About the Film: "Welcome to Richmond, California, the most dangerous city in the state--and the 11th most dangerous city in the U.S. With an average of one homicide every 10 days, many parents are afraid to let their children outside. Nine-year-old twins Mustapha and Jyeshria know they can't go to the park unaccompanied. "Your parents need to be there with you, so they can block the bullet," Jyeshria explains. In 2006, fed up with the gun violence decimating the city's young men, residents took over the four most dangerous parks, camping in tent cities in a desperate stand for peace."
From the page: "From Manila to Riyadh and Kathmandu protests once publicized on coffeehouse bulletin boards are now organized entirely through text-messaging networks that can reach vast numbers of people in a matter of minutes."
From the page: "Real-life miracles were the subject of Van Jones' keynote address at the Craigslist Foundation's "Nonprofit Boot Camp" last year.
He amused and inspired his audience with the story of his early days at the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights."
Jan 28, 5:46pm
