stationed an information table at the 25th Precinct event. Both events were filled with entertainment, food, and VIP's. Community members enjoyed the BBQ grills, inflated fun houses, fire trucks, police cars and motorcycles, pizza, cotton candy, and free entertainment. Iesha Sekou for Street Corner Resources attended the 25th Precinct event along with a group of teens who danced and sang like professional entertainers.

VIP's in attendance at the PSA6 event were City Council Woman Inez Dickens and Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance. The 25th Precinct event was also attended by Council Woman Inez Dickens, other attendees were Assembly Member Robert Rodriguez and Commissioner Caswell Holloway from the Department of Enviromental Protection.