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Louis March is one of the driving forces behind Toronto’s “Zero Gun Violence Movement”.
The ambitious and bold movement kicks off with a 90-day summer campaign that will aim to re-engage the public, businesses and institutions back into their respective communities. The summer campaign will call for new resources from corporations, facilitate communication between community organizations and create a central data bank of all programs and services geared towards youth.
During our conversation, Louis talks about:
– Some of his background
– How have the problems for Blacks in Toronto changed over the years
– How his journey as a community servant begin
– Why did he start the “Zero Gun Violence Movement”, how it came it came to exist and the work that has been done already in having many organization support the cause and working together
– The goals of the movement (re-engagement, collaboration, celebrating and recognizing the positive and education and awareness)
– The root causes for the lack of collaboration amongst some Black Toronto community organizations
– Some of the root causes of the gun violence
– What can the Toronto Black community do to stop gun violence
– Who is the movement targeted to
– The state of the Black man in Toronto at this time
For more information about the “Zero Gun Violence Movement”, go to:
Zero Gun Movement Weekly Update
Louis March at (416) 577-3908 or Serge Badio at (647) 297-1557
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Dr. Vibe
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