hi my name is Dominic Davis like he said I am the CEO and co-founder of an
I am the CEO and co-founder of an
I am the CEO and co-founder of an organization called community
organization called community
organization called community passageways this organization called
passageways this organization called
passageways this organization called community passageways that we created in
community passageways that we created in
community passageways that we created in January we are doing work in schools
January we are doing work in schools
January we are doing work in schools we’re doing work in detention centers
we’re doing work in detention centers
we’re doing work in detention centers we’re doing work in courtrooms and we’re
we’re doing work in courtrooms and we’re
we’re doing work in courtrooms and we’re doing work in the community
doing work in the community
doing work in the community the common denominator through that line
the common denominator through that line
the common denominator through that line of work we’re doing is called
of work we’re doing is called
of work we’re doing is called peacemaking and healing circles and
peacemaking and healing circles and
peacemaking and healing circles and that’s what I’m here to talk to you
that’s what I’m here to talk to you
that’s what I’m here to talk to you about today talk about dealing with the
about today talk about dealing with the
about today talk about dealing with the trauma that we’re dealing with in our
trauma that we’re dealing with in our
trauma that we’re dealing with in our community that we usually don’t have
community that we usually don’t have
community that we usually don’t have space to talk about or deal with first
space to talk about or deal with first
space to talk about or deal with first in the schools I did a program called
in the schools I did a program called
in the schools I did a program called men on the move up in Kent Washington in
men on the move up in Kent Washington in
men on the move up in Kent Washington in there was about 60 young men of color
there was about 60 young men of color
there was about 60 young men of color that they brought out of school to spend
that they brought out of school to spend
that they brought out of school to spend the day at the superintendent’s office
the day at the superintendent’s office
the day at the superintendent’s office so towards the end of the program they
so towards the end of the program they
so towards the end of the program they asked me to do hour-long peacemaking a
asked me to do hour-long peacemaking a
asked me to do hour-long peacemaking a healing circle to show the kids you know
healing circle to show the kids you know
healing circle to show the kids you know what it’s like give them the experience
what it’s like give them the experience
what it’s like give them the experience so when I broke them up into small
so when I broke them up into small
so when I broke them up into small groups there was about 15 grown men from
groups there was about 15 grown men from
groups there was about 15 grown men from the school district there too and we
the school district there too and we
the school district there too and we split them up into small groups with the
split them up into small groups with the
split them up into small groups with the young men in I started asking questions
young men in I started asking questions
young men in I started asking questions I talked total peacemaking the healing
I talked total peacemaking the healing
I talked total peacemaking the healing circles are something that you sit down
circles are something that you sit down
circles are something that you sit down and you get to be vulnerable you get to
and you get to be vulnerable you get to
and you get to be vulnerable you get to be transparent we get to talk about your
be transparent we get to talk about your
be transparent we get to talk about your issues that you’re dealing with so so
issues that you’re dealing with so so
issues that you’re dealing with so so the first question you’re going to talk
the first question you’re going to talk
the first question you’re going to talk to your group about will be have you
to your group about will be have you
to your group about will be have you ever had a positive male role model in
ever had a positive male role model in
ever had a positive male role model in your life or a negative male role model
your life or a negative male role model
your life or a negative male role model in your life and how do you feel about
in your life and how do you feel about
in your life and how do you feel about them and there was a powerful moment
them and there was a powerful moment
them and there was a powerful moment because you’ve seen a whole roomful of
because you’ve seen a whole roomful of
because you’ve seen a whole roomful of young black and brown men start putting
young black and brown men start putting
young black and brown men start putting their heads down the shoulder start
their heads down the shoulder start
their heads down the shoulder start dropping cuz they’ve never really
dropping cuz they’ve never really
dropping cuz they’ve never really thought about that the next question I
thought about that the next question I
thought about that the next question I asked him was have you ever had a
asked him was have you ever had a
asked him was have you ever had a positive or male role model ever tell
positive or male role model ever tell
positive or male role model ever tell you that they love you have they ever
you that they love you have they ever
you that they love you have they ever hugged you and told you that they’re
hugged you and told you that they’re
hugged you and told you that they’re proud of you the room got even more
proud of you the room got even more
proud of you the room got even more quiet more depressing heads went lower
quiet more depressing heads went lower
quiet more depressing heads went lower as I watched the kids past the talking
as I watched the kids past the talking
as I watched the kids past the talking piece around
piece around
piece around tears started coming out of their eyes
tears started coming out of their eyes
tears started coming out of their eyes because they realize I’ve never had that
because they realize I’ve never had that
because they realize I’ve never had that and then they realize how bad they
and then they realize how bad they
and then they realize how bad they wanted towards the end I told all the
wanted towards the end I told all the
wanted towards the end I told all the men to get up come to the middle of the
men to get up come to the middle of the
men to get up come to the middle of the room let’s make a circle because every
room let’s make a circle because every
room let’s make a circle because every one of you young men are gonna come and
one of you young men are gonna come and
one of you young men are gonna come and hug us and we’re gonna tell each other
hug us and we’re gonna tell each other
hug us and we’re gonna tell each other we love each other
we love each other
we love each other one of the most powerful moments that
one of the most powerful moments that
one of the most powerful moments that I’ve ever seen in this work that I do a
I’ve ever seen in this work that I do a
I’ve ever seen in this work that I do a bunch of young men hugging other grown
bunch of young men hugging other grown
bunch of young men hugging other grown men that were positive role models and
men that were positive role models and
men that were positive role models and we’re telling each other we love each
we’re telling each other we love each
we’re telling each other we love each other
other
other those kids are squeezing you tight they
those kids are squeezing you tight they
those kids are squeezing you tight they needed that so bad this is the kind of
needed that so bad this is the kind of
needed that so bad this is the kind of trauma that we’re dealing with with our
trauma that we’re dealing with with our
trauma that we’re dealing with with our young adults in our schools in our
young adults in our schools in our
young adults in our schools in our community so after I did that they asked
community so after I did that they asked
community so after I did that they asked me to go to a school asked me to go to a
me to go to a school asked me to go to a
me to go to a school asked me to go to a couple of schools actually so the first
couple of schools actually so the first
couple of schools actually so the first school I went to they said okay we can
school I went to they said okay we can
school I went to they said okay we can you work with our teachers and our staff
you work with our teachers and our staff
you work with our teachers and our staff so I said yeah I’d started doing a
so I said yeah I’d started doing a
so I said yeah I’d started doing a training with the teachers of staff
training with the teachers of staff
training with the teachers of staff towards the end of the training I broke
towards the end of the training I broke
towards the end of the training I broke them up in the circles I said you have
them up in the circles I said you have
them up in the circles I said you have to experience what we’re gonna be taking
to experience what we’re gonna be taking
to experience what we’re gonna be taking your students do so they broke up into
your students do so they broke up into
your students do so they broke up into circles and I told them to sit with
circles and I told them to sit with
circles and I told them to sit with people that you really don’t know or
people that you really don’t know or
people that you really don’t know or speak to so as they did that I started
speak to so as they did that I started
speak to so as they did that I started wanting to I figured I got to break
wanting to I figured I got to break
wanting to I figured I got to break their walls down because they’re gonna
their walls down because they’re gonna
their walls down because they’re gonna come with their walls up we all do that
come with their walls up we all do that
come with their walls up we all do that we all come with our own insecurities
we all come with our own insecurities
we all come with our own insecurities and we don’t want to share with
and we don’t want to share with
and we don’t want to share with strangers so I said I want you to talk
strangers so I said I want you to talk
strangers so I said I want you to talk about somebody that you love talk about
about somebody that you love talk about
about somebody that you love talk about somebody that you just care about and
somebody that you just care about and
somebody that you just care about and until your group why you love that
until your group why you love that
until your group why you love that person that’s easy
person that’s easy
person that’s easy I can feel any stranger how much I love
I can feel any stranger how much I love
I can feel any stranger how much I love somebody so they started doing that this
somebody so they started doing that this
somebody so they started doing that this laughter is joining the room then the
laughter is joining the room then the
laughter is joining the room then the next question I said was now I want you
next question I said was now I want you
next question I said was now I want you to talk about that same person but I
to talk about that same person but I
to talk about that same person but I want you to tell your group what gets on
want you to tell your group what gets on
want you to tell your group what gets on your nerves about that person what makes
your nerves about that person what makes
your nerves about that person what makes your skin crawl
your skin crawl
your skin crawl when they do something let’s talk about
when they do something let’s talk about
when they do something let’s talk about that so then the dynamic started
that so then the dynamic started
that so then the dynamic started changing a little bit but what I did was
changing a little bit but what I did was
changing a little bit but what I did was I broke their walls down cuz they just
I broke their walls down cuz they just
I broke their walls down cuz they just set up and told some strangers some
set up and told some strangers some
set up and told some strangers some personal business but it was easy then
personal business but it was easy then
personal business but it was easy then the third question was now I want you to
the third question was now I want you to
the third question was now I want you to talk about your darkest moment in your
talk about your darkest moment in your
talk about your darkest moment in your childhood the darkest moments you’ve had
childhood the darkest moments you’ve had
childhood the darkest moments you’ve had that you carry with you since your
that you carry with you since your
that you carry with you since your childhood that you don’t even like to
childhood that you don’t even like to
childhood that you don’t even like to think about that should bury now the
think about that should bury now the
think about that should bury now the whole dynamics of the room changes now
whole dynamics of the room changes now
whole dynamics of the room changes now there’s tears now there consoling each
there’s tears now there consoling each
there’s tears now there consoling each other passing out tissue then I said
other passing out tissue then I said
other passing out tissue then I said okay now I want to ask you who all in
okay now I want to ask you who all in
okay now I want to ask you who all in this room feels like you know the people
this room feels like you know the people
this room feels like you know the people you’re sitting with better now than you
you’re sitting with better now than you
you’re sitting with better now than you did when you walk through the door and
did when you walk through the door and
did when you walk through the door and they all raise their hand and that’s
they all raise their hand and that’s
they all raise their hand and that’s when I told them that’s the kind of
when I told them that’s the kind of
when I told them that’s the kind of relationship you should have with your
relationship you should have with your
relationship you should have with your students you should know your students
students you should know your students
students you should know your students you should be transparent to your
you should be transparent to your
you should be transparent to your students you should have conversations
students you should have conversations
students you should have conversations with your students then I said now what
with your students then I said now what
with your students then I said now what I want you to do is take that darkest
I want you to do is take that darkest
I want you to do is take that darkest moment in your childhood that you just
moment in your childhood that you just
moment in your childhood that you just shared with your group and I want you to
shared with your group and I want you to
shared with your group and I want you to think about that child that you keep
think about that child that you keep
think about that child that you keep picking out of class and send it to the
picking out of class and send it to the
picking out of class and send it to the principal’s office and keeps getting
principal’s office and keeps getting
principal’s office and keeps getting suspended those two or three or four or
suspended those two or three or four or
suspended those two or three or four or five kids that you know at twelve
five kids that you know at twelve
five kids that you know at twelve o’clock he’s gonna come in that room and
o’clock he’s gonna come in that room and
o’clock he’s gonna come in that room and you’re gonna be looking for him to do
you’re gonna be looking for him to do
you’re gonna be looking for him to do something wrong and think about that kid
something wrong and think about that kid
something wrong and think about that kid going through the same trauma that you
going through the same trauma that you
going through the same trauma that you just shared times 10 every day and then
just shared times 10 every day and then
just shared times 10 every day and then that kid walking into your classroom and
that kid walking into your classroom and
that kid walking into your classroom and then the way you react to that kid think
then the way you react to that kid think
then the way you react to that kid think about that how would you like an adult
about that how would you like an adult
about that how would you like an adult to react to you the same way you react
to react to you the same way you react
to react to you the same way you react to that kid when you were in that dark
to that kid when you were in that dark
to that kid when you were in that dark moment you just talked about tears
moment you just talked about tears
moment you just talked about tears everywhere shame and guilt everywhere I
everywhere shame and guilt everywhere I
everywhere shame and guilt everywhere I took that same group of teachers I took
took that same group of teachers I took
took that same group of teachers I took a handful of those teachers and I took a
a handful of those teachers and I took a
a handful of those teachers and I took a handful of those students and I put them
handful of those students and I put them
handful of those students and I put them together in a circle then we started
together in a circle then we started
together in a circle then we started having a conversation and as we rotated
having a conversation and as we rotated
having a conversation and as we rotated around the circle and we started sharing
around the circle and we started sharing
around the circle and we started sharing our stories the teachers started
our stories the teachers started
our stories the teachers started realizing this kid over here
realizing this kid over here
realizing this kid over here witnesses friend get killed this friend
witnesses friend get killed this friend
witnesses friend get killed this friend over here is Frank I killed a year ago
over here is Frank I killed a year ago
over here is Frank I killed a year ago and he’s struggling through it this kid
and he’s struggling through it this kid
and he’s struggling through it this kid over his father been abusing and beating
over his father been abusing and beating
over his father been abusing and beating them this kid over here is going through
them this kid over here is going through
them this kid over here is going through this and that all this trauma these kids
this and that all this trauma these kids
this and that all this trauma these kids are going through but at the same exact
are going through but at the same exact
are going through but at the same exact time you’re finding out that the
time you’re finding out that the
time you’re finding out that the teachers are dealing with cancer dealing
teachers are dealing with cancer dealing
teachers are dealing with cancer dealing with suicide their brother committed
with suicide their brother committed
with suicide their brother committed suicide my daughter’s on drugs my
suicide my daughter’s on drugs my
suicide my daughter’s on drugs my cousin’s in the penitentiary and my mom
cousin’s in the penitentiary and my mom
cousin’s in the penitentiary and my mom is just died and so now all the time the
is just died and so now all the time the
is just died and so now all the time the teachers are dealing with
teachers are dealing with
teachers are dealing with they’re sharing this with each other our
they’re sharing this with each other our
they’re sharing this with each other our in in that circle everybody was crying
in in that circle everybody was crying
in in that circle everybody was crying so bad that I had to take a break and I
so bad that I had to take a break and I
so bad that I had to take a break and I said no everybody get up in her these
said no everybody get up in her these
said no everybody get up in her these teachers started saying different words
teachers started saying different words
teachers started saying different words about the same students they were saying
about the same students they were saying
about the same students they were saying we’re bad or they were a problem or they
we’re bad or they were a problem or they
we’re bad or they were a problem or they were issued the same students that was
were issued the same students that was
were issued the same students that was getting kicked out of class are now
getting kicked out of class are now
getting kicked out of class are now being called brave and resilient and I
being called brave and resilient and I
being called brave and resilient and I don’t know how you do it I don’t know
don’t know how you do it I don’t know
don’t know how you do it I don’t know how you get up every day and come to
how you get up every day and come to
how you get up every day and come to school it changes the dynamics of how I
school it changes the dynamics of how I
school it changes the dynamics of how I look and how we look at each other now
look and how we look at each other now
look and how we look at each other now the teachers are looking at the students
the teachers are looking at the students
the teachers are looking at the students and now everybody’s been humanized to
and now everybody’s been humanized to
and now everybody’s been humanized to each other
each other
each other you’re just not another statistic or
you’re just not another statistic or
you’re just not another statistic or number or just not another kid in my
number or just not another kid in my
number or just not another kid in my class now when I see you and you see me
class now when I see you and you see me
class now when I see you and you see me we have empathy for each other because
we have empathy for each other because
we have empathy for each other because we know something about we communicate
we know something about we communicate
we know something about we communicate it with each other we have a deeper
it with each other we have a deeper
it with each other we have a deeper relationship so instead of me kicking
relationship so instead of me kicking
relationship so instead of me kicking her out of my class I must step you out
her out of my class I must step you out
her out of my class I must step you out know how I say are you okay today how
know how I say are you okay today how
know how I say are you okay today how you feeling I know you’re going through
you feeling I know you’re going through
you feeling I know you’re going through a lot what can I do to help you instead
a lot what can I do to help you instead
a lot what can I do to help you instead of go to the principal’s office get out
of go to the principal’s office get out
of go to the principal’s office get out of my class
of my class
of my class those stories that I’m telling you that
those stories that I’m telling you that
those stories that I’m telling you that story I just told you to me and more
story I just told you to me and more
story I just told you to me and more stories I’m getting ready to tell you
stories I’m getting ready to tell you
stories I’m getting ready to tell you you need to understand that we have to
you need to understand that we have to
you need to understand that we have to change the dynamics of how we think and
change the dynamics of how we think and
change the dynamics of how we think and operate and the way we do that is
operate and the way we do that is
operate and the way we do that is through humanizing each other and
through humanizing each other and
through humanizing each other and building relationship with each other no
building relationship with each other no
building relationship with each other no matter what race creed color it doesn’t
matter what race creed color it doesn’t
matter what race creed color it doesn’t matter we do work in the detention
matter we do work in the detention
matter we do work in the detention center also I’m gonna talk about one
center also I’m gonna talk about one
center also I’m gonna talk about one moment that just sticks with me more
moment that just sticks with me more
moment that just sticks with me more than I’ve had a ton of these moments but
than I’ve had a ton of these moments but
than I’ve had a ton of these moments but this moment I like to tell this story
this moment I like to tell this story
this moment I like to tell this story because I was sitting with a group of
because I was sitting with a group of
because I was sitting with a group of young ladies I usually work with a whole
young ladies I usually work with a whole
young ladies I usually work with a whole lot of young men and and and I just
lot of young men and and and I just
lot of young men and and and I just started working more with young ladies
started working more with young ladies
started working more with young ladies but this group of young ladies were all
but this group of young ladies were all
but this group of young ladies were all in jail and they were young 13 14 15 16
in jail and they were young 13 14 15 16
in jail and they were young 13 14 15 16 years old and they’re sitting here in
years old and they’re sitting here in
years old and they’re sitting here in their jail uniform and I’m and when they
their jail uniform and I’m and when they
their jail uniform and I’m and when they all walk in the room I got like 10 or 12
all walk in the room I got like 10 or 12
all walk in the room I got like 10 or 12 of them they all walk in a room and I’m
of them they all walk in a room and I’m
of them they all walk in a room and I’m looking at him going what could happen
looking at him going what could happen
looking at him going what could happen what could these kids have possibly done
what could these kids have possibly done
what could these kids have possibly done to be locked up they’re just babies I
to be locked up they’re just babies I
to be locked up they’re just babies I started talking to him I started having
started talking to him I started having
started talking to him I started having a circle I said to him
a circle I said to him
a circle I said to him I’m gonna talk to you like I talked to
I’m gonna talk to you like I talked to
I’m gonna talk to you like I talked to my daughter’s I want you to understand
my daughter’s I want you to understand
my daughter’s I want you to understand that you are beautiful you are brilliant
that you are beautiful you are brilliant
that you are beautiful you are brilliant you are intelligent you are not these
you are intelligent you are not these
you are intelligent you are not these uniforms that you have are you are not
uniforms that you have are you are not
uniforms that you have are you are not this prison number that they’ve given
this prison number that they’ve given
this prison number that they’ve given you you are somebody that God has
you you are somebody that God has
you you are somebody that God has blessed with power you know when you get
blessed with power you know when you get
blessed with power you know when you get out of here I want you to tap into the
out of here I want you to tap into the
out of here I want you to tap into the power and the beauty that you have I’m
power and the beauty that you have I’m
power and the beauty that you have I’m gonna talk to you like my daughters and
gonna talk to you like my daughters and
gonna talk to you like my daughters and they all started cryin I got a room full
they all started cryin I got a room full
they all started cryin I got a room full of young ladies all in tears crying in
of young ladies all in tears crying in
of young ladies all in tears crying in prison uniforms and the little girl said
prison uniforms and the little girl said
prison uniforms and the little girl said yes please talk to me like you’re my dad
yes please talk to me like you’re my dad
yes please talk to me like you’re my dad I never had one
I never had one
I never had one another little girl said you’re just
another little girl said you’re just
another little girl said you’re just like a dad to me
like a dad to me
like a dad to me I remember the words you say when you
I remember the words you say when you
I remember the words you say when you come and talk to us I’ve only seen her
come and talk to us I’ve only seen her
come and talk to us I’ve only seen her three times and her young life another
three times and her young life another
three times and her young life another little girl said I’ve never been called
little girl said I’ve never been called
little girl said I’ve never been called beautiful before especially by no man
beautiful before especially by no man
beautiful before especially by no man another little girl said how can you say
another little girl said how can you say
another little girl said how can you say to trust God of gods of man some of the
to trust God of gods of man some of the
to trust God of gods of man some of the most powerful statements out of these
most powerful statements out of these
most powerful statements out of these babies I walked out of there thinking
babies I walked out of there thinking
babies I walked out of there thinking about how crazy our system is and how
about how crazy our system is and how
about how crazy our system is and how there’s no way these children should be
there’s no way these children should be
there’s no way these children should be locked up these are our kids we have to
locked up these are our kids we have to
locked up these are our kids we have to start dealing with the trauma of our
start dealing with the trauma of our
start dealing with the trauma of our young adults we have to start doing with
young adults we have to start doing with
young adults we have to start doing with it that’s how the system will change we
it that’s how the system will change we
it that’s how the system will change we have been able to this work to step our
have been able to this work to step our
have been able to this work to step our foot into the court rooms now we are
foot into the court rooms now we are
foot into the court rooms now we are going in and literally pulling kids that
going in and literally pulling kids that
going in and literally pulling kids that have cases pending out of the court
have cases pending out of the court
have cases pending out of the court rooms we have been able to get kids who
rooms we have been able to get kids who
rooms we have been able to get kids who have felonies on their back
have felonies on their back
have felonies on their back felonies dropped taking them to peace
felonies dropped taking them to peace
felonies dropped taking them to peace making inhuman circles wrapping services
making inhuman circles wrapping services
making inhuman circles wrapping services around them putting a team of mentors
around them putting a team of mentors
around them putting a team of mentors around them getting them back in school
around them getting them back in school
around them getting them back in school getting them jobs taking the go speak
getting them jobs taking the go speak
getting them jobs taking the go speak and tell their story at different events
and tell their story at different events
and tell their story at different events and different venues we write a new
and different venues we write a new
and different venues we write a new narrative and put it in front of a
narrative and put it in front of a
narrative and put it in front of a prosecutor because all the prosecutor
prosecutor because all the prosecutor
prosecutor because all the prosecutor got is a case but once we take that kid
got is a case but once we take that kid
got is a case but once we take that kid and take that kid to a system dealing
and take that kid to a system dealing
and take that kid to a system dealing with the trauma first we put a new
with the trauma first we put a new
with the trauma first we put a new narrative in front of that prosecutor
narrative in front of that prosecutor
narrative in front of that prosecutor that prosecutor has something to see
that prosecutor has something to see
that prosecutor has something to see something to read about that kid instead
something to read about that kid instead
something to read about that kid instead of a crime
of a crime
of a crime there are people in the system that are
there are people in the system that are
there are people in the system that are willing to work with us work with the
willing to work with us work with the
willing to work with us work with the community long as the community steps up
community long as the community steps up
community long as the community steps up and is ready to work with our kids and
and is ready to work with our kids and
and is ready to work with our kids and take our kids out of this system we have
take our kids out of this system we have
take our kids out of this system we have a voice and we have to use it one of the
a voice and we have to use it one of the
a voice and we have to use it one of the things that is standing out to me is
things that is standing out to me is
things that is standing out to me is that now that I have prosecutors I have
that now that I have prosecutors I have
that now that I have prosecutors I have judges I have defense attorneys
judges I have defense attorneys
judges I have defense attorneys I have probation officers all willing to
I have probation officers all willing to
I have probation officers all willing to come in and do circles with us we are
come in and do circles with us we are
come in and do circles with us we are taking a kid that had three or four
taking a kid that had three or four
taking a kid that had three or four felonies on their back putting them in a
felonies on their back putting them in a
felonies on their back putting them in a circle with all the problem with the
circle with all the problem with the
circle with all the problem with the systems people with the victim and we’re
systems people with the victim and we’re
systems people with the victim and we’re having circles and we’re getting cases
having circles and we’re getting cases
having circles and we’re getting cases dropped and getting the kid off to the
dropped and getting the kid off to the
dropped and getting the kid off to the right track that’s way more powerful and
right track that’s way more powerful and
right track that’s way more powerful and it’s locking these kids up this is the
it’s locking these kids up this is the
it’s locking these kids up this is the focus we have to have the focus needs to
focus we have to have the focus needs to
focus we have to have the focus needs to be healing we have to get away from this
be healing we have to get away from this
be healing we have to get away from this punitive system that is doing nothing
punitive system that is doing nothing
punitive system that is doing nothing but creating a whole nother generation
but creating a whole nother generation
but creating a whole nother generation of new prisoners and we have to start
of new prisoners and we have to start
of new prisoners and we have to start healing our kids healing our community
healing our kids healing our community
healing our kids healing our community healing our young adults as long as we
healing our young adults as long as we
healing our young adults as long as we change our mindset and realize we have
change our mindset and realize we have
change our mindset and realize we have to operate out of love and give people
to operate out of love and give people
to operate out of love and give people second and third and fourth chances
second and third and fourth chances
second and third and fourth chances because we have to understand it’s our
because we have to understand it’s our
because we have to understand it’s our fault that these kids are traumatized
fault that these kids are traumatized
fault that these kids are traumatized we’re the ones that run the community
we’re the ones that run the community
we’re the ones that run the community where the runs that were in the system
where the runs that were in the system
where the runs that were in the system and until we start pulling people in the
and until we start pulling people in the
and until we start pulling people in the system out and make them sit down with
system out and make them sit down with
system out and make them sit down with community and build relationship we’re
community and build relationship we’re
community and build relationship we’re going to keep building a new generation
going to keep building a new generation
going to keep building a new generation of prisoners I want you guys to
of prisoners I want you guys to
of prisoners I want you guys to understand as long as we stay operating
understand as long as we stay operating
understand as long as we stay operating the way we have our country will never
the way we have our country will never
the way we have our country will never be successful this is not success this
be successful this is not success this
be successful this is not success this is not success we have more people in
is not success we have more people in
is not success we have more people in prison than any other country in the
prison than any other country in the
prison than any other country in the nation that is not a successful country
nation that is not a successful country
nation that is not a successful country we have a prison industrial complex that
we have a prison industrial complex that
we have a prison industrial complex that operates out of racism and bias and we
operates out of racism and bias and we
operates out of racism and bias and we know that but if we can get those same
know that but if we can get those same
know that but if we can get those same people that work within that system to
people that work within that system to
people that work within that system to step out of that system and sit down and
step out of that system and sit down and
step out of that system and sit down and build community relationship with the
build community relationship with the
build community relationship with the same people that they are trying to lock
same people that they are trying to lock
same people that they are trying to lock up we can change it we can
up we can change it we can
up we can change it we can break it we can break the system down
break it we can break the system down
break it we can break the system down but community has to step up and say
but community has to step up and say
but community has to step up and say give us our kids give us our young
give us our kids give us our young
give us our kids give us our young adults we’re here and we’re going to
adults we’re here and we’re going to
adults we’re here and we’re going to operate in another way and change our
operate in another way and change our
operate in another way and change our mindset and change your mindset thank
mindset and change your mindset thank
mindset and change your mindset thank you
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