Podcasts about operation ceasefire

From 2012-2019, Oakland's Operation Ceasefire has been credited with helping the city reduce homicides by nearly half. At its height, it targeted the handful of individuals responsible for the bulk of gun violence and offered services. But a recent audit requested by Mayor Sheng Thao revealed several factors that led to the breakdown of the program. Now, she wants to revive it. Episode Transcript This episode was produced by Alan Montecillo and Maria Esquinca, and hosted by Ericka Cruz Guevarra.

In Oakland, the city has been examining the potential for reintroducing a former police program called Operation Ceasefire. It's a carrot and stick program, where the Police Department identifies people they believe to be violent, offer them social services and support structures while also threatening them with significant criminal enhancements like state and federal charges in the case that they are arrested for any crime. It turns out that the carrot portion of Operation Ceasefire had a positive impact. Joining us to discuss are George Galvis, the co-founder and executive director of Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice, along with James Burch, Deputy Director for the Anti Police-Terror Project, an organization that seeks to end police violence in Black and Brown communities. — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post Oakland Re-examines Operation Ceasefire w/ George Galvis & James Burch appeared first on KPFA.

The Virginia Attorney General's Office is launching a new public awareness campaign aimed at preventing gun violence. The “Game Over” ad is part of the Operation Ceasefire, an approach to preventing gun and gang violence launched by Attorney General Jason Miyares in October 2022. “Gun violence is not a game," Miyares said. "This public awareness campaign will send a strong message to at-risk youth and repeat offenders that if you commit a gun crime in Virginia, it's game over." The 30-second ad is intended to educate Virginians on the consequences of carrying an illegal gun. The campaign will run on...Article LinkSupport the show

Policing strategies based on data and research are needed more than ever in order to deflect criticisms of race, economics and other biases. In this episode of the Policing Matters podcast, sponsored by Lexipol, host Jim Dudley speaks with Dr. Phllip J. Cook, a criminologist and researcher, about the need to develop effective strategies and programs to reduce gun violence and hold offenders accountable. Dr. Cook, who co-authored "Policing Gun Violence" with Anthony Braga, is a renowned researcher and co-author of the Boston Gun Project's Operation Ceasefire. He has been a member of the Duke University faculty for 50 years, and is currently Professor Emeritus of Public Policy Studies. Dr. Cook was one of the first scholars to undertake research on gun violence prevention. In 2020 his contributions in this area were recognized by the award of the Stockholm Prize in Criminology.  About our sponsor This episode of the Policing Matters Podcast is brought to you by Lexipol, the experts in policy, training, wellness support and grants assistance for first responders and government leaders. To learn more, visit lexipol.com.

Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares joins Cam to talk about the early success of Operation Ceasefire in the state, including the nearly 100 repeat violent offenders who've been indicted and programs underway to help steer youth away from heading down the wrong path.

The Common Good podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and the structure of belonging.  Your host is Rabbi Miriam Terlinchamp. In this episode, Joey Taylor and I speak with Reverend Ben McBride. Ben is a native of San Francisco, spiritual leader and longtime activist for peace and justice in the Bay Area. In 2008, he relocated his family to a difficult neighborhood in Oakland called the “Kill Zone” to understand and respond to the epidemic of gun violence, firsthand. During this tenure, he was an instrumental leader of relaunching Oakland's first successful iteration of Operation Ceasefire, a data-driven, violence reduction strategy, contributing heavily to a 50% reduction in homicides over five years. In 2014 Ben launched Empower Initiative to support bridging and belonging work across the country. Ben is an expert at fostering belonging and serves as a national leader around reconstructing public safety systems and gun violence prevention work, including a background of training over 100 law enforcement departments and executives. Ben joined PICO California, the largest grassroots community organization in the state, representing 450,000 people across 73 cities, in 2015 and serves as the Co-Director. Ben founded the Bring the HEAT campaign, a peacemaking initiative to address police violence, and serves as the Co-Chair of California's Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board focusing on ending racial profiling in California. Ben was featured in the Sundance Film Festival Award winning film, THE FORCE, focusing on his peacemaking work. Ben is also an experienced trainer around equity, diversity and inclusion; working with companies and values based organizations across the country. Ben and his wife Gynelle have been married for 20 years and have 3 amazing daughters. They reside in Oakland, CA.Ben's new book (coming out in October) is Troubling the Water: The Urgent Work of Radical Belonging.Rabbi Miriam Terlinchamp serves as the spiritual leader of Temple Sholom in Cincinnati, Ohio. Temple Sholom sets itself apart through dynamic, mission-driven initiatives. Rabbi Miriam Terlinchamp, a native of Seattle and previous to joining Temple Sholom, she served as chaplain and at the Los Angeles County Men's jail, the Los Angeles Home for the Aging, as a rabbinic fellow at Temple De Hirch Sinai in Seattle and a national Kol Tzedek fellow for American Jewish World Service. Rabbi Terlinchamp serves as the Immediate Past President of The Amos Project, the largest faith-based organizing body in Ohio with 55 Cincinnati-area congregations. She serves on the national clergy organizing board and the Large Grant Commission of Faith in Action. She is a Rabbis Without Borders Fellow and part of the CLAL Spiritual Entrepreneur 2017 cohort incubator, a collaborative partnership between CLAL and the Columbia Business School. Rabbi Terlinchamp received her Masters degree in Hebrew Letters in 2008, was ordained as a rabbi in 2010 at HUC-JIR, Los Angeles, received BA in Philosophy of Religion and Studio Art from Scripps College in Claremont, CA and received additional studio art training at the London Slade School of Art. Rabbi Terlinchamp is a poet, an artist and a mother to two fabulous daughters, Sienna and Magnolia.This episode was produced by Joey Taylor and the music is from Jeff Gorman. You can find more information about the Common Good Collective here. Common Good Podcast is a production of Bespoken Live & Common Change - Eliminating Personal Economic Isolation. 

Join America's Roundtable (https://americasrt.com/) Radio co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy in a conversation with Jason S. Miyares, Attorney General of Virginia, on efforts to strengthen the rule of law in America, address the U.S. southern border crisis, the related fentanyl death epidemic, and shoring election integrity in the American republic. Topics: — Strengthening the Rule of Law | Restoring Law and Order | Attorney General Miyares Announces Ceasefire Prosecutors to Target Violent Crime (https://oag.state.va.us/media-center/news-releases/2482-october-17-2022-attorney-general-miyares-announces-ceasefire-prosecutors-to-target-violent-crime) — U.S. Southern Border Crisis Impacting the States Across America | Attorney General Miyares Asks the Supreme Court to Uphold Law that Prohibits Encouraging People to Break U.S. Immigration Laws (https://www.oag.state.va.us/media-center/news-releases/2465-september-29-2022-attorney-general-miyares-asks-the-supreme-court-to-uphold-law-that-prohibits-encouraging-people-to-break-u-s-immigration-laws) — The Fentanyl Crisis | Attorney General Miyares Urges President Biden to Classify Fentanyl a Weapon of Mass Destruction (https://www.oag.state.va.us/media-center/news-releases/2453-september-15-2022-attorney-general-miyares-urges-president-biden-to-classify-fentanyl-a-weapon-of-mass-destruction) | In 2021, 108,000 people died of drug overdoses; 71,000 of whom died from fentanyl or fentanyl-related substances. — New Election Integrity Unit in Virginia - A Model for the United States (https://www.oag.state.va.us/media-center/news-releases/2452-september-9-2022-attorney-general-miyares-announces-new-election-integrity-unit) — Countering anti-Semitic BDS (boycott, divest and sanction) movement which is targeting Israel through ESG (environmental, social, governance score) by Morningstar From the Attorney General's office, "Operation Ceasefire is a proven approach to address violent criminal activity among serious and repeat offenders, which was extremely successful in Richmond from 2004-2008. This initiative works to reduce violent crime by maintaining strategic and effective partnerships through the Commonwealth by promoting firearm safety, investing in gang prevention, and supporting community policing in high-crime neighborhoods in order to get the most violent and repeat offenders off our streets." Bio: Attorney General Jason S. Miyares (https://oag.state.va.us/our-office/about-the-attorney-general) Attorney General Jason Miyares' story doesn't start in Virginia Beach, Virginia, but in Havana, Cuba when his mother, Miriam Miyares, fled communist Cuba, penniless and homeless. She taught Jason a love for freedom, democracy, and that America is indeed the “last best hope on earth.” A product of Virginia public schools, Jason graduated with a Bachelor's in Business Administration from James Madison University and received his J.D. from the College of William and Mary School of Law. He previously served as a prosecutor in the Virginia Beach Commonwealth's Attorney Office, where he worked alongside law enforcement to keep violent criminals off our streets and our communities safe. In 2015, almost fifty years to the day that she fled Cuba, Miriam was able to vote for her son Jason Miyares to represent her in the oldest democracy in the Western Hemisphere, the Virginia House of Delegates. While representing Virginia Beach, Jason was recognized as “Legislator of the Year” in both 2018 and 2019 from the College Affordability and Public Trust for his work on transparency and affordability in higher education, as well as by the Hampton Roads Military Officers Association of America in 2018. He was also recognized in 2019 by the Safe House Project for his work combatting human trafficking, an issue that his administration is prioritizing. Jason Miyares is the first Cuban American elected to the General Assembly, the first Hispanic elected statewide in Virginia, and the first son of an immigrant ever elected to be Attorney General. He is passionate about preserving the American Miracle for the next generation of Virginians. americasrt.com (https://americasrt.com/) https://ileaderssummit.org/ | https://jerusalemleaderssummit.com/ America's Roundtable on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472 Twitter: @JasonMiyaresVA @ileaderssummit @AmericasRT @NatashaSrdoc @JoelAnandUSA @supertalk America's Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit. 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Attorney General of Virginia Jason Miyares discusses election integrity prior to Election Day and Operation CeaseFire, which aims to stop crime.

Ben McBride is here because an enslaved African woman saw a future beyond the life she was forced into. That's cathedral thinking — envisioning something beautiful you'll never see yourself. A fourth-generation Pentecostal preacher and direct descendent of the Jim Crow era, Ben tells us how love drove him out of his comfort zone and into a life of activism and why we all have to give up power and privilege to create a world where everyone belongs.   BIO: Ben McBride, Empower Initiative founder, and CEO, is a spiritual leader and longtime activist for social change. He was instrumental in Operation Ceasefire's violence reduction programs in Oakland, and he was co-director of Faith in Action California, where he represented more than 450,000 people in efforts to dismantle structural inequities and face white supremacy head-on. Today, he leads Empower Initiative full-time, personally delivering keynote addresses and spearheading private consulting engagements in service of EI's mission to create a world where everyone belongs.

Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares joined WMAL's "O'Connor and Company" radio program on Friday about the Operation Ceasefire announcement, Johnson & Johnson's opioid settlement, campaigning for Yesli Vega and Governor Youngkin's reaction to the CDC childhood immunizations COVID vaccine vote. For more coverage on the issues that matter to you, visit www.WMAL.com, download the WMAL app or tune in live on WMAL-FM 105.9 FM from 5-9 AM ET. To join the conversation, check us out on Twitter: @WMALDC, @LarryOConnor,  @Jgunlock,  @patricepinkfile and @heatherhunterdc.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Several Virginia cities are about to receive new funding to crack down on gang violence. Michael Pope explains the project.

Episode: 00128 Release Date: October 10, 2022 Description: New York is famous for its dense cities, busy boroughs, and of course the unique set of crimes that come with those. Our guest this week, Chris Herrmann shares how he helped address the gang problems utilizing GIS and criminal behavior theories. Chris encourages analysts to get out from behind the computer, beyond the dots, and to ground zero to really understand the cause and potential solutions to crime reduction and prevention. Chris is currently an assistant professor and PhD candidate at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice.   CHALLENGE: There are Easter eggs in one of the tables of the Excel chapter that Jason wrote for the IACA textbook. First-person to email us at leapodcasts@gmail.com about what the Easter eggs are will receive a $20 gift card from us. Happy hunting! Name Drops: Joel Caplan (00:06:05), Christopher Bruce (00:39:37), Ned Levine (00:44:56)   Public Service Announcements: Brian Gray (https://www.leapodcasts.com/e/atwje-brian-gray-the-remarkable-analyst/) Jamie Roush (https://www.leapodcasts.com/e/atwje-jamie-roush-the-aha-moment-analyst/) Related Links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Routine_activity_theory, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Ceasefire,  http://www.nyc.gov/html/unccp/gprb/downloads/pdf/NYC_Safety%20and%20Security_Operation%20Impact.pdf,   Association(s) Mentioned: IACA Vendor(s) Mentioned: ESRI, MapInfo Contact: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-herrmann-07592a14, https://www.jjay.cuny.edu/faculty/christopher-herrmann  Transcript: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/jyc59u/ChrisHerrmann_transcript.pdf  Podcast Writer: Mindy Duong Podcast Researcher:  Theme Song: Written and Recorded by The Rough & Tumble. Find more of their music at www.theroughandtumble.com. Logo: Designed by Kyle McMullen. Please visit www.moderntype.com for any printable business forms and planners.  Podcast Email: leapodcasts@gmail.com   Podcast Webpage: www.leapodcasts.com   Podcast Twitter: @leapodcasts YouTube Version: https://youtu.be/28e5qD_lnYM  00:00:17 – Introducing Chris 00:07:23 – NYPD 00:18:04 – Operation Ceasefire 00:21:14 – Supervising 00:26:44 – Break:  Brian Gray & Jamie Roush 00:27:32 – Dissertation - Businesses & Routine Activities 00:33:25 – Hempstead PD 00:35:55 – Pet Peeves in LEA 00:46:58 – LE Not Welcome on Campus 00:56:39 – Words to the World

In this episode of the Fayetteville 411, learn more about Operation Ceasefire and their programs to combat gun violence in our community. To learn more, visit their website at www.OperationCeasefire.com or by calling (910) 433-1134.

Governor Glenn Youngkin is now considering an investment that would bring a program aimed at reducing violent crime to Virginia. Michael Pope reports.

It's an election year in California, and conservative Democrats are working to distance themselves from progressive movements with a renewed vigor for tough-on-crime policies. As a result, they're finding themselves with some far-right bedfellows. In San Francisco, Mayor London Breed has issued yet another police occupation of the Tenderloin District. After a high-profile looting of high-end retail spaces in Union Square last November, the mayor flooded the space with officers for three weeks, to the tune of $2.4 million in police overtime expenses. As Chronicle columnist Justin Phillips noted, officials didn't respond with anywhere near the same fire just days before, when shootings took place in the city's poor neighborhoods.   Rather than fund statistically promising initiatives to curb gun violence--such as Oakland's Operation Ceasefire--conservative Democrats facing reelection throughout the state are bending to the will of affluent donors and working to bolster police forces. This comes after two years of George Floyd demonstrations urging politicians to rethink public safety.   These same Democrats find themselves in concert with far-right organizations pushing a national initiative to recall progressive officials (such as San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin) who dare to rethink public safety in the most incarcerated nation on the planet.   The result of California Democrats siphoning funds from poor, predominantly Black and brown communities, then using that money to further militarize the police force and incarcerate more impoverished people, is simple:   The contradictions of capitalism drive deeper into California, and fascists throughout the state are emboldened to make increasingly audacious plays for power.   "Third Way" Republicans like the Lincoln Project's Mike Madrid can write all the op-eds they want about the dangers of the fascist creep in California. But when they push to increase funding for a police force known widely to work alongside white supremacists, they are very much part of the problem.   Thanks for listening, defund the police and, as always: Twitter: @youknowkempa, @ShanNDSTevens, @Flojaune, @guillotine4you Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/voicesrivercity   Sacramentans can hear us on 103.1 KUTZ Tuesdays at 5 pm and again Wednesdays at 8 am. If you require a transcript of our episodes, please reach out to info@voicesrivercity.com and we'll make it happen. And thank you to Be Brave Bold Robot for the tunes.

On this episode, I chat with Antioch Mayoral Candidate Gabriel V. Makinano Sr. We talk about his background, his work with Operation Ceasefire and other community efforts, along with where he stands on Antioch Police, the homeless and economic development.   00:52 – Gabriel provides a quick bio and his background. 02:50 – We get into Operation Ceasefire and the impact it has had within the community. 04:55 – We get into the passion Gabriel has for helping people, but also talks about the need for more pride in the community and in the City of Antioch. He calls the City Council disconnected from the community. 10:15 – We get into homeless and housing – which includes possibility of shelters. Makinano says the mayor and city council has a “good talk” but no action on the homeless issue. He also gets into shame and guilt with many just embarrassed. 17:24 – Makinano explains how he bounced back from shame and guilt of a hard time in his life before finding his path on becoming who he wants to be. He explains how he moved forward and the importance of programs.  He wants to bring more services to Antioch to assist those in need. 20:47 – We get into Youth Services and the Antioch Unified School District. We get into the Boys and Girls Club rejecting coming to the City of Antioch. We get into needing more Marcus Malu’s of the world and bringing them to Antioch. 25:00 – We get into the Antioch Police Department. Makinano calls for more training while going back into the community and “break the ice” and more officers from Antioch. 29:30 – We get into how the Antioch Police Department and community could begin to have a conversation given the national rhetoric and the protesters. 33:05 – Makinano talks about his work with Deer Valley High School and then Dallas Ranch Middle School and working with the kids. 35:10 - He questions the actions of Mayor Sean Wright and councilmember Lamar Thorpe. We jump into economic development. 36:58 – As Makinano is not the “typical” candidate, how does someone like him win? 40:10 – We talk about the COVID-19 response, Makinano talks about food scarcity. 42:50 – Makinano highlights why voters should consider voting for him as Mayor of the City of Antioch.  I declare Makinano as “Mr. Passion” given his motivation towards helping people. 47:39 – How to get in touch with Makinano.

On this episode, I chat with Tamisha Walker, candidate for Antioch City Council, District 1 where we talk about a variety of issues from the Antioch Police Department, community engagement, economic development, homeless, violence prevention strategies to many other items. 1:00 – We get into how I have been trying to interview Tamisha since June.  I get into her speech in front of the Antioch Police Department and shared her story about police interaction after the death of George Floyd. 05:12 – she speaks about Operation Ceasefire and the lack of buy in by local government. How do we grow that program and get he community to participate? Tamisha explains people want an outlet to challenge violence in the city of Antioch—especially gun related violence. She explains why it was working in the City of Richmond. 12:06 – Tamisha explains why she is running for Antioch City Council including lack of participation from the community. We talk about how Cavallo Corridor and Sycamore Corridor and A Street areas are being ignored, the focus is basically 2nd Street downtown by city hall. 16:00 – Tamisha explains what her ideas of focus will be – including economic development, youth development, violence prevention through reimagine public safety efforts—investing in violence prevention strategies. We get into COVID-19 and impact on the budget. Need to focus on small business and the pandemic is not going away. 22:50 – We get into Ad-Hoc Committees, Tamisha explains why Ad-hoc committees bother her and the city council owes the residents more opportunity to participate. 27:40 – Tamisha gets into what she is hearing on the campaign trail from the community – city has to do better community engagement, community wants to be informed and involved. Violence Prevention and what can be done. Basketball Courts near Cavallo & 18th Street. She explains how she wants to know what they can do and is tired of hearing what they cannot do – she wants to know what is possible. 31:04 – What can be done to improve police relations with the community. She talks about a “middle of the road” solution. In Antioch, they are either “pro” police or “anti” police—many are in the middle who want quality services with a department that is willing to be in the community. She argues that Antioch Police need to get uncomfortable and have conversations. 34:15 – Tamisha talks about how the Richmond Police Department was able to work with the community and how it may work in the City of Antioch. She says Antioch City Leaders need to be willing to take charge and have deep conversations with the police chief. She further highlights the community is waiting for a decision on the Officer Michael Mellone decision and how public trust matters. We talk about need for crime commission to have more teeth in their role. 46:45 – We jump back into why Tamisha is running and its to be part of the community and work with the community while highlighting how Antioch has weak leadership. She highlights how to bridge a community back together. 49:22 – We get into homeless and what could be done. Tamisha shares some of her ideas. 01:03:18 – Tamisha explains how Antioch does not have any campaign contribution limits. Candidates can be bought by developers, unions, etc. 01:04:22 – Why should people vote for Tamisha? 01:06:47 – how to reach out to Tamisha or join the campaign. 01:07:33 – Tamisha plugs her non-profit at my request as she runs the Safe Return Project

Pastor Ben McBride is a national leader with expertise in police-community trust building, gun violence prevention, faith based community organizing, and training in equity, diversity and inclusion. A native of San Francisco, he is a spiritual leader and longtime activist for peace and justice in the Bay Area. In 2008, Pastor McBride relocated his family to a difficult neighborhood in Oakland called the “Kill Zone” to better understand and respond firsthand to the epidemic of gun violence. During this time, he was an instrumental leader in the re-launching of Oakland’s Operation Ceasefire, a data-driven, violence reduction strategy, which contributed heavily to a 50% reduction in homicides over the course of five years. Ben’s work as a national leader around police/community trust-building and gun violence prevention work includes his background of training more than 100 law enforcement departments & executives. He serves as the Co-Director of PICO California, a multi-racial inter-faith network that is the largest grassroots community organization in the state of California, representing 450,000 people across 73 cities. The mission of PICO California is to build a world where everyone belongs, everyone thrives, and everyone has agency over their lives. PICO California supports grassroots organizing which enables people of faith to build power to reshape their lives and their communities. Its network of organizations trains leaders and equips them with tools to fight racism and to build a more equitable and just society. Motivated by various prophetic traditions, PICO California grounds its civic action and demands for change in moral and ethical principles. It uses a relationship-based organizing model to develop leadership and build capacity for civic engagement in communities throughout California. It is founded on the belief that people are radically interconnected despite our differences, and that together, we can build a Beloved Community/just society where everyone belongs. As a result of Ben’s zeal for social improvement, he co-founded the Empower Initiative in 2014 with his wife Gynelle. The Initiative’s mission is to empower sustainable change in urban communities by addressing public safety challenges. It creates a hub of social innovators to work around public safety and the intersection of race in our society. Partnerships with local law enforcement agencies are strengthened and deepened through this Initiative. At times many people in Ben’s community have thought he was too close to the police, while many in law enforcement thought he was too close to protesters. His commitment to reforming our institutions leads him to building spaces that are prepared to hold the tension between differing groups, to include those with whom we disagree, so that we can sit at the table together and work together to make lasting change. He asks the difficult questions of both sides in conflicts: “Are we willing to take the risky journey to belong to each other? Are we willing to widen our circle of concern? What does it mean to come alongside those who are in pain, even if we see the situation through different eyes?” Are we willing to open our eyes and to really see “the other” so that their stories and challenges become a part of our world? He points out that until we do this, these “others” do not exist for us and we cannot bridge the divide. Ben McBride’s call is not to avoid conflict but to be in the middle of it so that we might be the peacemakers to bring about needed change, for as he says, “The only way we’re going to get through the difficult moment we live in is to do it together. I hope to meet you in the crosswalk.”   As an advocate for youth, Ben served as a member of the crisis counseling team for West Conga United School District and as Program Director for Global Education Partnership. He served to empower at-risk youth through entrepreneurship. He began his history of spiritual leadership as a youth pastor and served as collegiate pastor for Greater St. Paul Baptist Church and Shiloh Church. Ben serves as Co-Chair of California’s Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board which focuses on ending racial profiling in California. He was featured in the Sundance Film Festival Award winning film, THE FORCE, which highlights his peacemaking work. He is a dynamic. internationally sought-after speaker who delivers passionate directives that motivate listeners to action. He has shared his motivational message of peacemaking and transformation in Canada, the United Kingdom and the Middle East. His inspiring message resonates in both religious circles and corporate communities. His core message of “Crossing the Street” utilizes a combination of anecdotes and reflective principles, challenging leaders to bring together parties in conflict in a way that idealizes “the world as it should be.” Ben has received many honors, including the FRED Scholars Award, Oakland Natives Non-Profit Leader of the Year, the Oakland Police Foundation’s Neighborhood Champion Award, and the ASIS Community Policing Award. He and his wife Gynelle live in Oakland, California, with their three daughters. Join us in conversation with this gifted and dynamic leader and peacebuilder!

In this episode, Corey sits down with Ben McBride who is a native of San Francisco, spiritual leader and longtime activist for peace and justice in the Bay Area. In 2008, he relocated his family to a difficult neighborhood in Oakland called the “Kill Zone” to understand and respond to the epidemic of gun violence, firsthand. During this tenure, he was an instrumental leader of relaunching  Oakland’s first successful iteration of Operation Ceasefire, a data-driven, violence reduction strategy, contributing heavily to a 50% reduction in homicides over five years.Corey and Ben talk about justice, "woke culture" and the nuances of trying to promote justice in a polarized society. Contend with our guest:@benjmcbride on Insta@benmcbride on Twitterhttp://www.benmcbride.com Contend with Corey:coreyevanleak.comOn Twitter: @coreyevanmusicOn Insta: @coreyevanleak and @existentialpodcast  

Kyle Brooks is a pastor in Oakland, California. Kyle Brooks has actively worked in downtown Oakland since graduating from seminary in 2013. In 2018, Kyle’s predominantly-white church merged with a predominantly-black church to form Tapestry Church. Kyle has been active in the PICO California HEAT Campaign to re-imagine the public safety system in California and Operation Ceasefire. Kyle is our host’s former college roommate and close friend. We provide longform and “shortcuts” versions of each conversation to meet your listening needs. Episode Links • Tapestry Church: https://www.tapestryoakland.org • Introduction to Tapestry Church: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZErZxOkyHPI • Local News Report on Tapestry Church: https://www.ktvu.com/news/337431937-video • Facebook/Instagram: @TapestryOakland • Canoeing the Mountains Book: https://www.ivpress.com/canoeing-the-mountains • The Decker Grid: https://decker.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/The_Decker_Grid.pdf You can find all our episodes on SoundCloud, iTunes Store, Google Play, and Spotify. Subscribe to our Newsletter at: www.schoolofthoughtproductions.com/contact/ We would love to connect with you! Please email us at schoolofthoughtpodcast@gmail.com to tell us who you are, what you think about the show, and who we should talk to next. Connect with us and the rest of our tribe by searching for School of Thought Podcast on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

Kyle Brooks is a pastor in Oakland, California. Kyle Brooks has actively worked in downtown Oakland since graduating from seminary in 2013. In 2018, Kyle’s predominantly-white church merged with a predominantly-black church to form Tapestry Church. Kyle has been active in the PICO California HEAT Campaign to re-imagine the public safety system in California and Operation Ceasefire. Kyle is our host’s former college roommate and close friend. We provide longform and “shortcuts” versions of each conversation to meet your listening needs. Episode Links • Tapestry Church: https://www.tapestryoakland.org • Introduction to Tapestry Church: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZErZxOkyHPI • Local News Report on Tapestry Church: https://www.ktvu.com/news/337431937-video • Facebook/Instagram: @TapestryOakland • Canoeing the Mountains Book: https://www.ivpress.com/canoeing-the-mountains • The Decker Grid: https://decker.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/The_Decker_Grid.pdf You can find all our episodes on SoundCloud, iTunes Store, Google Play, and Spotify. Subscribe to our Newsletter at: www.schoolofthoughtproductions.com/contact/ We would love to connect with you! Please email us at schoolofthoughtpodcast@gmail.com to tell us who you are, what you think about the show, and who we should talk to next. Connect with us and the rest of our tribe by searching for School of Thought Podcast on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

Thievery Corporation - Barrio Alto DJ Edit By Petko Turner Thievery Corporation has taken progressive political stances on various issues, opposing war and what they regard as exploitative trade agreements, while supporting human rights and food programs. In September 2005, the group participated in the Operation Ceasefire concert, with the objective of ending the Iraq War. From their press release regarding their album Radio Retaliation, Garza said: Radio Retaliation is definitely a more overt political statement [...] There's no excuse for not speaking out at this point, with the suspension of habeas corpus, outsourced torture, illegal wars of aggression, fuel, food, and economic crises. It's hard to close your eyes and sleep while the world is burning around you. If you are an artist, this is the most essential time to speak up. — Rob Garza Thievery Corporation are vocal advocates for the World Food Programme, seeing hunger as "...something basic, really elemental, that transcends boundaries around the world Thievery Corporation is a Washington, D.C.-based recording artist and DJ collective consisting of Rob Garza, Eric Hilton, and their supporting artists Rob Myers, Loulou Ghelichkhani, Natalia Clavier, Frank 'Booty Lock' Mitchell, Mr. Lif, Jeff Franca and Ashish Vyas. Their music style mixes elements of dub, acid jazz, reggae, Indian classical, Middle Eastern, hip hop, electronica and Brazilian, including bossa nova.

Cam recommends a book by David Kennedy titled, Don't Shoot: One Man, a Street Fellowship, and the End of Violence in Inner-City America. A story about Operation Ceasefire and ending gang violence in America's inner-cities.

The massive protests after the deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and Eric Garner in New York City strained relationships among police departments, the neighborhoods they serve, and political leaders. Then, in late December, the assassination of NYPD officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos further escalated the rhetoric and what was at stake. This week on Here’s The Thing, Alec Baldwin talks to two people with years of street experience. Both have compelling visions for improving the broken relationship between police and communities. John Eterno is a retired captain in the NYPD who once defended “stop and frisk” policies. Today he teaches criminal justice at Molloy College and worries about how many more people were singled out for aggressive police scrutiny during the Bloomberg administration. Eterno advocates for a more individually autonomous, accountable, and, above all, transparent police force. David Kennedy is the architect of Operation Ceasefire, a community-based approach to de-escalating inner city gang violence. Over the last three decades, his work has transformed relationships between law enforcement and communities in cities across the country, including South Central Los Angeles and Boston. Now, he’s working in New York City. Kennedy believes that the influence of families, friends, and neighbors has a greater impact on lowering crime than handcuffs, firearms, and courtrooms. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Award-winning criminologist Kennedy, who orchestrated the "Boston Miracle", a revolutionary method for gang intervention in the mid-1990s, writes about this successful approach in his new book, Don't Shoot, and discusses solving the problem of crime in our country today, along with the launch of "Operation Ceasefire" in Los Angeles with Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department Charlie Beck.