Seattle City Councilmember Bruce Harrell » Youth Violence Prevention Initiative http://www.bruceharrell.org Positive Focus Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:50:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Teaching our Youth by first, Listening http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/11/teaching-our-youth-by-first-listening/ http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/11/teaching-our-youth-by-first-listening/#comments Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:36:34 +0000 Bruce Harrell http://www.bruceharrell.org/?p=426 Unprecedented Youth Violence Forum. I was proud to take part in a Seattle Channel, CityClub and Town Hall sponsored Youth Violence Forum on Tuesday, November 10. C.R. Douglas, Seattle Channel’s public affairs host, moderated the lively panel discussion which included youth who have been impacted by violence first-hand. A short video was shown where I [...]
]]> http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/11/teaching-our-youth-by-first-listening/feed/ 0 Youth Violence Forum features teens directly impacted by violence http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/11/youth-violence-forum-features-teens-directly-impacted-by-violence/ http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/11/youth-violence-forum-features-teens-directly-impacted-by-violence/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:28:45 +0000 Bruce Harrell http://www.bruceharrell.org/?p=358 [Update, 11/12/09] Seattle Speaks: Youth Violence Seattle Channel Video link: http://www.seattlechannel.org/videos/video.asp?ID=3380902 Media Advisory: Councilmember Harrell to participate in critical youth crime prevention discussion SEATTLE – On Tuesday, Nov. 10 beginning at 6:30 p.m. in Town Hall, Seattle Channel, CityClub and Town Hall will hold a forum on youth violence. Seattle Channel’s public affairs host C.R. [...]
]]> http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/11/youth-violence-forum-features-teens-directly-impacted-by-violence/feed/ 0 Community Remembers Aaron Sullivan http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/08/community-remembers-aaron-sullivan/ http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/08/community-remembers-aaron-sullivan/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:10:21 +0000 Bruce Harrell http://www.bruceharrell.org/?p=119 Funeral services for Aaron Sullivan took place on August 1 at Madrona’s St. Therese Parish. Aaron was remembered by hundreds as a son, brother, grandson, protector, and friend. Aaron’s priest remembered him best when he attended St. Therese School – it was recounted that Aaron was bright and charming and he thought he knew everything. [...]
]]> http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/08/community-remembers-aaron-sullivan/feed/ 0 Seattle’s Youth Violence Prevention Summit http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/07/seattle%e2%80%99s-youth-violence-prevention-summit/ http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/07/seattle%e2%80%99s-youth-violence-prevention-summit/#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:20:49 +0000 Bruce Harrell http://www.bruceharrell.org/?p=108 On July 7, I attended the Seattle Youth Violence Prevention Summit at the Rainier Vista Boys and Girls Club/Rainier Valley Teen Center. Marian Wright Edelman, president and founder of the Children’s Defense Fund and a nationally recognized advocate for disadvantaged Americans, delivered the keynote address. Edelman’s address helped kick off a day of group discussions [...]
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