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In another, a traumatized Big Bird \u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/-z8UyREHqcg\">seeks comfort with a hug\u003c/a> from his friend, Alan.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/-z8UyREHqcg'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/-z8UyREHqcg'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The tools aren’t just for kids. \u003ca href=\"https://sesamestreetincommunities.org/activities/exploring-kids-circle-care/\">The website also includes guides \u003c/a>for those in the “circle of care.” “So it’s not only parents and caregivers,” says Jeanette Betancourt\u003cstrong>, \u003c/strong>the senior vice president for U.S. Social Impact at Sesame Workshop.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"news_11764070","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“It’s early childhood educators, the pediatric community, child welfare or social workers, health care workers, all the influencers on young children’s well-being.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Betancourt says the program uses what they call the “Sesame Workshop Model” to develop new teaching material. It includes \u003ca href=\"https://www.sesameworkshop.org/what-we-do/research-and-innovation\">research and development in partnership with experts\u003c/a> from national partners such as the American Academy of Pediatrics or the American Psychological Association.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Talking about traumatic incidents\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Betancourt believes that when talking to children about traumatic incidents, it is crucial to make them feel comfortable and secure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are a few ways she recommends:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Provide safety: Assure the child that they are safe and taken care of. Offer comfort items and physical contact such as hugs or holding hands.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Keep routines: It’s important that the child doesn’t feel a big disruption in their life. That can mean having a meal together, reading together or simply walking.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Model healthy ways of coping: Children look to their parents for guidance, so adults need to practice self care and cope in a healthy way.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Spend time together: Activities such as playing games or reading stories together can make a child feel secure and comfortable.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Watch and listen: Pay attention to all signs of anxiety or discomfort. Ultimately, you know your child best and can see the change in behavior.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Although it may be helpful to use these tools to plan important conversations, Betancourt says that these conversations don’t have to be perfectly planned.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In fact, the more you make it an everyday explanation, a moment when the little one asks a question or shows a sign of distress, it’s especially important to take advantage of these resources.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">\u003cem>Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visit NPR\u003c/a>.\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Do+you+need+to+talk+to+your+kids+about+traumatic+events%3F+Sesame+Street+has+some+tips&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/em>\u003c/div>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/arts/13924687/tips-to-talk-to-kids-about-traumatic-events-sesame-street-mass-shootings","authors":["byline_arts_13924687"],"categories":["arts_1","arts_75","arts_990"],"tags":["arts_3081","arts_930","arts_1191"],"affiliates":["arts_137"],"featImg":"arts_13924688","label":"arts_137"},"arts_13920759":{"type":"posts","id":"arts_13920759","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"arts","id":"13920759","score":null,"sort":[1666633491000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"she-survived-a-mass-shooting-then-created-a-graphic-novel-to-help-others","title":"She Survived a Mass Shooting — Then Created a Graphic Novel to Help Others","publishDate":1666633491,"format":"standard","headTitle":"She Survived a Mass Shooting — Then Created a Graphic Novel to Help Others | KQED","labelTerm":{"term":137,"site":"arts"},"content":"\u003cp>It took Kindra Neely years to seek help.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Seven years ago, she survived the mass shooting at Umpqua Community College in Oregon, where a gunman killed eight students and one professor, and injured eight more. She has now shared her experience in a debut graphic novel, \u003cem>Numb to This: Memoir of a Mass Shooting\u003c/em>, hoping that it will help others.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13886086']“[This book] was something that I was kind of looking for right after the shooting had happened,” Neely said. “I think for me, I really needed to know what was gonna happen to me in a few years. Like, what was expected or what should I look out for.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the book, she recounts not only what happened that day, but also her journey working through the guilt and mental toll. She says she hopes other survivors of gun violence and trauma will see that moving forward is an uphill battle, but a doable one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think just having the representation of what happens afterward is important for people because without it, you can get kind of stuck in the, ‘I don’t know what happens next; I don’t know what to do,'” she said. “And that can kind of delay your whole life, really.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Trying to move forward, amid constant violence\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13920761\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13920761\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/numb-to-this-spread-194-195_custom-6f2e2cc651b23e8584b7c6306113c8e3a75417b0-800x1201.jpg\" alt=\"Artwork shows a stressed looking young woman sitting in the bath reading stories on her phone about mass shootings.\" width=\"800\" height=\"1201\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/numb-to-this-spread-194-195_custom-6f2e2cc651b23e8584b7c6306113c8e3a75417b0-800x1201.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/numb-to-this-spread-194-195_custom-6f2e2cc651b23e8584b7c6306113c8e3a75417b0-1020x1532.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/numb-to-this-spread-194-195_custom-6f2e2cc651b23e8584b7c6306113c8e3a75417b0-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/numb-to-this-spread-194-195_custom-6f2e2cc651b23e8584b7c6306113c8e3a75417b0-768x1153.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/numb-to-this-spread-194-195_custom-6f2e2cc651b23e8584b7c6306113c8e3a75417b0-1023x1536.jpg 1023w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/numb-to-this-spread-194-195_custom-6f2e2cc651b23e8584b7c6306113c8e3a75417b0-1364x2048.jpg 1364w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/numb-to-this-spread-194-195_custom-6f2e2cc651b23e8584b7c6306113c8e3a75417b0.jpg 1647w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Neely survived the shooting at Umpqua Community College in 2015, and has struggled when tragedies like it have happened since. \u003ccite>(Copyright © 2022 by Kindra Neely)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Neely’s novel comes as a steady stream of mass shootings and gun violence continues in the United States.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the beginning of the book, she describes witnessing gun violence in the Texas town she grew up in. Then, several pages of the book show her reacting to shootings that happened after the one she survived: the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, the concert in Las Vegas, and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13886352']“Eventually, through my own experience learning more about why these things happen and just how complacent society can be with this, I did want to include in there that we can’t be compliant with this, because this is happening to people that I care about,” Neely said. “This is happening to strangers that I don’t know, but I do care about, and, you know, I wouldn’t wish this on anyone else.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Neely said the moments in the book where she learns of a new shooting look chaotic and messy because, when they happened, she wasn’t dealing with her feelings well — she had not yet found the tools to address them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She has those tools now, she said, but the repeated trauma still hurts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Uvalde especially really felt like the wind got knocked out of me,” she said. “It’s not always like that with every single one. And I kind of do take precautions now just so that way I’m not overwhelmed by it. But yeah, it really felt like a punch to the gut.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Dealing with the emotional toll\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13920762\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13920762\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/numb-to-this-spread-138-139_slide-7695467751f4cb0cfc4b3520df1cc34a54c00981-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Artwork depicts a young woman having a panic attack in a library because there aren't enough exits in there.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Reminders of what Neely went through would sometimes come unexpectedly. \u003ccite>(Copyright © 2022 by Kindra Neely)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Neely said that, despite lacking the economic means to afford consistent counseling, she felt lucky to find people through free resources who have helped her work through the mental health toll of the shooting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Throughout the book, she shares episodes where an explosive sound or a crowded room would drive her into a panic attack. But she also shows the incremental impacts of the shooting — her friendships got rockier, she felt angrier, and she developed a constant feeling of helplessness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Working through that meant letting herself feel the negative emotions, instead of pushing them away.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s just about recognizing when I do feel that way and kind of just being like, no, it is OK to feel bad. These are things you should feel bad about,” Neely said. “And that helps because then you’re processing the emotion and not just holding onto it and letting it fester and get worse.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Feeling “violated” by the media presence\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13920763\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13920763\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/numb-to-this-spread-70-71_custom-8760ac284827d548cfea7afc01770a58671a112a-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Artwork depicts a young women nervously driving back to school one week after a mass shooting, the road lined with TV cameras and reporters.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">After the shooting at UCC, the media response was overwhelming for Neely. \u003ccite>(Copyright © 2022 by Kindra Neely)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Neely’s novel also grapples with experiences with the media after the shooting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A photo of her and a friend reuniting after the massacre was published without their consent. And during a vigil for the victims, she was overwhelmed by the reporters approaching her and others looking for information.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the book, she described feeling “violated” when the photo came out. But after reflecting on the experience and talking to journalists who were present that day, her perspective changed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She realized many of those reporters not only had little experience in the field, but they also had not received any training to approach survivors in a sensitive and caring way. Some training and debriefing after the fact, she said, would help protect both the journalists and the people they talk to.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Finding comfort in art\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13920764\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13920764\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/numb-to-this-spread-78-79_slide-479191376dbe4a0ba79e474eee62ac9775a5639b-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Artwork depicts a young woman looking content and happy while making art.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Neely was asked to help create a campus memorial for the nine victims of the UCC shooting, and in doing so, she connected with her community that hurt. \u003ccite>(Copyright © 2022 by Kindra Neely)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Neely’s method to share her story — a graphic novel — means the pages of her book are not only filled with her raw emotions but also with bright, descriptive images of her life before and after the shooting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13920137']She said she started drawing as a hobby, but didn’t consider it a career option until after college — and after the shooting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What I love about drawing is that it can do so many things for you mentally,” she said. “When I’m doing things like comics, especially in the early production of them, it’s more of a puzzle to solve because you’re trying to tell a story the best way and how can you make the characters and background work for you.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s also meditative for her; an activity that puts her in the moment, especially when drawing nature, and hopefully is one more step on her path to healing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">\u003cem>Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">visit NPR\u003c/a>.\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=She+survived+a+mass+shooting+%E2%80%94+then+created+a+graphic+novel+to+help+others&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/em>\u003c/div>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"In Kindra Neely's debut graphic novel, she opens up about surviving a mass shooting and dealing with the aftermath.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1705006241,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":25,"wordCount":1085},"headData":{"title":"She Survived a Mass Shooting — Then Created a Graphic Novel to Help Others | KQED","description":"In Kindra Neely's debut graphic novel, she opens up about surviving a mass shooting and dealing with the aftermath.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"sticky":false,"nprByline":"Matt Ozug","nprImageAgency":"Copyright © 2022 by Kindra Neely","nprStoryId":"1129257212","nprApiLink":"http://api.npr.org/query?id=1129257212&apiKey=MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004","nprHtmlLink":"https://www.npr.org/2022/10/23/1129257212/mass-shooting-survivor-oregon-wrote-graphic-novel-memoir?ft=nprml&f=1129257212","nprRetrievedStory":"1","nprPubDate":"Sun, 23 Oct 2022 07:01:00 -0400","nprStoryDate":"Sun, 23 Oct 2022 07:01:12 -0400","nprLastModifiedDate":"Sun, 23 Oct 2022 07:01:12 -0400","nprAudio":"https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/atc/2022/10/20221017_atc_she_survived_a_mass_shooting_in_2015_and_shes_sharing_her_story_in_a_graphic_novel.mp3?orgId=1&topicId=1008&d=496&story=1129257212&ft=nprml&f=1129257212","nprAudioM3u":"http://api.npr.org/m3u/11129638230-95f44c.m3u?orgId=1&topicId=1008&d=496&story=1129257212&ft=nprml&f=1129257212","templateType":"standard","featuredImageType":"standard","excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","showOnAuthorArchivePages":"No","path":"/arts/13920759/she-survived-a-mass-shooting-then-created-a-graphic-novel-to-help-others","audioUrl":"https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/atc/2022/10/20221017_atc_she_survived_a_mass_shooting_in_2015_and_shes_sharing_her_story_in_a_graphic_novel.mp3?orgId=1&topicId=1008&d=496&story=1129257212&ft=nprml&f=1129257212","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>It took Kindra Neely years to seek help.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Seven years ago, she survived the mass shooting at Umpqua Community College in Oregon, where a gunman killed eight students and one professor, and injured eight more. She has now shared her experience in a debut graphic novel, \u003cem>Numb to This: Memoir of a Mass Shooting\u003c/em>, hoping that it will help others.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"arts_13886086","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“[This book] was something that I was kind of looking for right after the shooting had happened,” Neely said. “I think for me, I really needed to know what was gonna happen to me in a few years. Like, what was expected or what should I look out for.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the book, she recounts not only what happened that day, but also her journey working through the guilt and mental toll. She says she hopes other survivors of gun violence and trauma will see that moving forward is an uphill battle, but a doable one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think just having the representation of what happens afterward is important for people because without it, you can get kind of stuck in the, ‘I don’t know what happens next; I don’t know what to do,'” she said. “And that can kind of delay your whole life, really.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Trying to move forward, amid constant violence\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13920761\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13920761\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/numb-to-this-spread-194-195_custom-6f2e2cc651b23e8584b7c6306113c8e3a75417b0-800x1201.jpg\" alt=\"Artwork shows a stressed looking young woman sitting in the bath reading stories on her phone about mass shootings.\" width=\"800\" height=\"1201\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/numb-to-this-spread-194-195_custom-6f2e2cc651b23e8584b7c6306113c8e3a75417b0-800x1201.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/numb-to-this-spread-194-195_custom-6f2e2cc651b23e8584b7c6306113c8e3a75417b0-1020x1532.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/numb-to-this-spread-194-195_custom-6f2e2cc651b23e8584b7c6306113c8e3a75417b0-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/numb-to-this-spread-194-195_custom-6f2e2cc651b23e8584b7c6306113c8e3a75417b0-768x1153.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/numb-to-this-spread-194-195_custom-6f2e2cc651b23e8584b7c6306113c8e3a75417b0-1023x1536.jpg 1023w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/numb-to-this-spread-194-195_custom-6f2e2cc651b23e8584b7c6306113c8e3a75417b0-1364x2048.jpg 1364w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/numb-to-this-spread-194-195_custom-6f2e2cc651b23e8584b7c6306113c8e3a75417b0.jpg 1647w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Neely survived the shooting at Umpqua Community College in 2015, and has struggled when tragedies like it have happened since. \u003ccite>(Copyright © 2022 by Kindra Neely)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Neely’s novel comes as a steady stream of mass shootings and gun violence continues in the United States.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the beginning of the book, she describes witnessing gun violence in the Texas town she grew up in. Then, several pages of the book show her reacting to shootings that happened after the one she survived: the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, the concert in Las Vegas, and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"arts_13886352","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“Eventually, through my own experience learning more about why these things happen and just how complacent society can be with this, I did want to include in there that we can’t be compliant with this, because this is happening to people that I care about,” Neely said. “This is happening to strangers that I don’t know, but I do care about, and, you know, I wouldn’t wish this on anyone else.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Neely said the moments in the book where she learns of a new shooting look chaotic and messy because, when they happened, she wasn’t dealing with her feelings well — she had not yet found the tools to address them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She has those tools now, she said, but the repeated trauma still hurts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Uvalde especially really felt like the wind got knocked out of me,” she said. “It’s not always like that with every single one. And I kind of do take precautions now just so that way I’m not overwhelmed by it. But yeah, it really felt like a punch to the gut.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Dealing with the emotional toll\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13920762\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13920762\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/numb-to-this-spread-138-139_slide-7695467751f4cb0cfc4b3520df1cc34a54c00981-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Artwork depicts a young woman having a panic attack in a library because there aren't enough exits in there.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Reminders of what Neely went through would sometimes come unexpectedly. \u003ccite>(Copyright © 2022 by Kindra Neely)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Neely said that, despite lacking the economic means to afford consistent counseling, she felt lucky to find people through free resources who have helped her work through the mental health toll of the shooting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Throughout the book, she shares episodes where an explosive sound or a crowded room would drive her into a panic attack. But she also shows the incremental impacts of the shooting — her friendships got rockier, she felt angrier, and she developed a constant feeling of helplessness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Working through that meant letting herself feel the negative emotions, instead of pushing them away.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s just about recognizing when I do feel that way and kind of just being like, no, it is OK to feel bad. These are things you should feel bad about,” Neely said. “And that helps because then you’re processing the emotion and not just holding onto it and letting it fester and get worse.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Feeling “violated” by the media presence\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13920763\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13920763\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/numb-to-this-spread-70-71_custom-8760ac284827d548cfea7afc01770a58671a112a-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Artwork depicts a young women nervously driving back to school one week after a mass shooting, the road lined with TV cameras and reporters.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">After the shooting at UCC, the media response was overwhelming for Neely. \u003ccite>(Copyright © 2022 by Kindra Neely)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Neely’s novel also grapples with experiences with the media after the shooting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A photo of her and a friend reuniting after the massacre was published without their consent. And during a vigil for the victims, she was overwhelmed by the reporters approaching her and others looking for information.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the book, she described feeling “violated” when the photo came out. But after reflecting on the experience and talking to journalists who were present that day, her perspective changed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She realized many of those reporters not only had little experience in the field, but they also had not received any training to approach survivors in a sensitive and caring way. Some training and debriefing after the fact, she said, would help protect both the journalists and the people they talk to.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Finding comfort in art\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13920764\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13920764\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/numb-to-this-spread-78-79_slide-479191376dbe4a0ba79e474eee62ac9775a5639b-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Artwork depicts a young woman looking content and happy while making art.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Neely was asked to help create a campus memorial for the nine victims of the UCC shooting, and in doing so, she connected with her community that hurt. \u003ccite>(Copyright © 2022 by Kindra Neely)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Neely’s method to share her story — a graphic novel — means the pages of her book are not only filled with her raw emotions but also with bright, descriptive images of her life before and after the shooting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"arts_13920137","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>She said she started drawing as a hobby, but didn’t consider it a career option until after college — and after the shooting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What I love about drawing is that it can do so many things for you mentally,” she said. “When I’m doing things like comics, especially in the early production of them, it’s more of a puzzle to solve because you’re trying to tell a story the best way and how can you make the characters and background work for you.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s also meditative for her; an activity that puts her in the moment, especially when drawing nature, and hopefully is one more step on her path to healing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">\u003cem>Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">visit NPR\u003c/a>.\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=She+survived+a+mass+shooting+%E2%80%94+then+created+a+graphic+novel+to+help+others&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/em>\u003c/div>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/arts/13920759/she-survived-a-mass-shooting-then-created-a-graphic-novel-to-help-others","authors":["byline_arts_13920759"],"categories":["arts_1","arts_73"],"tags":["arts_1942","arts_6977","arts_10629","arts_3081"],"affiliates":["arts_137"],"featImg":"arts_13920760","label":"arts_137"},"arts_13919689":{"type":"posts","id":"arts_13919689","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"arts","id":"13919689","score":null,"sort":[1664301515000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"las-vegas-mass-shooting-survivors-tell-their-own-story-in-11-minutes-documentary","title":"Las Vegas Mass Shooting Survivors Tell Their Own Story in '11 minutes' Documentary","publishDate":1664301515,"format":"standard","headTitle":"Las Vegas Mass Shooting Survivors Tell Their Own Story in ’11 minutes’ Documentary | KQED","labelTerm":{"term":137,"site":"arts"},"content":"\u003cp>On Oct. 1, 2017, a lone gunman in a suite of rooms on the 32nd floor of a Las Vegas hotel \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/10/05/555864489/why-did-he-do-it-authorities-still-baffled-by-vegas-shooter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">opened fire \u003c/a>on the performers and audience at an outdoor country music festival below. Fifty eight people were killed and more than 800 others were wounded. In 2020 the death toll was raised to 60 to account for victims who later died from complications related to their injuries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The new four-hour Paramount+ documentary, \u003cem>11 Minutes,\u003c/em> takes a unique approach to retelling the story of the largest mass shooting in U.S. history. There’s no host, no narrator and, for the first two hours, virtually no footage from TV news stations. Instead the story is told by interviews with survivors of the event—people who were there as musicians, fans, police, paramedics, nurses, doctors, and so on. And it’s told mostly through cellphone videos and police body cams—images taken by people in the midst of the attack, as it was happening. And \u003cem>a lot \u003c/em>of people had their phone cameras running.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxvMunFjbxg\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>11 Minutes\u003c/em> tells its story chronologically, and patiently, introducing us to many of the people who, once the shooting begins, will become victims. Or helpers. Or both. But at first, we don’t know which. All we know is whatever we’re told by people like Brady Cook, a rookie officer for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department; the twin high-school fans who attend the Route 91 Harvest Festival and the firefighter determined to save as many lives as he can.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Director Jeff Zimbalist, one of several executive producers on this documentary series, lets the participants speak for themselves. It takes most of the first hour of the program before on-location police radio reports begin identifying the Mandalay Bay hotel as the source of the gunfire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From there, the documentary only gets more tense, and more frantic—but not more graphic. Surprisingly, \u003cem>11 Minutes\u003c/em> is not gruesome—the visuals are selected and edited very judiciously. But you’re thrown into the action and the pandemonium anyway, as the circumstances, and the stories, get more emotional.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13915217']Ultimately, \u003cem>11 Minutes\u003c/em> is a testament to bravery, and commitment, and empathy. Fred Rogers, when discussing times of tragedy, used to quote his mother, who said, “Always look for the helpers.” That’s just what this four-part documentary does, beautifully. And intentionally, it doesn’t name the shooter—although, in the final moments of the series, it names all the victims of every U.S. mass shooting since this one in Las Vegas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Accompanying the scroll of names is a song by country artist \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/artists/15397601/eric-church\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eric Church\u003c/a>, one of the headliners at that festival. He wrote and performed the song, which is titled “Why Not Me?,” in the days after the massacre—and it provides a poignant and very appropriate end to a very powerful documentary.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">\u003cem>Copyright 2022 Fresh Air. To see more, visit \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/programs/fresh-air/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fresh Air\u003c/a>.\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Las+Vegas+mass+shooting+survivors+tell+their+own+story+in+%2711+minutes%27+documentary&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/em>\u003c/div>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Paramount+'s powerful four-hour documentary is edited judiciously and told mostly through cellphone videos and police body cams.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1705006335,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":true,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":9,"wordCount":517},"headData":{"title":"Las Vegas Mass Shooting Survivors Tell Their Own Story in '11 minutes' Documentary | KQED","description":"Paramount+'s powerful four-hour documentary is edited judiciously and told mostly through cellphone videos and police body cams.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"sticky":false,"nprImageCredit":"Drew Angerer","nprByline":"David Bianculli","nprImageAgency":"Getty Images","nprStoryId":"1125092321","nprApiLink":"http://api.npr.org/query?id=1125092321&apiKey=MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004","nprHtmlLink":"https://www.npr.org/2022/09/27/1125092321/las-vegas-mass-shooting-mandalay-bay-documentary-11-minutes-review?ft=nprml&f=1125092321","nprRetrievedStory":"1","nprPubDate":"Tue, 27 Sep 2022 13:24:00 -0400","nprStoryDate":"Tue, 27 Sep 2022 12:28:05 -0400","nprLastModifiedDate":"Tue, 27 Sep 2022 12:54:58 -0400","nprAudio":"https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/fa/2022/09/20220927_fa_02.mp3?orgId=427869011&topicId=1163&d=492&p=13&story=1125092321&ft=nprml&f=1125092321","nprAudioM3u":"http://api.npr.org/m3u/11125400037-c7a9ac.m3u?orgId=427869011&topicId=1163&d=492&p=13&story=1125092321&ft=nprml&f=1125092321","templateType":"standard","featuredImageType":"standard","excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","showOnAuthorArchivePages":"No","path":"/arts/13919689/las-vegas-mass-shooting-survivors-tell-their-own-story-in-11-minutes-documentary","audioUrl":"https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/fa/2022/09/20220927_fa_02.mp3?orgId=427869011&topicId=1163&d=492&p=13&story=1125092321&ft=nprml&f=1125092321","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>On Oct. 1, 2017, a lone gunman in a suite of rooms on the 32nd floor of a Las Vegas hotel \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/10/05/555864489/why-did-he-do-it-authorities-still-baffled-by-vegas-shooter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">opened fire \u003c/a>on the performers and audience at an outdoor country music festival below. Fifty eight people were killed and more than 800 others were wounded. In 2020 the death toll was raised to 60 to account for victims who later died from complications related to their injuries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The new four-hour Paramount+ documentary, \u003cem>11 Minutes,\u003c/em> takes a unique approach to retelling the story of the largest mass shooting in U.S. history. There’s no host, no narrator and, for the first two hours, virtually no footage from TV news stations. Instead the story is told by interviews with survivors of the event—people who were there as musicians, fans, police, paramedics, nurses, doctors, and so on. And it’s told mostly through cellphone videos and police body cams—images taken by people in the midst of the attack, as it was happening. And \u003cem>a lot \u003c/em>of people had their phone cameras running.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/ZxvMunFjbxg'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/ZxvMunFjbxg'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>11 Minutes\u003c/em> tells its story chronologically, and patiently, introducing us to many of the people who, once the shooting begins, will become victims. Or helpers. Or both. But at first, we don’t know which. All we know is whatever we’re told by people like Brady Cook, a rookie officer for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department; the twin high-school fans who attend the Route 91 Harvest Festival and the firefighter determined to save as many lives as he can.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Director Jeff Zimbalist, one of several executive producers on this documentary series, lets the participants speak for themselves. It takes most of the first hour of the program before on-location police radio reports begin identifying the Mandalay Bay hotel as the source of the gunfire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From there, the documentary only gets more tense, and more frantic—but not more graphic. Surprisingly, \u003cem>11 Minutes\u003c/em> is not gruesome—the visuals are selected and edited very judiciously. But you’re thrown into the action and the pandemonium anyway, as the circumstances, and the stories, get more emotional.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"arts_13915217","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Ultimately, \u003cem>11 Minutes\u003c/em> is a testament to bravery, and commitment, and empathy. Fred Rogers, when discussing times of tragedy, used to quote his mother, who said, “Always look for the helpers.” That’s just what this four-part documentary does, beautifully. And intentionally, it doesn’t name the shooter—although, in the final moments of the series, it names all the victims of every U.S. mass shooting since this one in Las Vegas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Accompanying the scroll of names is a song by country artist \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/artists/15397601/eric-church\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eric Church\u003c/a>, one of the headliners at that festival. He wrote and performed the song, which is titled “Why Not Me?,” in the days after the massacre—and it provides a poignant and very appropriate end to a very powerful documentary.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">\u003cem>Copyright 2022 Fresh Air. To see more, visit \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/programs/fresh-air/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fresh Air\u003c/a>.\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Las+Vegas+mass+shooting+survivors+tell+their+own+story+in+%2711+minutes%27+documentary&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/em>\u003c/div>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/arts/13919689/las-vegas-mass-shooting-survivors-tell-their-own-story-in-11-minutes-documentary","authors":["byline_arts_13919689"],"categories":["arts_1","arts_990"],"tags":["arts_13672","arts_3081"],"affiliates":["arts_137"],"featImg":"arts_13919690","label":"arts_137"},"arts_13918908":{"type":"posts","id":"arts_13918908","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"arts","id":"13918908","score":null,"sort":[1663005694000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"oakland-department-violence-prevention-curyj-restorative-justice-town-nights","title":"Want to Reduce Gun Violence in Oakland? Invest in Culture, Experts Say","publishDate":1663005694,"format":"standard","headTitle":"Want to Reduce Gun Violence in Oakland? Invest in Culture, Experts Say | KQED","labelTerm":{"site":"arts"},"content":"\u003cp>Josie de la Cruz Park in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood was bustling for five Friday nights in June and July. Kids jumped in a bounce house and chased baby goats in a petting zoo. Families ate free nachos and took home school supplies and diapers. DJs spun records, graffiti artists battled and event-goers admired the sparkling paint jobs on custom cars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the event series’ closer on July 15, Grammy-nominated, Oakland-raised rap duo \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13861579/before-urbano-took-over-the-airwaves-oakland-had-los-rakas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Rakas\u003c/a> delivered an arena-worthy performance in Spanish and English as attendees of all ages danced in the low-key neighborhood park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When they called us for this event, we tried to make it and perform for our people and give it 100%, like we’re performing for 100,000 people, you know,” Raka Dun, one of the MCs, told KQED while taking pictures with fans. “This is really the community that raised us and that made us.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918945\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918945\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57307_050_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57307_050_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57307_050_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57307_050_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57307_050_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-768x511.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57307_050_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57307_050_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Raka Dun and Raka Rich (left to right) of Los Rakas perform at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>These gatherings weren’t put on by an entertainment company or backed by a corporate brand. They were part of a new event series called Town Nights, sponsored by Oakland’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandca.gov/departments/violence-prevention\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Department of Violence Prevention\u003c/a> (DVP). Rather than sending in city officials, the DVP worked with trusted community groups like \u003ca href=\"https://curyj.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice\u003c/a> (CURYJ, pronounced “courage”), which organized Town Nights in Fruitvale.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s right there in their hood and it’s for the hood, by the hood,” says CURYJ co-founder and executive director George Galvis. “The people who are organizing it are their neighbors, are their community members, are people who’ve been there, done that, and there’s no otherization.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Additional organizations—including \u003ca href=\"http://www.homiesempowerment.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Homies Empowerment\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.familybridges.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Family Bridges\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://blackculturalzone.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Black Cultural Zone\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.self-sufficiency.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency (BOSS)\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://urbanpeacemovement.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Urban Peace Movement\u003c/a>, the \u003ca href=\"https://hoover-fosterrac.com/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hoover Foster Resident Action Council\u003c/a> and others—\u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandca.gov/news/2022/dvp-summer-town-nights-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">threw their own celebrations\u003c/a> this summer with DVP funding in East Oakland, West Oakland and Chinatown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While neighbors getting together and having fun may not immediately read as a form of activism, community organizers see these types of gatherings as a vital part of combating gun violence, which rose sharply during the pandemic in Oakland, San Francisco and \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/28/san-francisco-bay-area-gun-violence-murders-2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">other major cities nationwide\u003c/a>. \u003ca href=\"https://oaklandside.org/2021/12/23/2021-oakland-deadliest-year-since-2006-homicides-shootings-gun-violence/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2021 was Oakland’s deadliest year since 2006\u003c/a>. In addition to the pandemic’s economic impacts, experts attribute the jump in homicide rates to cuts in social services and fewer violence interrupters on the streets while COVID restrictions were in effect. [pullquote align='right' citation='George Galvis, CURYJ executive director']‘The safest communities do not have the most police. They have the most resources.’[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For advocates, Town Nights and other free, inclusive community events are part of a larger effort to improve Oakland’s quality of life and, by extension, its public safety. To that end, community groups are keeping the momentum going with events this fall and into the holiday season, and studying the impacts of Town Nights as the political debate around public safety, mass incarceration and alternatives to policing continues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918932\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918932\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57285_028_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57285_028_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57285_028_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57285_028_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57285_028_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57285_028_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57285_028_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A crowd dances to Los Rakas at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Ingredients for public safety: jobs and community-building\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>DVP Chief Guillermo Cespedes says that using $1.1 million of his $25 million 2021–2022 budget to fund cultural activities was a “no-brainer.” Under his leadership, the DVP takes a \u003ca href=\"https://cao-94612.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/Attachment-A-DVP-Strategic-Spending-Plan-FY-22-24-for-Report-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">public health approach to gun violence\u003c/a> that focuses on prevention and active intervention alike. DVP’s violence interrupters mediate conflicts and provide support to shooting victims in order to stop retaliation, and the department also focuses on long-term, systemic changes. That’s where programs like Town Nights come in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The small percentage of people that are committing violence … we’re concerned with changing their behavior,” Cespedes says. “At the same time, we have to change the conditions in which that behavior takes place. To do one without the other, it’s not sustainable. So I’m really hopeful in the direction that we’re going in.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To understand why events like Town Nights are part of Oakland’s public safety strategy, it’s important to look at the root causes of crime, activists say. “The safest communities do not have the most police. They have the most resources,” says Galvis of CURYJ.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918937\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918937\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57277_020_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57277_020_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57277_020_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57277_020_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57277_020_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57277_020_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57277_020_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A woman picks up her prizes from a free raffle at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>He and other restorative justice practitioners see those underlying factors as lack of access to food, clothing and shelter, as well as social and emotional health, educational opportunities and jobs. In his view, both political parties in America are “guilty of treating poor people as disposable”—that’s visible in Oakland, where encampments line the streets and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11904618/oakland-moves-to-close-seven-schools-despite-fierce-community-opposition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">majority-Black and Brown schools are the first to shut down\u003c/a> when the school district decides to downsize.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“And so when you are constantly treated in that manner, it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy sometimes, and life feels more disposable,” says Galvis. “And people act in ways that are self-destructive and can be destructive to their community and their peers.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Galvis knows this himself. He was incarcerated at age 17 because of his role in a drive-by shooting, but he went on to earn bachelor’s and master’s degrees from UC Berkeley, and became a leader in his community. In addition to co-founding CURYJ, he has co-authored criminal justice reform legislation such as \u003ca href=\"https://us2.campaign-archive.com/?u=c82e2c981cf7d17f9f5b9c705&id=39d1cc7744\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Prop 57\u003c/a>, which increased opportunities for parole for nonviolent offenders, among other changes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When it comes to interrupting cycles of violence, “we don’t necessarily subscribe to this white social worker paradigm,” Galvis says. “We are in relationship with [people]. We don’t see our people as cases to be managed. … We’re extending a piece of our heart to them. That becomes a very sacred agreement. And that makes all the difference in the world.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918934\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918934\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57271_012_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57271_012_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57271_012_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57271_012_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57271_012_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57271_012_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57271_012_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lucia, 4, gets her face painted by Maria Jose at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>CURYJ helps teens and young adults find purpose through life-coaching and internships, and holds healing circles to cope with grief and trauma. The group also empowers young people to lead change by educating them on Indigenous and Black traditions and history, and campaigning for legislation that combats mass incarceration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Neighborhood gatherings have long been part of what CURYJ does. And this summer, city funding allowed them to hire dozens of young people to check in visitors, clean up Josie de la Cruz Park and run activities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The young folks we’re working with are actually helping out their families with bills, with rent or food, helping out their mom and dad,” says CURYJ’s other co-founder and community healing manager Michael Muscadine, noting the Bay Area’s cost of living is an even greater burden now because of inflation. “A lot of them are going to college, it’s very challenging for them—so anything that helps.” [aside postid='arts_13884771']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Beyond employing these young people for five Fridays, Town Nights was designed to get them involved in CURYJ’s other programs, including paid \u003ca href=\"https://curyj.org/programs/homies-4-justice/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Homies 4 Justice internships\u003c/a>, which are still accepting applications through Sept. 24.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I see myself in every single one of them,” says Muscadine. “I’m very patient with them. So when I see them show up for week one, week two, week three, week four, week five, and they’re out there just grinding, and then they’re checking in with me like, ‘Hey, what’s next? How can I get involved in the garden? What are you guys doing?’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s when a party in a park becomes part of healing a community, or as CURYJ life coaches like to say, “La cultura cura.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918931\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918931\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57316_060_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57316_060_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57316_060_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57316_060_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57316_060_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57316_060_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57316_060_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">CURYJ co-founders Michael Muscadine (center) and George Galvis (right) pose for a photo with Jose Rivera of Oakland Latinos United (left) at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Tracking the impact of violence prevention\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>KQED spoke with community organizers from Family Bridges in Chinatown, BOSS and Black Cultural Zone in East Oakland and Urban Peace Movement in West Oakland. All shared powerful examples of Town Nights’ positive impact on their respective neighborhoods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The events brought life back to Lincoln Square Park in Chinatown, an area shaken by \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11862544/does-oakland-chinatown-need-more-police-after-assaults-a-generational-divide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">high-profile attacks on elders\u003c/a> in recent years. “It was an opportunity for community members to see [others] maybe not like themselves in a safe and playful environment,” says Heidi Wong, community health home program director at Family Bridges, which serves low-income, non-English-proficient immigrants. Their events were also a way to support local small businesses still struggling from the fallout of the pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At Verdese Carter Park in Deep East Oakland, near the San Leandro border, organizers were heartened to see people unselfconsciously having fun. “A lot of folks didn’t even have a chance to experience their childhood, right, because we’re dealing with just a number of things,” says John Jones III, director of reentry and violence prevention programs at BOSS. One young man Jones sometimes runs into on the street corner even jumped in the bounce house. “For him to feel safe enough to, what we call, ‘take his cool off’ and climb in our bouncy house—that for me was just so transformative,” Jones says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918939\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918939\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57286_030_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57286_030_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57286_030_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57286_030_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57286_030_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57286_030_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57286_030_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A crowd dances to Los Rakas at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When it comes to tracking the success of Town Nights, the anecdotal evidence is there. “I think the challenge that we have is that it’s terribly expensive to do our scientific evidence to prove the connection between all those activities and violence reduction,” DVP’s Chief Cespedes says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some data is already emerging. The Department of Violence Prevention shared its findings with KQED about crime rates during Town Nights. It counted the numbers of homicides and assaults with a firearm in the police beats where the events took place, as well as adjacent police beats. Then it compared those numbers with violent events in the same areas during corresponding dates in 2021. The DVP found that during Town Nights this summer, homicides and assaults with a firearm were down 40% during event hours and down 42% the entire weekend of each event. Across the four weeks that Town Nights took place, homicides and assaults with a firearm were down in West, Central and East Oakland by 37%.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918958\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918958\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Screenshot-14-800x475.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Screenshot-14-800x475.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Screenshot-14-1020x605.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Screenshot-14-160x95.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Screenshot-14-768x456.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Screenshot-14.png 1284w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Data from the Oakland Department of Violence Prevention shows that assaults with a firearm and homicides dropped 40% during Town Nights celebrations compared to the same Fridays in 2021. \u003ccite>(Oakland Department of Violence Prevention)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But there’s still a lot of work to do. Despite an optimistic outlook during Town Nights, there have been 85 murders in Oakland in 2022 according to an Oakland Police Department report from Sept. 11—up from 83 at this time in 2021.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, violence prevention experts say statistics are only part of the picture. While it’s fairly straightforward for police to tally up the number of shooting victims in a given week, it’s more difficult to quantify how many violent incidents \u003ci>could have\u003c/i> happened but didn’t, and why.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“How do you prove that person A was going to shoot person B, and I intervened?” BOSS’ Jones says. “Person A is not going to go to OPD and raise their hand or go to the media and say, ‘John is right, I was going to kill this guy.’ No, they’re not going to convict themselves.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The future of violence prevention policies\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Conversations about violence prevention are happening as inequality continues to increase in the Bay Area, which experts say is the underlying cause of many public safety issues. A history of civic disinvestment in marginalized communities has only gotten worse in the pandemic. The 2010s saw a drop in homicides across California, with a \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2019/jun/03/gun-violence-bay-area-drop-30-percent-why-investigation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">30% decrease in the entire Bay Area\u003c/a>. But when 2020 arrived, much of that progress reversed course. Joblessness and food insecurity soared, and people were cut off from social services and positive social outlets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That’s not an uncanny correlation,” says CURYJ’s Galvis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also in 2020, racial justice protests sparked calls to reexamine the role of policing and incarceration in public safety. Although the United States imprisons people at higher rates than any other country, research shows this \u003ca href=\"https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/do-prisons-make-us-safer/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">isn’t successful at deterring violent crime\u003c/a>. This prompted some Oakland residents to question whether increasing the police budget every year is the most effective way to spend city resources.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Law enforcement is the only institution in the United States that could fail year over year,” says Sikander Iqbal, deputy director of Urban Peace Movement, an organization that works with youth to transform social conditions that lead to community violence and mass incarceration. “Crime goes up—‘We don’t have enough resources. We need more money.’ Crime goes down—‘We’re doing a great job. We need more money to sustain our resources.’ So it’s the only institution that gets money without even having to be held to the same standard around deliverables.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although the Oakland Police Department was never actually defunded despite calls to do so (it saw a \u003ca href=\"https://oaklandside.org/2021/06/25/oakland-2021-2023-budget-defund-police-alternatives-violence-prevention/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">$38 million increase\u003c/a> in the 2021-2023 budget cycle, and a \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/apr/07/covid-relief-funds-california-cities-police\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">$5 million increase\u003c/a> from federal COVID relief funds), Oakland’s Reimagining Public Safety Task Force came up with 88 recommendations to divest from policing and invest in social services, which led to an influx of funding for the DVP.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, other parts of the Bay Area have recently swung back to “tough-on-crime” policies, as San Francisco’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11918804/breed-taps-boudin-critic-brooke-jenkins-as-new-san-francisco-da\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recall of District Attorney Chesa Boudin\u003c/a> has demonstrated. In Oakland, the November election will show which way the political winds are blowing. The city will get a new mayor. Three city council seats are up for grabs. Alameda County will also get a new district attorney. Depending on those results, there may be an opportunity to make the kind of progressive change restorative justice advocates hope for.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918938\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918938\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57284_025_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57284_025_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57284_025_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57284_025_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57284_025_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57284_025_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57284_025_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Juan Cortez and his son Diego, 5, listen to Los Rakas perform at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As policy conversations continue, the organizations that took part in Town Nights are continuing the momentum of these warm-weather get-togethers. In addition to campaigning for legislation such as \u003ca href=\"https://youthlaw.org/laws-policy/end-endless-probation-2021-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AB 503\u003c/a>, which would cut down probation time for youth, CURYJ is getting ready for a Thanksgiving turkey giveaway and some smaller neighborhood events this fall. Urban Peace Movement and Black Cultural Zone are planning an \u003ca href=\"https://blackculturalzone.org/event/the-playground-at-the-bridge-yard/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oakland Family Reunion\u003c/a> with live music and kids’ activities at the Bridge Yard in West Oakland on Sept. 17. And the city-sponsored Town Nights will be back across Oakland next summer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is all part of changing that narrative of fear,” says Cespedes. “Coming together. Breaking bread. … All of that is good medicine.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918936\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918936\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57275_016_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57275_016_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57275_016_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57275_016_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57275_016_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57275_016_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57275_016_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Armando Miranda wipes down his ’73 Chevy Caprice at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918935\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918935\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57273_011_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57273_011_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57273_011_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57273_011_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57273_011_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57273_011_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57273_011_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pinky La Payasita makes balloon art for children at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918947\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918947\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57315_054_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57315_054_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57315_054_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57315_054_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57315_054_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57315_054_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57315_054_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A crowd dances to Los Rakas at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918943\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918943\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57301_045_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57301_045_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57301_045_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57301_045_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57301_045_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57301_045_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57301_045_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A dancer joins Los Rakas on stage at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918988\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918988\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57276_022_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57276_022_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57276_022_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57276_022_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57276_022_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-768x511.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57276_022_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57276_022_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Raka Rich performs at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918989\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918989\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57291_035_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57291_035_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57291_035_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57291_035_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57291_035_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57291_035_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57291_035_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Raka Dun performs at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918957\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918957\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57283_026_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57283_026_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57283_026_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57283_026_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57283_026_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57283_026_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57283_026_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Manuel Garcia puts feathers in a headpiece before closing the night dancing with In Lak’ech Danza Azteca at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918986\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918986\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57261_001_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57261_001_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57261_001_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57261_001_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57261_001_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57261_001_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57261_001_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A family hangs out with various animals at the Cute and Cuddly Mobile Petting Zoo at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918987\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918987\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57267_005_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57267_005_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57267_005_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57267_005_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57267_005_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57267_005_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57267_005_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A goat at the Cute and Cuddly Mobile Petting Zoo at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"“The safest communities do not have the most police. They have the most resources,” says George Galvis of CURYJ.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1705006396,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":39,"wordCount":3100},"headData":{"title":"Why Oakland Invests in Arts and Culture to Reduce Gun Violence | KQED","description":"“The safest communities do not have the most police. They have the most resources,” says George Galvis of CURYJ.","ogTitle":"Want to Reduce Gun Violence in Oakland? Invest in Culture, Experts Say","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"Want to Reduce Gun Violence in Oakland? Invest in Culture, Experts Say","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","socialTitle":"Why Oakland Invests in Arts and Culture to Reduce Gun Violence %%page%% %%sep%% KQED"},"sticky":false,"templateType":"standard","featuredImageType":"standard","excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","path":"/arts/13918908/oakland-department-violence-prevention-curyj-restorative-justice-town-nights","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Josie de la Cruz Park in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood was bustling for five Friday nights in June and July. Kids jumped in a bounce house and chased baby goats in a petting zoo. Families ate free nachos and took home school supplies and diapers. DJs spun records, graffiti artists battled and event-goers admired the sparkling paint jobs on custom cars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the event series’ closer on July 15, Grammy-nominated, Oakland-raised rap duo \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13861579/before-urbano-took-over-the-airwaves-oakland-had-los-rakas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Rakas\u003c/a> delivered an arena-worthy performance in Spanish and English as attendees of all ages danced in the low-key neighborhood park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When they called us for this event, we tried to make it and perform for our people and give it 100%, like we’re performing for 100,000 people, you know,” Raka Dun, one of the MCs, told KQED while taking pictures with fans. “This is really the community that raised us and that made us.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918945\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918945\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57307_050_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57307_050_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57307_050_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57307_050_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57307_050_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-768x511.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57307_050_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57307_050_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Raka Dun and Raka Rich (left to right) of Los Rakas perform at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>These gatherings weren’t put on by an entertainment company or backed by a corporate brand. They were part of a new event series called Town Nights, sponsored by Oakland’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandca.gov/departments/violence-prevention\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Department of Violence Prevention\u003c/a> (DVP). Rather than sending in city officials, the DVP worked with trusted community groups like \u003ca href=\"https://curyj.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice\u003c/a> (CURYJ, pronounced “courage”), which organized Town Nights in Fruitvale.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s right there in their hood and it’s for the hood, by the hood,” says CURYJ co-founder and executive director George Galvis. “The people who are organizing it are their neighbors, are their community members, are people who’ve been there, done that, and there’s no otherization.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Additional organizations—including \u003ca href=\"http://www.homiesempowerment.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Homies Empowerment\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.familybridges.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Family Bridges\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://blackculturalzone.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Black Cultural Zone\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.self-sufficiency.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency (BOSS)\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://urbanpeacemovement.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Urban Peace Movement\u003c/a>, the \u003ca href=\"https://hoover-fosterrac.com/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hoover Foster Resident Action Council\u003c/a> and others—\u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandca.gov/news/2022/dvp-summer-town-nights-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">threw their own celebrations\u003c/a> this summer with DVP funding in East Oakland, West Oakland and Chinatown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While neighbors getting together and having fun may not immediately read as a form of activism, community organizers see these types of gatherings as a vital part of combating gun violence, which rose sharply during the pandemic in Oakland, San Francisco and \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/28/san-francisco-bay-area-gun-violence-murders-2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">other major cities nationwide\u003c/a>. \u003ca href=\"https://oaklandside.org/2021/12/23/2021-oakland-deadliest-year-since-2006-homicides-shootings-gun-violence/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2021 was Oakland’s deadliest year since 2006\u003c/a>. In addition to the pandemic’s economic impacts, experts attribute the jump in homicide rates to cuts in social services and fewer violence interrupters on the streets while COVID restrictions were in effect. \u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"‘The safest communities do not have the most police. They have the most resources.’","name":"pullquote","attributes":{"named":{"align":"right","citation":"George Galvis, CURYJ executive director","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For advocates, Town Nights and other free, inclusive community events are part of a larger effort to improve Oakland’s quality of life and, by extension, its public safety. To that end, community groups are keeping the momentum going with events this fall and into the holiday season, and studying the impacts of Town Nights as the political debate around public safety, mass incarceration and alternatives to policing continues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918932\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918932\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57285_028_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57285_028_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57285_028_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57285_028_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57285_028_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57285_028_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57285_028_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A crowd dances to Los Rakas at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Ingredients for public safety: jobs and community-building\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>DVP Chief Guillermo Cespedes says that using $1.1 million of his $25 million 2021–2022 budget to fund cultural activities was a “no-brainer.” Under his leadership, the DVP takes a \u003ca href=\"https://cao-94612.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/Attachment-A-DVP-Strategic-Spending-Plan-FY-22-24-for-Report-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">public health approach to gun violence\u003c/a> that focuses on prevention and active intervention alike. DVP’s violence interrupters mediate conflicts and provide support to shooting victims in order to stop retaliation, and the department also focuses on long-term, systemic changes. That’s where programs like Town Nights come in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The small percentage of people that are committing violence … we’re concerned with changing their behavior,” Cespedes says. “At the same time, we have to change the conditions in which that behavior takes place. To do one without the other, it’s not sustainable. So I’m really hopeful in the direction that we’re going in.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To understand why events like Town Nights are part of Oakland’s public safety strategy, it’s important to look at the root causes of crime, activists say. “The safest communities do not have the most police. They have the most resources,” says Galvis of CURYJ.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918937\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918937\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57277_020_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57277_020_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57277_020_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57277_020_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57277_020_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57277_020_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57277_020_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A woman picks up her prizes from a free raffle at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>He and other restorative justice practitioners see those underlying factors as lack of access to food, clothing and shelter, as well as social and emotional health, educational opportunities and jobs. In his view, both political parties in America are “guilty of treating poor people as disposable”—that’s visible in Oakland, where encampments line the streets and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11904618/oakland-moves-to-close-seven-schools-despite-fierce-community-opposition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">majority-Black and Brown schools are the first to shut down\u003c/a> when the school district decides to downsize.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“And so when you are constantly treated in that manner, it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy sometimes, and life feels more disposable,” says Galvis. “And people act in ways that are self-destructive and can be destructive to their community and their peers.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Galvis knows this himself. He was incarcerated at age 17 because of his role in a drive-by shooting, but he went on to earn bachelor’s and master’s degrees from UC Berkeley, and became a leader in his community. In addition to co-founding CURYJ, he has co-authored criminal justice reform legislation such as \u003ca href=\"https://us2.campaign-archive.com/?u=c82e2c981cf7d17f9f5b9c705&id=39d1cc7744\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Prop 57\u003c/a>, which increased opportunities for parole for nonviolent offenders, among other changes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When it comes to interrupting cycles of violence, “we don’t necessarily subscribe to this white social worker paradigm,” Galvis says. “We are in relationship with [people]. We don’t see our people as cases to be managed. … We’re extending a piece of our heart to them. That becomes a very sacred agreement. And that makes all the difference in the world.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918934\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918934\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57271_012_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57271_012_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57271_012_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57271_012_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57271_012_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57271_012_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57271_012_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lucia, 4, gets her face painted by Maria Jose at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>CURYJ helps teens and young adults find purpose through life-coaching and internships, and holds healing circles to cope with grief and trauma. The group also empowers young people to lead change by educating them on Indigenous and Black traditions and history, and campaigning for legislation that combats mass incarceration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Neighborhood gatherings have long been part of what CURYJ does. And this summer, city funding allowed them to hire dozens of young people to check in visitors, clean up Josie de la Cruz Park and run activities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The young folks we’re working with are actually helping out their families with bills, with rent or food, helping out their mom and dad,” says CURYJ’s other co-founder and community healing manager Michael Muscadine, noting the Bay Area’s cost of living is an even greater burden now because of inflation. “A lot of them are going to college, it’s very challenging for them—so anything that helps.” \u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"arts_13884771","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Beyond employing these young people for five Fridays, Town Nights was designed to get them involved in CURYJ’s other programs, including paid \u003ca href=\"https://curyj.org/programs/homies-4-justice/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Homies 4 Justice internships\u003c/a>, which are still accepting applications through Sept. 24.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I see myself in every single one of them,” says Muscadine. “I’m very patient with them. So when I see them show up for week one, week two, week three, week four, week five, and they’re out there just grinding, and then they’re checking in with me like, ‘Hey, what’s next? How can I get involved in the garden? What are you guys doing?’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s when a party in a park becomes part of healing a community, or as CURYJ life coaches like to say, “La cultura cura.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918931\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918931\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57316_060_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57316_060_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57316_060_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57316_060_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57316_060_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57316_060_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57316_060_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">CURYJ co-founders Michael Muscadine (center) and George Galvis (right) pose for a photo with Jose Rivera of Oakland Latinos United (left) at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Tracking the impact of violence prevention\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>KQED spoke with community organizers from Family Bridges in Chinatown, BOSS and Black Cultural Zone in East Oakland and Urban Peace Movement in West Oakland. All shared powerful examples of Town Nights’ positive impact on their respective neighborhoods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The events brought life back to Lincoln Square Park in Chinatown, an area shaken by \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11862544/does-oakland-chinatown-need-more-police-after-assaults-a-generational-divide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">high-profile attacks on elders\u003c/a> in recent years. “It was an opportunity for community members to see [others] maybe not like themselves in a safe and playful environment,” says Heidi Wong, community health home program director at Family Bridges, which serves low-income, non-English-proficient immigrants. Their events were also a way to support local small businesses still struggling from the fallout of the pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At Verdese Carter Park in Deep East Oakland, near the San Leandro border, organizers were heartened to see people unselfconsciously having fun. “A lot of folks didn’t even have a chance to experience their childhood, right, because we’re dealing with just a number of things,” says John Jones III, director of reentry and violence prevention programs at BOSS. One young man Jones sometimes runs into on the street corner even jumped in the bounce house. “For him to feel safe enough to, what we call, ‘take his cool off’ and climb in our bouncy house—that for me was just so transformative,” Jones says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918939\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918939\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57286_030_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57286_030_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57286_030_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57286_030_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57286_030_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57286_030_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57286_030_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A crowd dances to Los Rakas at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When it comes to tracking the success of Town Nights, the anecdotal evidence is there. “I think the challenge that we have is that it’s terribly expensive to do our scientific evidence to prove the connection between all those activities and violence reduction,” DVP’s Chief Cespedes says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some data is already emerging. The Department of Violence Prevention shared its findings with KQED about crime rates during Town Nights. It counted the numbers of homicides and assaults with a firearm in the police beats where the events took place, as well as adjacent police beats. Then it compared those numbers with violent events in the same areas during corresponding dates in 2021. The DVP found that during Town Nights this summer, homicides and assaults with a firearm were down 40% during event hours and down 42% the entire weekend of each event. Across the four weeks that Town Nights took place, homicides and assaults with a firearm were down in West, Central and East Oakland by 37%.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918958\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918958\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Screenshot-14-800x475.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Screenshot-14-800x475.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Screenshot-14-1020x605.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Screenshot-14-160x95.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Screenshot-14-768x456.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Screenshot-14.png 1284w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Data from the Oakland Department of Violence Prevention shows that assaults with a firearm and homicides dropped 40% during Town Nights celebrations compared to the same Fridays in 2021. \u003ccite>(Oakland Department of Violence Prevention)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But there’s still a lot of work to do. Despite an optimistic outlook during Town Nights, there have been 85 murders in Oakland in 2022 according to an Oakland Police Department report from Sept. 11—up from 83 at this time in 2021.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, violence prevention experts say statistics are only part of the picture. While it’s fairly straightforward for police to tally up the number of shooting victims in a given week, it’s more difficult to quantify how many violent incidents \u003ci>could have\u003c/i> happened but didn’t, and why.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“How do you prove that person A was going to shoot person B, and I intervened?” BOSS’ Jones says. “Person A is not going to go to OPD and raise their hand or go to the media and say, ‘John is right, I was going to kill this guy.’ No, they’re not going to convict themselves.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The future of violence prevention policies\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Conversations about violence prevention are happening as inequality continues to increase in the Bay Area, which experts say is the underlying cause of many public safety issues. A history of civic disinvestment in marginalized communities has only gotten worse in the pandemic. The 2010s saw a drop in homicides across California, with a \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2019/jun/03/gun-violence-bay-area-drop-30-percent-why-investigation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">30% decrease in the entire Bay Area\u003c/a>. But when 2020 arrived, much of that progress reversed course. Joblessness and food insecurity soared, and people were cut off from social services and positive social outlets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That’s not an uncanny correlation,” says CURYJ’s Galvis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also in 2020, racial justice protests sparked calls to reexamine the role of policing and incarceration in public safety. Although the United States imprisons people at higher rates than any other country, research shows this \u003ca href=\"https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/do-prisons-make-us-safer/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">isn’t successful at deterring violent crime\u003c/a>. This prompted some Oakland residents to question whether increasing the police budget every year is the most effective way to spend city resources.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Law enforcement is the only institution in the United States that could fail year over year,” says Sikander Iqbal, deputy director of Urban Peace Movement, an organization that works with youth to transform social conditions that lead to community violence and mass incarceration. “Crime goes up—‘We don’t have enough resources. We need more money.’ Crime goes down—‘We’re doing a great job. We need more money to sustain our resources.’ So it’s the only institution that gets money without even having to be held to the same standard around deliverables.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although the Oakland Police Department was never actually defunded despite calls to do so (it saw a \u003ca href=\"https://oaklandside.org/2021/06/25/oakland-2021-2023-budget-defund-police-alternatives-violence-prevention/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">$38 million increase\u003c/a> in the 2021-2023 budget cycle, and a \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/apr/07/covid-relief-funds-california-cities-police\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">$5 million increase\u003c/a> from federal COVID relief funds), Oakland’s Reimagining Public Safety Task Force came up with 88 recommendations to divest from policing and invest in social services, which led to an influx of funding for the DVP.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, other parts of the Bay Area have recently swung back to “tough-on-crime” policies, as San Francisco’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11918804/breed-taps-boudin-critic-brooke-jenkins-as-new-san-francisco-da\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recall of District Attorney Chesa Boudin\u003c/a> has demonstrated. In Oakland, the November election will show which way the political winds are blowing. The city will get a new mayor. Three city council seats are up for grabs. Alameda County will also get a new district attorney. Depending on those results, there may be an opportunity to make the kind of progressive change restorative justice advocates hope for.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918938\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918938\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57284_025_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57284_025_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57284_025_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57284_025_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57284_025_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57284_025_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57284_025_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Juan Cortez and his son Diego, 5, listen to Los Rakas perform at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As policy conversations continue, the organizations that took part in Town Nights are continuing the momentum of these warm-weather get-togethers. In addition to campaigning for legislation such as \u003ca href=\"https://youthlaw.org/laws-policy/end-endless-probation-2021-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AB 503\u003c/a>, which would cut down probation time for youth, CURYJ is getting ready for a Thanksgiving turkey giveaway and some smaller neighborhood events this fall. Urban Peace Movement and Black Cultural Zone are planning an \u003ca href=\"https://blackculturalzone.org/event/the-playground-at-the-bridge-yard/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oakland Family Reunion\u003c/a> with live music and kids’ activities at the Bridge Yard in West Oakland on Sept. 17. And the city-sponsored Town Nights will be back across Oakland next summer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is all part of changing that narrative of fear,” says Cespedes. “Coming together. Breaking bread. … All of that is good medicine.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918936\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918936\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57275_016_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57275_016_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57275_016_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57275_016_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57275_016_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57275_016_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57275_016_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Armando Miranda wipes down his ’73 Chevy Caprice at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918935\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918935\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57273_011_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57273_011_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57273_011_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57273_011_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57273_011_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57273_011_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57273_011_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pinky La Payasita makes balloon art for children at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918947\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918947\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57315_054_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57315_054_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57315_054_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57315_054_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57315_054_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57315_054_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57315_054_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A crowd dances to Los Rakas at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918943\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918943\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57301_045_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57301_045_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57301_045_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57301_045_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57301_045_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57301_045_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57301_045_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A dancer joins Los Rakas on stage at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918988\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918988\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57276_022_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57276_022_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57276_022_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57276_022_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57276_022_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-768x511.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57276_022_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57276_022_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Raka Rich performs at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918989\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918989\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57291_035_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57291_035_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57291_035_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57291_035_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57291_035_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57291_035_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57291_035_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Raka Dun performs at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918957\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918957\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57283_026_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57283_026_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57283_026_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57283_026_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57283_026_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57283_026_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57283_026_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Manuel Garcia puts feathers in a headpiece before closing the night dancing with In Lak’ech Danza Azteca at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918986\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918986\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57261_001_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57261_001_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57261_001_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57261_001_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57261_001_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57261_001_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57261_001_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A family hangs out with various animals at the Cute and Cuddly Mobile Petting Zoo at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918987\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918987\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57267_005_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57267_005_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57267_005_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57267_005_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57267_005_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57267_005_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57267_005_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A goat at the Cute and Cuddly Mobile Petting Zoo at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/arts/13918908/oakland-department-violence-prevention-curyj-restorative-justice-town-nights","authors":["11387"],"categories":["arts_1","arts_235"],"tags":["arts_4459","arts_10342","arts_10278","arts_10422","arts_3081","arts_2151","arts_1143","arts_10166","arts_5718"],"featImg":"arts_13918961","label":"arts"},"arts_13914548":{"type":"posts","id":"arts_13914548","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"arts","id":"13914548","score":null,"sort":[1654709158000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"5-books-that-try-to-help-explain-the-unexplainable-the-u-s-gun-violence-epidemic","title":"5 Books That Try to Explain the Unexplainable: the U.S. Gun Violence Epidemic","publishDate":1654709158,"format":"standard","headTitle":"5 Books That Try to Explain the Unexplainable: the U.S. Gun Violence Epidemic | KQED","labelTerm":{"term":137,"site":"arts"},"content":"\u003cp>As of May 31, there have already been \u003ca href=\"https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">233 mass shootings in 2022\u003c/a>, according to the Gun Violence Archive, an independent organization that collects data from over 7,500 sources. That includes \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/series/1101183663/uvalde-elementary-school-shooting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the massacre at Robb Elementary School\u003c/a> in Uvalde, Texas, which killed 19 children and two adults and injured many others.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13913932']More than 45,000 people in the U.S. were killed by guns in 2020, \u003ca href=\"https://wonder.cdc.gov/controller/datarequest/D76;jsessionid=EE19ACC48655F2DC04EA2EC2EBE3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the Centers for Disease Control reported recently\u003c/a>. That year, firearms became the \u003ca href=\"https://www.axios.com/2022/05/26/gun-deaths-children-america\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">leading cause of death\u003c/a> for American children. On average, gun violence kills nine children every day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While these statistics are startling, they can dull the senses, at the same time that solutions seem increasingly hard to come by. Here are five books that help us go beyond the numbers: telling the stories of victims of American gun violence, and explaining how we got here and how we might get out.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cem>Another Day in the Death Of America: A Chronicle of Ten Short Lives\u003c/em> by Gary Younge\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13914551\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 200px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13914551\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/06/anotherday_custom-1d16347a02f410ce0446d50200655534ae5fee94.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/06/anotherday_custom-1d16347a02f410ce0446d50200655534ae5fee94.jpg 200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/06/anotherday_custom-1d16347a02f410ce0446d50200655534ae5fee94-160x243.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">‘Another Day in the Death of America: A Chronicle of Ten Short Lives’ By Gary Younge. \u003ccite>(PublicAffairs)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Tyler, 11, loved catching fish in the creek behind his house . He was accidentally shot by his best friend during a sleepover. Gary Anderson was an 18-year-old who loved to fix things—especially bikes. He was killed while walking to his mother’s apartment, in what his father says was a case of mistaken identity. The baseball coaches for his team all called 9-year-old Jaiden “Smiley.” He was murdered by his mom’s ex-boyfriend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Another Day in the Death of America \u003c/em>documents the lives and deaths of 10 boys—ages 9 to 19—killed by guns over the course of a single day: Nov. 23, 2013. The randomly chosen date reflects \u003ca href=\"https://www.childrensdefense.org/state-of-americas-children/soac-2021-gun-violence/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">troubling statistics\u003c/a> of American life.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But these children aren’t just data points. With meticulous research, interviews with family members, and reports of gun violence around the country, Younge pieces together devastating memorials for each of the victims as he explains the circumstances that lead to their deaths.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cem>From a Taller Tower: The Rise of the American Mass Shooter \u003c/em>by Seamus McGraw\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>In 1966, after murdering his wife and his mother, a student climbed a tower at the University of Texas and began firing. In the end, he killed 17 people. At the time, it was the deadliest mass shooting in modern United States history. Now, it’s the 10th.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>From a Taller Tower \u003c/em>traces the history of the American mass shooter—at Columbine, Sandy Hook, Parkland—without giving in to the notoriety that so many of them seek. With few exceptions, the murderers are never named. Instead, the book examines the beliefs many Americans hold onto about guns, mass shootings and mental illness, and confronts the circumstances that allow these catastrophes to continue.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cem>Glimmer of Hope: How Tragedy Sparked a Movement\u003c/em> by The March for Our Lives Founders\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13914553\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 200px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13914553\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/06/glimmer_custom-962ac66f1f1df12351ffd8e6e17378ae9ad7dc93.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/06/glimmer_custom-962ac66f1f1df12351ffd8e6e17378ae9ad7dc93.jpg 200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/06/glimmer_custom-962ac66f1f1df12351ffd8e6e17378ae9ad7dc93-160x243.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">‘Glimmer of Hope: How Tragedy Sparked a Movement’ By The March for Our Lives Founders. \u003ccite>(Penguin Young Readers Group)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In the wake of one of the United States’ deadliest school shootings, students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., organized. Now, the March for Our Lives movement and nonprofit are working to end gun violence through civic engagement, education and direct action.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This anthology chronicles the stories of 25 student founders through poetry, personal essays, conversations and excerpts from speeches. It details the fear they felt on Feb. 14, 2018, the countless hours required to make a movement successful, and the trauma that continues to impact survivors long after the news cameras have moved on. While it can be easy to forget how young these activists are, this look into their extraordinary work is also a reminder that they should never have needed to take on this work in the first place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All net proceeds from the book go to the March For Our Lives Action Fund.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cem>Misfire: Inside the Downfall of the NRA\u003c/em> by Tim Mak\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>With confidential files, depositions and over 100 interviews with NRA staff and associates, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/11/02/1051363337/misfire-takes-a-hard-look-at-nepotism-fraud-and-corruption-in-the-nra\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NPR investigative correspondent Tim Mak\u003c/a> chronicles the \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/11/01/1050432834/misfire-is-a-scathing-look-at-nepotism-fraud-and-corruption-in-the-nra\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">incompetence, corruption and wanton embezzlement\u003c/a> that has marked Wayne LaPierre’s (continued) oversight of the organization, and outlines how the NRA went from teaching marksmanship to sabotaging bipartisan legislation supporting background checks after the Sandy Hook massacre.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cem>Stand Your Ground: A History Of America’s Love Affair With Lethal Self-Defense\u003c/em> by Caroline Light\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13914555\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 200px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13914555\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/06/ground_custom-a401cce9a9c59317dd6396ef6d9c0cde50df7671.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/06/ground_custom-a401cce9a9c59317dd6396ef6d9c0cde50df7671.jpg 200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/06/ground_custom-a401cce9a9c59317dd6396ef6d9c0cde50df7671-160x240.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">‘Stand Your Ground: A History of America’s Love Affair With Lethal Self-Defense’ By Caroline Light. \u003ccite>(Beacon Press)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>With keen legal analysis, Caroline Light examines the history of violence rooted in stand-your-ground laws and the ideology of “DIY-security” citizenship in the United States from the 17th century to today. Despite the theoretical right of any American to stand their ground, Light argues that, in practice, these laws are rooted in the need to protect white men’s honor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Looking at influential court cases and crucial moments in America’s history, she shows how, time and time again, these laws fail to protect women, the poor, gender-nonconforming people and racial minority groups—and frequently targets them when they do try and stand their ground.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A sobering read, Light illuminates how America’s debates about gun control are deeply rooted in the inequality that has marked our country’s history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">\u003cem>Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">visit NPR\u003c/a>.\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=5+books+that+try+to+help+explain+the+unexplainable%3A+the+U.S.+gun+violence+epidemic&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/em>\u003c/div>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"These books help put a face to victims of American gun violence and explain how we got here—and how we might get out.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1705006753,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":17,"wordCount":934},"headData":{"title":"5 Books That Try to Explain the Unexplainable: the U.S. Gun Violence Epidemic | KQED","description":"These books help put a face to victims of American gun violence and explain how we got here—and how we might get out.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"sticky":false,"nprByline":"Fi O'Reilly","nprImageAgency":"Various","nprStoryId":"1101494064","nprApiLink":"http://api.npr.org/query?id=1101494064&apiKey=MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004","nprHtmlLink":"https://www.npr.org/2022/06/02/1101494064/5-books-that-try-to-help-explain-the-unexplainable-the-u-s-gun-violence-epidemic?ft=nprml&f=1101494064","nprRetrievedStory":"1","nprPubDate":"Thu, 02 Jun 2022 12:49:00 -0400","nprStoryDate":"Thu, 02 Jun 2022 12:49:18 -0400","nprLastModifiedDate":"Thu, 02 Jun 2022 12:49:47 -0400","templateType":"standard","featuredImageType":"standard","excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","showOnAuthorArchivePages":"No","path":"/arts/13914548/5-books-that-try-to-help-explain-the-unexplainable-the-u-s-gun-violence-epidemic","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>As of May 31, there have already been \u003ca href=\"https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">233 mass shootings in 2022\u003c/a>, according to the Gun Violence Archive, an independent organization that collects data from over 7,500 sources. That includes \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/series/1101183663/uvalde-elementary-school-shooting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the massacre at Robb Elementary School\u003c/a> in Uvalde, Texas, which killed 19 children and two adults and injured many others.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"arts_13913932","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>More than 45,000 people in the U.S. were killed by guns in 2020, \u003ca href=\"https://wonder.cdc.gov/controller/datarequest/D76;jsessionid=EE19ACC48655F2DC04EA2EC2EBE3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the Centers for Disease Control reported recently\u003c/a>. That year, firearms became the \u003ca href=\"https://www.axios.com/2022/05/26/gun-deaths-children-america\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">leading cause of death\u003c/a> for American children. On average, gun violence kills nine children every day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While these statistics are startling, they can dull the senses, at the same time that solutions seem increasingly hard to come by. Here are five books that help us go beyond the numbers: telling the stories of victims of American gun violence, and explaining how we got here and how we might get out.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cem>Another Day in the Death Of America: A Chronicle of Ten Short Lives\u003c/em> by Gary Younge\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13914551\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 200px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13914551\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/06/anotherday_custom-1d16347a02f410ce0446d50200655534ae5fee94.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/06/anotherday_custom-1d16347a02f410ce0446d50200655534ae5fee94.jpg 200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/06/anotherday_custom-1d16347a02f410ce0446d50200655534ae5fee94-160x243.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">‘Another Day in the Death of America: A Chronicle of Ten Short Lives’ By Gary Younge. \u003ccite>(PublicAffairs)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Tyler, 11, loved catching fish in the creek behind his house . He was accidentally shot by his best friend during a sleepover. Gary Anderson was an 18-year-old who loved to fix things—especially bikes. He was killed while walking to his mother’s apartment, in what his father says was a case of mistaken identity. The baseball coaches for his team all called 9-year-old Jaiden “Smiley.” He was murdered by his mom’s ex-boyfriend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Another Day in the Death of America \u003c/em>documents the lives and deaths of 10 boys—ages 9 to 19—killed by guns over the course of a single day: Nov. 23, 2013. The randomly chosen date reflects \u003ca href=\"https://www.childrensdefense.org/state-of-americas-children/soac-2021-gun-violence/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">troubling statistics\u003c/a> of American life.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But these children aren’t just data points. With meticulous research, interviews with family members, and reports of gun violence around the country, Younge pieces together devastating memorials for each of the victims as he explains the circumstances that lead to their deaths.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cem>From a Taller Tower: The Rise of the American Mass Shooter \u003c/em>by Seamus McGraw\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>In 1966, after murdering his wife and his mother, a student climbed a tower at the University of Texas and began firing. In the end, he killed 17 people. At the time, it was the deadliest mass shooting in modern United States history. Now, it’s the 10th.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>From a Taller Tower \u003c/em>traces the history of the American mass shooter—at Columbine, Sandy Hook, Parkland—without giving in to the notoriety that so many of them seek. With few exceptions, the murderers are never named. Instead, the book examines the beliefs many Americans hold onto about guns, mass shootings and mental illness, and confronts the circumstances that allow these catastrophes to continue.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cem>Glimmer of Hope: How Tragedy Sparked a Movement\u003c/em> by The March for Our Lives Founders\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13914553\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 200px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13914553\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/06/glimmer_custom-962ac66f1f1df12351ffd8e6e17378ae9ad7dc93.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/06/glimmer_custom-962ac66f1f1df12351ffd8e6e17378ae9ad7dc93.jpg 200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/06/glimmer_custom-962ac66f1f1df12351ffd8e6e17378ae9ad7dc93-160x243.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">‘Glimmer of Hope: How Tragedy Sparked a Movement’ By The March for Our Lives Founders. \u003ccite>(Penguin Young Readers Group)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In the wake of one of the United States’ deadliest school shootings, students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., organized. Now, the March for Our Lives movement and nonprofit are working to end gun violence through civic engagement, education and direct action.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This anthology chronicles the stories of 25 student founders through poetry, personal essays, conversations and excerpts from speeches. It details the fear they felt on Feb. 14, 2018, the countless hours required to make a movement successful, and the trauma that continues to impact survivors long after the news cameras have moved on. While it can be easy to forget how young these activists are, this look into their extraordinary work is also a reminder that they should never have needed to take on this work in the first place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All net proceeds from the book go to the March For Our Lives Action Fund.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cem>Misfire: Inside the Downfall of the NRA\u003c/em> by Tim Mak\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>With confidential files, depositions and over 100 interviews with NRA staff and associates, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/11/02/1051363337/misfire-takes-a-hard-look-at-nepotism-fraud-and-corruption-in-the-nra\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NPR investigative correspondent Tim Mak\u003c/a> chronicles the \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/11/01/1050432834/misfire-is-a-scathing-look-at-nepotism-fraud-and-corruption-in-the-nra\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">incompetence, corruption and wanton embezzlement\u003c/a> that has marked Wayne LaPierre’s (continued) oversight of the organization, and outlines how the NRA went from teaching marksmanship to sabotaging bipartisan legislation supporting background checks after the Sandy Hook massacre.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cem>Stand Your Ground: A History Of America’s Love Affair With Lethal Self-Defense\u003c/em> by Caroline Light\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13914555\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 200px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13914555\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/06/ground_custom-a401cce9a9c59317dd6396ef6d9c0cde50df7671.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/06/ground_custom-a401cce9a9c59317dd6396ef6d9c0cde50df7671.jpg 200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/06/ground_custom-a401cce9a9c59317dd6396ef6d9c0cde50df7671-160x240.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">‘Stand Your Ground: A History of America’s Love Affair With Lethal Self-Defense’ By Caroline Light. \u003ccite>(Beacon Press)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>With keen legal analysis, Caroline Light examines the history of violence rooted in stand-your-ground laws and the ideology of “DIY-security” citizenship in the United States from the 17th century to today. Despite the theoretical right of any American to stand their ground, Light argues that, in practice, these laws are rooted in the need to protect white men’s honor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Looking at influential court cases and crucial moments in America’s history, she shows how, time and time again, these laws fail to protect women, the poor, gender-nonconforming people and racial minority groups—and frequently targets them when they do try and stand their ground.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A sobering read, Light illuminates how America’s debates about gun control are deeply rooted in the inequality that has marked our country’s history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">\u003cem>Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">visit NPR\u003c/a>.\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=5+books+that+try+to+help+explain+the+unexplainable%3A+the+U.S.+gun+violence+epidemic&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/em>\u003c/div>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/arts/13914548/5-books-that-try-to-help-explain-the-unexplainable-the-u-s-gun-violence-epidemic","authors":["byline_arts_13914548"],"categories":["arts_1","arts_73"],"tags":["arts_3080","arts_3081"],"affiliates":["arts_137"],"featImg":"arts_13914550","label":"arts_137"},"arts_13914176":{"type":"posts","id":"arts_13914176","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"arts","id":"13914176","score":null,"sort":[1654028598000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"the-imaginists-someone-dies-again-review","title":"In the Imaginists' 'Someone Dies Again,' the Pain of Gun Violence is Ever-Present","publishDate":1654028598,"format":"standard","headTitle":"In the Imaginists’ ‘Someone Dies Again,’ the Pain of Gun Violence is Ever-Present | KQED","labelTerm":{"site":"arts"},"content":"\u003cp>It was 2019 when I \u003ca href=\"https://www.theatrebayarea.org/news/435111/Keep-An-Eye-On-The-Imaginists-Find-Success-in-Embracing-the-Unknown.htm\">first covered the Imaginists’ artistic collaboration with Hungarian director Árpád Schilling\u003c/a>—a then-unwritten work examining American gun violence. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A lot has changed since that different, pre-COVID time. Yet as I write this review, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101889325/country-grieves-for-victims-and-survivors-of-uvalde-texas-school-massacre\">in the wake of yet another mass shooting of schoolchildren\u003c/a>, the topic is as painfully timely as when the Imaginists first conceived the production. The theater company first invited Schilling to Santa Rosa in 2015, whereupon the internationally acclaimed director learned about the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/116116/sonomy-county-sheriff-who-shot-andy-lopez-identified\">fatal shooting of 13-year-old Andy Lopez by a Sheriff’s deputy\u003c/a>—a devastating moment for Santa Rosa, where the Imaginists have created theater for 20 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13914180\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13914180\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SDA-the-Imaginists-A9_03158-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"To women sit on a couch facing each other, a man watches them from a table set on the other side of the stage\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SDA-the-Imaginists-A9_03158-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SDA-the-Imaginists-A9_03158-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SDA-the-Imaginists-A9_03158-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SDA-the-Imaginists-A9_03158-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SDA-the-Imaginists-A9_03158-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SDA-the-Imaginists-A9_03158-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SDA-the-Imaginists-A9_03158.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gena (Amy Pinto, left) and Maddy (Emma Atwood) struggle to understand each other’s points of view in the Imaginists’ ‘Someone Dies Again.’ \u003ccite>(Robbie Sweeny)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Schilling and [his partner] Lilla Sárosdi were absolutely horrified that the police would actually use their guns against citizens,” Imaginists co-founder Amy Pinto told me in 2019. Known for co-creating generative work with a social justice component, Schilling understood that, as a European, his “outsider” approach to this quintessentially American topic would be artistically fertile and potentially revelatory.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The resultant production is \u003cem>Someone Dies Again\u003c/em>, which, after nearly two years of pandemic-related delays, premiered May 20 at Z Space in San Francisco, and opens a Santa Rosa run on Thursday, June 2.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Someone Dies Again\u003c/em> simmers with the effects of one real-life catastrophe after another—but after setbacks, public health crises and heartbreaks, it emerges from the wreckage filled with purpose. The production examines our fraught relationship to guns and gun ownership, along with structures of white supremacy and American exceptionalism. Infused with uncomfortable rawness, and juxtaposed against skillfully choreographed theatricality, \u003cem>Someone Dies Again\u003c/em> not only invites its audience in but bars the door behind them, underscoring societal complicity with what plays out onstage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13914178\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13914178\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SDA-PHOTO-promo-B-_JSP5528-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A man sits in a cluttered room with duct tape over his mouth\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SDA-PHOTO-promo-B-_JSP5528-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SDA-PHOTO-promo-B-_JSP5528-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SDA-PHOTO-promo-B-_JSP5528-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SDA-PHOTO-promo-B-_JSP5528-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SDA-PHOTO-promo-B-_JSP5528.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">In the Imaginists’ ‘Someone Dies Again,’ Larry (David Roby) sits in his room, with his mouth taped shut, after an encounter with his brother. \u003ccite>(Tibidabo Photography)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A gun is brought into immediate play during the first scene, when family patriarch Marty (G. Brent Lindsay) discovers it in his brother Larry’s (David Roby) possession. Larry’s been staying in the spare room ever since his trailer burned down in an electrical fire, keeping the handgun under his pillow as a good luck charm and sleeping aid. Its presence initiates an undercurrent of unease that permeates the rest of the piece. The implied threat of violence hangs over even such quotidian activities as a family birthday celebration and a trip to the grocery store.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This, Schilling seems to imply, is what it feels like every day in America. We go about our daily routines while somehow compartmentalizing the danger that casual access to guns poses to even the sleepiest of communities. The production leans heavily into these quiet moments, drawing them out like rubber bands that feel like they’ll snap but often don’t. Bodies curl into themselves, not in repose, but in tense stasis. Conversations circle around pain and grief without naming them out loud.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_10834881']The emotion that does reveal itself, early and often, is anger. Marty and Larry are angry at their deceased, vindictive father, who appears in Marty’s photography studio as a corporeal vision full of ham-fisted vitriol. Marty’s college-going daughter Maddie (Emma Attwood) is angry at his insistence on reopening old wounds, which are not his alone to bear. Marty’s wife Gena (Amy Pinto) seems hardly able to emote at all, but she, too, carries a reserve of rage that seeps out of her like toxic waste. As they roil in their discomfort, all of their palpable grief and rage obfuscates the charged reality of what’s gradually revealed: their son and brother Miles, who died six years ago, may have not been a victim at all, but an instigator.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This struggle between this family’s need to “know the truth” clashes with their need to be “right.” It’s a struggle that frequently manifests itself bodily. In one scene, Marty clambers onto a table and stretches outward, reaching for a memory of his son as superimposed on the body of a stranger. In another, the querulous apparition of his dead father (John Craven) crawls under the table and begins bucking it up and down like a petulant poltergeist. A lawyer (John Most) with his own agenda stands on a chair, asserting a quiet dominance. The neighborhood grocer (Yareny Fuentes) shuts down all but the most cursory of small talk, keeping her face pointedly averted, shielding herself from her customers’ desperate need for validation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13914179\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13914179\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SDA-PHOTO-promo-E-_JSP5900-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Two men, one shorter, white, with long hair, pushes the chest of the taller Black man\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SDA-PHOTO-promo-E-_JSP5900-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SDA-PHOTO-promo-E-_JSP5900-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SDA-PHOTO-promo-E-_JSP5900-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SDA-PHOTO-promo-E-_JSP5900-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SDA-PHOTO-promo-E-_JSP5900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marty (G. Brent Lindsay, left) pushes Ken (Stephen K. Patterson) away in the Imaginists’ ‘Someone Dies Again.’ \u003ccite>(Tibidabo Photography)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Where the piece fumbles is in its 11th hour attempt to shoehorn cautionary commentary about social media and reality television into the already sprawling work. While it certainly fits into the characters’ positioning of themselves in the center of a narrative of which they are not the heroes, the turn feels underdeveloped—more distraction than direction. As Marty spirals out of control in a seething microcosm of what Maddy’s professor (Tessa Rissacher) might call “white supremacist delusion,” the fact that he can’t help simultaneously gloating over “likes” feels a little too on the nose.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The piece succeeds best by revealing the dichotomy of the “good guy with a gun/bad guy with a gun” as the banal mythology it is, leaving unanswered the inevitable question: where do we go from here?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-800x78.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>‘Someone Dies Again’ runs June 2–11 at the Imaginists Theater, 461 Sebastopol Ave., Santa Rosa. \u003ca href=\"http://theimaginists.org\">Details here\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"The collaboration with Hungarian director Árpád Schilling is, sadly, more timely than ever.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1705006782,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":15,"wordCount":1004},"headData":{"title":"In the Imaginists' 'Someone Dies Again,' the Pain of Gun Violence is Ever-Present | KQED","description":"The collaboration with Hungarian director Árpád Schilling is, sadly, more timely than ever.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"sticky":false,"templateType":"standard","featuredImageType":"standard","subhead":"Santa Rosa theatre-makers the Imaginists explore gun violence through a European director’s eyes","excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","path":"/arts/13914176/the-imaginists-someone-dies-again-review","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>It was 2019 when I \u003ca href=\"https://www.theatrebayarea.org/news/435111/Keep-An-Eye-On-The-Imaginists-Find-Success-in-Embracing-the-Unknown.htm\">first covered the Imaginists’ artistic collaboration with Hungarian director Árpád Schilling\u003c/a>—a then-unwritten work examining American gun violence. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A lot has changed since that different, pre-COVID time. Yet as I write this review, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101889325/country-grieves-for-victims-and-survivors-of-uvalde-texas-school-massacre\">in the wake of yet another mass shooting of schoolchildren\u003c/a>, the topic is as painfully timely as when the Imaginists first conceived the production. The theater company first invited Schilling to Santa Rosa in 2015, whereupon the internationally acclaimed director learned about the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/116116/sonomy-county-sheriff-who-shot-andy-lopez-identified\">fatal shooting of 13-year-old Andy Lopez by a Sheriff’s deputy\u003c/a>—a devastating moment for Santa Rosa, where the Imaginists have created theater for 20 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13914180\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13914180\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SDA-the-Imaginists-A9_03158-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"To women sit on a couch facing each other, a man watches them from a table set on the other side of the stage\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SDA-the-Imaginists-A9_03158-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SDA-the-Imaginists-A9_03158-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SDA-the-Imaginists-A9_03158-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SDA-the-Imaginists-A9_03158-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SDA-the-Imaginists-A9_03158-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SDA-the-Imaginists-A9_03158-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SDA-the-Imaginists-A9_03158.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gena (Amy Pinto, left) and Maddy (Emma Atwood) struggle to understand each other’s points of view in the Imaginists’ ‘Someone Dies Again.’ \u003ccite>(Robbie Sweeny)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Schilling and [his partner] Lilla Sárosdi were absolutely horrified that the police would actually use their guns against citizens,” Imaginists co-founder Amy Pinto told me in 2019. Known for co-creating generative work with a social justice component, Schilling understood that, as a European, his “outsider” approach to this quintessentially American topic would be artistically fertile and potentially revelatory.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The resultant production is \u003cem>Someone Dies Again\u003c/em>, which, after nearly two years of pandemic-related delays, premiered May 20 at Z Space in San Francisco, and opens a Santa Rosa run on Thursday, June 2.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Someone Dies Again\u003c/em> simmers with the effects of one real-life catastrophe after another—but after setbacks, public health crises and heartbreaks, it emerges from the wreckage filled with purpose. The production examines our fraught relationship to guns and gun ownership, along with structures of white supremacy and American exceptionalism. Infused with uncomfortable rawness, and juxtaposed against skillfully choreographed theatricality, \u003cem>Someone Dies Again\u003c/em> not only invites its audience in but bars the door behind them, underscoring societal complicity with what plays out onstage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13914178\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13914178\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SDA-PHOTO-promo-B-_JSP5528-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A man sits in a cluttered room with duct tape over his mouth\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SDA-PHOTO-promo-B-_JSP5528-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SDA-PHOTO-promo-B-_JSP5528-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SDA-PHOTO-promo-B-_JSP5528-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SDA-PHOTO-promo-B-_JSP5528-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SDA-PHOTO-promo-B-_JSP5528.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">In the Imaginists’ ‘Someone Dies Again,’ Larry (David Roby) sits in his room, with his mouth taped shut, after an encounter with his brother. \u003ccite>(Tibidabo Photography)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A gun is brought into immediate play during the first scene, when family patriarch Marty (G. Brent Lindsay) discovers it in his brother Larry’s (David Roby) possession. Larry’s been staying in the spare room ever since his trailer burned down in an electrical fire, keeping the handgun under his pillow as a good luck charm and sleeping aid. Its presence initiates an undercurrent of unease that permeates the rest of the piece. The implied threat of violence hangs over even such quotidian activities as a family birthday celebration and a trip to the grocery store.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This, Schilling seems to imply, is what it feels like every day in America. We go about our daily routines while somehow compartmentalizing the danger that casual access to guns poses to even the sleepiest of communities. The production leans heavily into these quiet moments, drawing them out like rubber bands that feel like they’ll snap but often don’t. Bodies curl into themselves, not in repose, but in tense stasis. Conversations circle around pain and grief without naming them out loud.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"arts_10834881","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The emotion that does reveal itself, early and often, is anger. Marty and Larry are angry at their deceased, vindictive father, who appears in Marty’s photography studio as a corporeal vision full of ham-fisted vitriol. Marty’s college-going daughter Maddie (Emma Attwood) is angry at his insistence on reopening old wounds, which are not his alone to bear. Marty’s wife Gena (Amy Pinto) seems hardly able to emote at all, but she, too, carries a reserve of rage that seeps out of her like toxic waste. As they roil in their discomfort, all of their palpable grief and rage obfuscates the charged reality of what’s gradually revealed: their son and brother Miles, who died six years ago, may have not been a victim at all, but an instigator.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This struggle between this family’s need to “know the truth” clashes with their need to be “right.” It’s a struggle that frequently manifests itself bodily. In one scene, Marty clambers onto a table and stretches outward, reaching for a memory of his son as superimposed on the body of a stranger. In another, the querulous apparition of his dead father (John Craven) crawls under the table and begins bucking it up and down like a petulant poltergeist. A lawyer (John Most) with his own agenda stands on a chair, asserting a quiet dominance. The neighborhood grocer (Yareny Fuentes) shuts down all but the most cursory of small talk, keeping her face pointedly averted, shielding herself from her customers’ desperate need for validation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13914179\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13914179\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SDA-PHOTO-promo-E-_JSP5900-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Two men, one shorter, white, with long hair, pushes the chest of the taller Black man\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SDA-PHOTO-promo-E-_JSP5900-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SDA-PHOTO-promo-E-_JSP5900-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SDA-PHOTO-promo-E-_JSP5900-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SDA-PHOTO-promo-E-_JSP5900-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SDA-PHOTO-promo-E-_JSP5900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marty (G. Brent Lindsay, left) pushes Ken (Stephen K. Patterson) away in the Imaginists’ ‘Someone Dies Again.’ \u003ccite>(Tibidabo Photography)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Where the piece fumbles is in its 11th hour attempt to shoehorn cautionary commentary about social media and reality television into the already sprawling work. While it certainly fits into the characters’ positioning of themselves in the center of a narrative of which they are not the heroes, the turn feels underdeveloped—more distraction than direction. As Marty spirals out of control in a seething microcosm of what Maddy’s professor (Tessa Rissacher) might call “white supremacist delusion,” the fact that he can’t help simultaneously gloating over “likes” feels a little too on the nose.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The piece succeeds best by revealing the dichotomy of the “good guy with a gun/bad guy with a gun” as the banal mythology it is, leaving unanswered the inevitable question: where do we go from here?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-800x78.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>‘Someone Dies Again’ runs June 2–11 at the Imaginists Theater, 461 Sebastopol Ave., Santa Rosa. \u003ca href=\"http://theimaginists.org\">Details here\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/arts/13914176/the-imaginists-someone-dies-again-review","authors":["11497"],"categories":["arts_1","arts_967"],"tags":["arts_4459","arts_11296","arts_11014","arts_10278","arts_3080","arts_3081","arts_2721","arts_1072","arts_585","arts_1240"],"featImg":"arts_13914181","label":"arts"},"arts_13914014":{"type":"posts","id":"arts_13914014","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"arts","id":"13914014","score":null,"sort":[1653589309000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"oona-ruin-dont-look-down-week-of-tragedy","title":"On Hearing Oona’s ‘Don’t Look Down’ During a Week of Tragedy","publishDate":1653589309,"format":"standard","headTitle":"On Hearing Oona’s ‘Don’t Look Down’ During a Week of Tragedy | KQED","labelTerm":{},"content":"\u003cp>\u003cem>Welcome to Pass the Aux, where KQED Arts & Culture brings you our favorite new tracks by Bay Area artists. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/tag/pass-the-aux\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Check out past entries and submit a song for future coverage\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the first song on \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://oona.bandcamp.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ruin\u003c/a>\u003c/em>, the latest EP from Oakland singer \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/oonaruin/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Oona\u003c/a>, “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvlaCQtRobY\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Don’t Look Down\u003c/a>” had already gotten a few plays around my house before this past Tuesday, effectively working as nice background music. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then came Wednesday morning, after the second-deadliest school shooting in America. The world should be stopping after the violent deaths of 19 children, but instead I was driving into work. I decided to play the song again, listening close this time. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I know that moments of despair can open one’s heart wide to any possible beauty, and magnify it, even exaggerate it. But Oona’s distant, cracking voice filled the car, and her words about broken hearts and lost innocence and fallen tears hit me right in the gut, the way only the perfect song at the perfect time can do.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvlaCQtRobY\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When my elementary school-aged daughter is with me in the car for moments like this, she makes fun of my “leaky eyeball.” On Wednesday, as I kept replaying “Don’t Look Down” while my daughter sat miles away in a classroom, the tears came from imagining what these children in Texas, age 7 to 10, saw and felt and thought in their last five horrific minutes alive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_13913938']In one instant, “Don’t Look Down” had gone from a nice background song to a cutting lament for lost innocence, and for the way adulthood wraps us in protective naïveté. We grow older, we grow higher, and we cannot look down at our past selves, those idealized dreamers of yesterday. No—we are grown-ups, a nation of Icaruses flying too close to the sun, horse blinders blocking out tragedy, don’t look down, don’t look down, keep flying, keep doing the “right thing,” keep making money, keep voting for the approved candidates, with our head so high, full of foolish pride, keep buying new cars, keep up, keep up, keep up, higher, higher…\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Until suddenly, one day, 19 children are dead, bodies ripped apart by bullets, never to go home again. And we have to face facts, fall back to reality, lose our hearts, and finally, look down at what’s happened—while we’d flown higher and higher, ceaselessly against common sense, willfully ignoring the American reality of sanctioned death.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Was “Don’t Look Down” written about mass shootings? I could contact Oona and ask—but sometimes songs mean what they mean to the listener, and after this week, that’s how I’ll always hear it. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12127869\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"After this week's school shooting, 'Don't Look Down' is heard anew as a lament for lost innocence, and for the way adulthood wraps us in protective naïveté.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1705006798,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":true,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":11,"wordCount":492},"headData":{"title":"On Hearing Oona’s ‘Don’t Look Down’ During a Week of Tragedy | KQED","description":"After this week's school shooting, 'Don't Look Down' is heard anew as a lament for lost innocence, and for the way adulthood wraps us in protective naïveté.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"source":"Pass The Aux","sourceUrl":"https://www.kqed.org/arts/tag/pass-the-aux","sticky":false,"templateType":"standard","featuredImageType":"standard","excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","path":"/arts/13914014/oona-ruin-dont-look-down-week-of-tragedy","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>Welcome to Pass the Aux, where KQED Arts & Culture brings you our favorite new tracks by Bay Area artists. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/tag/pass-the-aux\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Check out past entries and submit a song for future coverage\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the first song on \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://oona.bandcamp.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ruin\u003c/a>\u003c/em>, the latest EP from Oakland singer \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/oonaruin/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Oona\u003c/a>, “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvlaCQtRobY\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Don’t Look Down\u003c/a>” had already gotten a few plays around my house before this past Tuesday, effectively working as nice background music. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then came Wednesday morning, after the second-deadliest school shooting in America. 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But Oona’s distant, cracking voice filled the car, and her words about broken hearts and lost innocence and fallen tears hit me right in the gut, the way only the perfect song at the perfect time can do.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/BvlaCQtRobY'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/BvlaCQtRobY'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When my elementary school-aged daughter is with me in the car for moments like this, she makes fun of my “leaky eyeball.” On Wednesday, as I kept replaying “Don’t Look Down” while my daughter sat miles away in a classroom, the tears came from imagining what these children in Texas, age 7 to 10, saw and felt and thought in their last five horrific minutes alive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"arts_13913938","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>In one instant, “Don’t Look Down” had gone from a nice background song to a cutting lament for lost innocence, and for the way adulthood wraps us in protective naïveté. We grow older, we grow higher, and we cannot look down at our past selves, those idealized dreamers of yesterday. No—we are grown-ups, a nation of Icaruses flying too close to the sun, horse blinders blocking out tragedy, don’t look down, don’t look down, keep flying, keep doing the “right thing,” keep making money, keep voting for the approved candidates, with our head so high, full of foolish pride, keep buying new cars, keep up, keep up, keep up, higher, higher…\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Until suddenly, one day, 19 children are dead, bodies ripped apart by bullets, never to go home again. And we have to face facts, fall back to reality, lose our hearts, and finally, look down at what’s happened—while we’d flown higher and higher, ceaselessly against common sense, willfully ignoring the American reality of sanctioned death.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Was “Don’t Look Down” written about mass shootings? I could contact Oona and ask—but sometimes songs mean what they mean to the listener, and after this week, that’s how I’ll always hear it. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12127869\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/arts/13914014/oona-ruin-dont-look-down-week-of-tragedy","authors":["185"],"categories":["arts_1"],"tags":["arts_2415","arts_3080","arts_3081","arts_13240"],"featImg":"arts_13914027","label":"source_arts_13914014"},"arts_13913938":{"type":"posts","id":"arts_13913938","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"arts","id":"13913938","score":null,"sort":[1653516136000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"how-we-process-the-texas-shooting","title":"How We Process the Texas Shooting","publishDate":1653516136,"format":"standard","headTitle":"How We Process the Texas Shooting | KQED","labelTerm":{},"content":"\u003cp>There is no right way to grieve the violent, bloody killing of 19 elementary school children.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you are a functioning human, then in the past day you’ve probably swung from shock, to sadness, to frustration and anger—and then back again. You’re not alone. Those of us at KQED Arts & Culture have been navigating the same storm.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>How are \u003cem>you\u003c/em> doing? If you just need a place to vent, cry, lament, or try to make sense of the senseless, \u003ca href=\"mailto:gmeline@kqed.org?subject=Processing%20the%20Texas%20Shooting\">send us an email and let us know how you’re doing\u003c/a>. We promise one of us will get back to you, human to human.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the meantime, we’ve been processing the news out of Texas, and its all-too-familiar news cycle—and finding sources of support, comfort, and determination.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Skip to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#resources\">Resources for Grief\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#help\">How to Help\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/iStock-1317456533.jpg\" alt=\"Sad Girl Hiding Face\" width=\"591\" height=\"591\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13913994\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/iStock-1317456533.jpg 591w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/iStock-1317456533-160x160.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 591px) 100vw, 591px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Shutting Down and Feeling Drained\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>I have to admit, I shut down. Like, completely. I had to stop working, I took a late afternoon nap, and I had a dream that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott was in his car next to me, on the phone, rebutting demands to advance gun control legislation with facts that were patently untrue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The dream felt real, because, well, it essentially is. Our nightmare of mass shootings is not going to stop until Capitol Hill takes action; until \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/bessbell/status/1529290355669028864\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">NRA-backed senators\u003c/a> put human life above money; until we stop hearing “cast your vote in November” and start hearing about the lawmakers that we’ve already voted for doing their job, and protecting our kids. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I woke up from my dream and put on Archie Shepp’s “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLf8CINFnEM\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Damn If I Know\u003c/a>,” a searing cry from a jazz master who turned 85 yesterday and got the worst birthday present imaginable, 19 children, bodies mangled in the classroom, dead, dead, dead. When my daughter came home from elementary school, my job as a dad was to hug her with all the love in the world. But I am so, so tired of this, and believe me, I was almost too drained to even greet her at the door.\u003cem>—Gabe Meline, Senior Editor\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_13909111']\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Utilizing Anger as a Productive Fuel\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>I’ve written guides for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13886630/how-to-stop-doomscrolling-and-start-using-the-internet-mindfully\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">avoiding doomscrolling\u003c/a> and practicing \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13876619/self-care-tips-to-get-you-through-the-new-coronavirus-normal\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">self-care through tragedy\u003c/a>. But after two years of COVID, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2022/05/24/1101050970/2022-school-shootings-so-far\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">27 school shootings in the United States this year alone\u003c/a>, I find it cruel and perverse that we repeatedly need to learn to cope with escalating, inhumane violence. I’m tired of elected officials offering thoughts and prayers or encouraging us to vote. \u003ci>Please actually do something.\u003c/i> Getting out to the ballot box isn’t enough—this situation calls for direct action, in order to make this human rights crisis impossible for those in power to ignore. It also calls for an entire examination of our political system and the powerful influence of special-interest groups like the NRA. If you’re full of pent-up rage, channel it into action. Make protest signs, call your legislators, get creative. Rage can be productive fuel for change.\u003cem>—Nastia Voynovskaya, Associate Editor\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Sharing a Shroud of Grief\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>I spent last night going to a show in August Hall with a dear friend who lost her husband suddenly two years ago. She’s still in that stage of grief where it hangs on her like a dark shroud, even when she’s not talking about it. I recognize the shroud, because it took me five years to emerge from under my own after my husband died in 2013. My friend and I didn’t talk about Uvalde’s elementary school slaughter. Instead, we held each other close, told each other we loved each other, and went home early.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before I went to sleep, I read the details. I looked closely at the teachers’ smiles, and the children’s faces brimming with promise. I tried to imagine the unimaginable—the agony of the parents. That first day is like an out-of-body experience. Coroners and police must be spoken to, forms must be signed, family and friends must be informed, funeral homes must be called. And then you must go back to your deafeningly silent home, and begin the process of learning to live with a metaphorical shroud where your person used to be.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Deep grief leaves you feeling cut off from everyone else. But the truth is that too many people are living under the same shroud. In 2020, 19,384 Americans were shot to death by other Americans. And 4,300 of them were children and teenagers. Picture five sold-out shows at August Hall, each populated exclusively by young people. Now picture absolutely no one coming home from any of them. That’s the reality America’s youth is currently living, year over year over year, and America’s chaperones are doing absolutely nothing about it.\u003cem>—Rae Alexandra, Staff Writer\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_13893843']\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Demanding Immediate Legislation from Lawmakers\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>I first heard the news on Slack when the victims were thought to be just two children. I didn’t have the emotional bandwidth to pause work and doomscroll through the imminent Twitter storm. Before letting the news hit me, before even knowing what the news was, I scrambled to gather resources to add to the conversation. I did this almost on autopilot—this has happened many times before.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These included archival stories we’re all too familiar with from these recurring atrocities. “\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/11790663/18-songs-we-listen-to-in-times-of-tumult\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Songs We Listen to in Times of Tumult and Distress\u003c/a>.” “\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13893843/9-helpful-things-to-know-about-grief-that-nobody-warns-you-about\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">9 Helpful Things To Know About Grief That Nobody Warns You About\u003c/a>.” Insightful, poignant resources that I hope will help others. But I haven’t yet let them help me. Personally, I’m not ready to talk about grief. I’m ready for immediate action to curb this horrific and ceaseless domestic terrorism. If those in power don’t effectuate gun reform and pull out all stops to cease the murders of children, Black families, Asian churchgoers and other innocent lives, then I never want to hear a politician lament their “thoughts and prayers” again. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I want to \u003ca href=\"https://archive.thinkprogress.org/corporations-nra-f0d8074f2ca7/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">boycott companies who support the NRA\u003c/a>; I want to advocate against gun lobbyists, corrupt lawmakers and the military-industrial complex that promotes military-grade gun ownership and enables more lives to be taken. At a time when the imminent repeal of reproductive rights is threatening lives, and gun rights continue to take them, we need to ask what freedom truly means, and then fight for it.\u003cem>—Justin Ebrahemi, Digital Engagement Manager\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/iStock-1217439400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"724\" height=\"483\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13913993\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/iStock-1217439400.jpg 724w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/iStock-1217439400-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Becoming Numb to Constant Catastrophe\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Columbine happened on my birthday. I was in school with other high school students, gossiping, passing notes in class, when out of nowhere, an assembly was called to explain what happened. There were tears everywhere, guidance counselors, teachers holding students, and parents picking up their kids early to hold them close. That was almost 25 years ago. Nothing has changed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s actually not true—massacres like this are far more common now. I have young nieces and nephews for whom a school shooting, or an open slaughter of people at grocery stores, movie theaters or even churches is not shocking. We grieve and mourn because we are helpless. We hear the same condolences and apologies from those who could prevent these killings but don’t. We compartmentalize because tragedies like this happen weekly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The most terrifying part for me is that I can have tears in my eyes for the sadness I feel, and then a few minutes later I’ll continue on as normal. I am becoming numb to the constant sense of catastrophe. You are not alone in your confusion of how to process what’s happening. You are not alone if you feel everything, and recoil in the fetal position. You are not alone if you feel nothing, and go about your day scrolling through posts and articles numb and without reaction. Simply put: you are not alone.\u003cem>—Ria Garewal, Engagement Producer\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Resolving In Our Sadness To Take Action\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>I lost a son to illness nearly 30 years ago. When it’s your child, you don’t stop grieving; you grow with it. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But when something like the Uvalde school massacre happens, when 19 young lives are erased, snuffed out, as in so many school massacres before, I cannot access my grief. And while I ache for the families, knowing, as I do, just some of what they are going through, I can only rage against a society that will not act to stop this killing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In our sadness, we must all do something. Even if in the immediate term, it’s only an email or text to your senators (or \u003ca href=\"https://www.270towin.com/elected-officials/contact-us-senators\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">all 50 senators\u003c/a>) demanding a vote on legislation stalled in the Senate requiring background checks for gun purchases. Let them know you won’t be numbed into submission. And that we will not abandon our children to gun violence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then, if you haven’t already, open your arms wide to your grief.\u003cem>—David Markus, Executive in Charge\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"39\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12904247\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-160x16.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-240x23.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-375x37.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"resources\">\u003c/a>Resources for Grief and Trauma\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11764070/how-to-talk-with-kids-after-a-traumatic-event\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">How to Talk With Kids After a Traumatic Event\u003c/a> (KQED)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/08/11/749765103/from-pain-to-purpose-5-ways-to-cope-in-the-wake-of-trauma\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">From Pain to Purpose: 5 Ways to Cope in the Wake of Trauma\u003c/a> (NPR)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/59143/war-crisis-tragedy-how-to-talk-with-kids-when-the-news-is-scary\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">War, Crisis, Tragedy: How to Talk With Kids When the News is Scary\u003c/a> (MindShift)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13881725/where-to-find-affordable-culturally-competent-therapy-in-bay-area-and-beyond\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Where to Find Affordable, Culturally Competent Therapy in the Bay Area\u003c/a> (KQED)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pNvBomQazaRMif9sharZoypE_85NXleP/view\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">A Watch Guide for \u003cem>When the Waters Get Deep\u003c/em>\u003c/a> (KQED) \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sd6DH16H9eo\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">KQED’s Brian Watt Talks With Warriors Coach Steve Kerr About Preventing Gun Violence\u003c/a> (Commonwealth Club)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"help\">\u003c/a>How to Help\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.gofundme.com/c/act/donate-to-texas-elementary-school-shooting-relief\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Donate to Texas Elementary School Shooting Relief\u003c/a> (GoFundMe)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://lulac.org/uvaldefund/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Fund for Families of Victims and Survivors of the Uvalde School Shooting\u003c/a> (League of United Latin American Citizens)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ucisd.net/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=4&ModuleInstanceID=1167&ViewID=6446EE88-D30C-497E-9316-3F8874B3E108&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=13134&PageID=1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Uvalde School District Fund for Families\u003c/a> (USD)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"In the past day, you’ve probably swung from shock, to sadness, to frustration and anger. You're not alone.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1705006803,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":38,"wordCount":1681},"headData":{"title":"How We Process the Texas Shooting | KQED","description":"In the past day, you’ve probably swung from shock, to sadness, to frustration and anger. You're not alone.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"source":"Commentary ","sourceUrl":"https://www.kqed.org/artscommentary","sticky":false,"nprByline":"KQED Arts & Culture Staff","templateType":"standard","featuredImageType":"standard","excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","showOnAuthorArchivePages":"No","path":"/arts/13913938/how-we-process-the-texas-shooting","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>There is no right way to grieve the violent, bloody killing of 19 elementary school children.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you are a functioning human, then in the past day you’ve probably swung from shock, to sadness, to frustration and anger—and then back again. You’re not alone. Those of us at KQED Arts & Culture have been navigating the same storm.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>How are \u003cem>you\u003c/em> doing? If you just need a place to vent, cry, lament, or try to make sense of the senseless, \u003ca href=\"mailto:gmeline@kqed.org?subject=Processing%20the%20Texas%20Shooting\">send us an email and let us know how you’re doing\u003c/a>. We promise one of us will get back to you, human to human.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the meantime, we’ve been processing the news out of Texas, and its all-too-familiar news cycle—and finding sources of support, comfort, and determination.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Skip to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#resources\">Resources for Grief\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#help\">How to Help\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/iStock-1317456533.jpg\" alt=\"Sad Girl Hiding Face\" width=\"591\" height=\"591\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13913994\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/iStock-1317456533.jpg 591w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/iStock-1317456533-160x160.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 591px) 100vw, 591px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Shutting Down and Feeling Drained\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>I have to admit, I shut down. Like, completely. I had to stop working, I took a late afternoon nap, and I had a dream that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott was in his car next to me, on the phone, rebutting demands to advance gun control legislation with facts that were patently untrue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The dream felt real, because, well, it essentially is. Our nightmare of mass shootings is not going to stop until Capitol Hill takes action; until \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/bessbell/status/1529290355669028864\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">NRA-backed senators\u003c/a> put human life above money; until we stop hearing “cast your vote in November” and start hearing about the lawmakers that we’ve already voted for doing their job, and protecting our kids. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I woke up from my dream and put on Archie Shepp’s “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLf8CINFnEM\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Damn If I Know\u003c/a>,” a searing cry from a jazz master who turned 85 yesterday and got the worst birthday present imaginable, 19 children, bodies mangled in the classroom, dead, dead, dead. When my daughter came home from elementary school, my job as a dad was to hug her with all the love in the world. But I am so, so tired of this, and believe me, I was almost too drained to even greet her at the door.\u003cem>—Gabe Meline, Senior Editor\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"arts_13909111","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Utilizing Anger as a Productive Fuel\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>I’ve written guides for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13886630/how-to-stop-doomscrolling-and-start-using-the-internet-mindfully\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">avoiding doomscrolling\u003c/a> and practicing \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13876619/self-care-tips-to-get-you-through-the-new-coronavirus-normal\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">self-care through tragedy\u003c/a>. But after two years of COVID, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2022/05/24/1101050970/2022-school-shootings-so-far\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">27 school shootings in the United States this year alone\u003c/a>, I find it cruel and perverse that we repeatedly need to learn to cope with escalating, inhumane violence. I’m tired of elected officials offering thoughts and prayers or encouraging us to vote. \u003ci>Please actually do something.\u003c/i> Getting out to the ballot box isn’t enough—this situation calls for direct action, in order to make this human rights crisis impossible for those in power to ignore. It also calls for an entire examination of our political system and the powerful influence of special-interest groups like the NRA. If you’re full of pent-up rage, channel it into action. Make protest signs, call your legislators, get creative. Rage can be productive fuel for change.\u003cem>—Nastia Voynovskaya, Associate Editor\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Sharing a Shroud of Grief\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>I spent last night going to a show in August Hall with a dear friend who lost her husband suddenly two years ago. She’s still in that stage of grief where it hangs on her like a dark shroud, even when she’s not talking about it. I recognize the shroud, because it took me five years to emerge from under my own after my husband died in 2013. My friend and I didn’t talk about Uvalde’s elementary school slaughter. Instead, we held each other close, told each other we loved each other, and went home early.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before I went to sleep, I read the details. I looked closely at the teachers’ smiles, and the children’s faces brimming with promise. I tried to imagine the unimaginable—the agony of the parents. That first day is like an out-of-body experience. Coroners and police must be spoken to, forms must be signed, family and friends must be informed, funeral homes must be called. And then you must go back to your deafeningly silent home, and begin the process of learning to live with a metaphorical shroud where your person used to be.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Deep grief leaves you feeling cut off from everyone else. But the truth is that too many people are living under the same shroud. In 2020, 19,384 Americans were shot to death by other Americans. And 4,300 of them were children and teenagers. Picture five sold-out shows at August Hall, each populated exclusively by young people. Now picture absolutely no one coming home from any of them. That’s the reality America’s youth is currently living, year over year over year, and America’s chaperones are doing absolutely nothing about it.\u003cem>—Rae Alexandra, Staff Writer\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"arts_13893843","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Demanding Immediate Legislation from Lawmakers\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>I first heard the news on Slack when the victims were thought to be just two children. I didn’t have the emotional bandwidth to pause work and doomscroll through the imminent Twitter storm. Before letting the news hit me, before even knowing what the news was, I scrambled to gather resources to add to the conversation. I did this almost on autopilot—this has happened many times before.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These included archival stories we’re all too familiar with from these recurring atrocities. “\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/11790663/18-songs-we-listen-to-in-times-of-tumult\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Songs We Listen to in Times of Tumult and Distress\u003c/a>.” “\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13893843/9-helpful-things-to-know-about-grief-that-nobody-warns-you-about\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">9 Helpful Things To Know About Grief That Nobody Warns You About\u003c/a>.” Insightful, poignant resources that I hope will help others. But I haven’t yet let them help me. Personally, I’m not ready to talk about grief. I’m ready for immediate action to curb this horrific and ceaseless domestic terrorism. If those in power don’t effectuate gun reform and pull out all stops to cease the murders of children, Black families, Asian churchgoers and other innocent lives, then I never want to hear a politician lament their “thoughts and prayers” again. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I want to \u003ca href=\"https://archive.thinkprogress.org/corporations-nra-f0d8074f2ca7/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">boycott companies who support the NRA\u003c/a>; I want to advocate against gun lobbyists, corrupt lawmakers and the military-industrial complex that promotes military-grade gun ownership and enables more lives to be taken. At a time when the imminent repeal of reproductive rights is threatening lives, and gun rights continue to take them, we need to ask what freedom truly means, and then fight for it.\u003cem>—Justin Ebrahemi, Digital Engagement Manager\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/iStock-1217439400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"724\" height=\"483\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13913993\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/iStock-1217439400.jpg 724w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/iStock-1217439400-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Becoming Numb to Constant Catastrophe\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Columbine happened on my birthday. I was in school with other high school students, gossiping, passing notes in class, when out of nowhere, an assembly was called to explain what happened. There were tears everywhere, guidance counselors, teachers holding students, and parents picking up their kids early to hold them close. That was almost 25 years ago. Nothing has changed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s actually not true—massacres like this are far more common now. I have young nieces and nephews for whom a school shooting, or an open slaughter of people at grocery stores, movie theaters or even churches is not shocking. We grieve and mourn because we are helpless. We hear the same condolences and apologies from those who could prevent these killings but don’t. We compartmentalize because tragedies like this happen weekly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The most terrifying part for me is that I can have tears in my eyes for the sadness I feel, and then a few minutes later I’ll continue on as normal. I am becoming numb to the constant sense of catastrophe. You are not alone in your confusion of how to process what’s happening. You are not alone if you feel everything, and recoil in the fetal position. You are not alone if you feel nothing, and go about your day scrolling through posts and articles numb and without reaction. Simply put: you are not alone.\u003cem>—Ria Garewal, Engagement Producer\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Resolving In Our Sadness To Take Action\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>I lost a son to illness nearly 30 years ago. When it’s your child, you don’t stop grieving; you grow with it. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But when something like the Uvalde school massacre happens, when 19 young lives are erased, snuffed out, as in so many school massacres before, I cannot access my grief. And while I ache for the families, knowing, as I do, just some of what they are going through, I can only rage against a society that will not act to stop this killing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In our sadness, we must all do something. Even if in the immediate term, it’s only an email or text to your senators (or \u003ca href=\"https://www.270towin.com/elected-officials/contact-us-senators\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">all 50 senators\u003c/a>) demanding a vote on legislation stalled in the Senate requiring background checks for gun purchases. Let them know you won’t be numbed into submission. And that we will not abandon our children to gun violence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then, if you haven’t already, open your arms wide to your grief.\u003cem>—David Markus, Executive in Charge\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"39\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12904247\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-160x16.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-240x23.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-375x37.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"resources\">\u003c/a>Resources for Grief and Trauma\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11764070/how-to-talk-with-kids-after-a-traumatic-event\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">How to Talk With Kids After a Traumatic Event\u003c/a> (KQED)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/08/11/749765103/from-pain-to-purpose-5-ways-to-cope-in-the-wake-of-trauma\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">From Pain to Purpose: 5 Ways to Cope in the Wake of Trauma\u003c/a> (NPR)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/59143/war-crisis-tragedy-how-to-talk-with-kids-when-the-news-is-scary\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">War, Crisis, Tragedy: How to Talk With Kids When the News is Scary\u003c/a> (MindShift)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13881725/where-to-find-affordable-culturally-competent-therapy-in-bay-area-and-beyond\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Where to Find Affordable, Culturally Competent Therapy in the Bay Area\u003c/a> (KQED)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pNvBomQazaRMif9sharZoypE_85NXleP/view\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">A Watch Guide for \u003cem>When the Waters Get Deep\u003c/em>\u003c/a> (KQED) \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sd6DH16H9eo\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">KQED’s Brian Watt Talks With Warriors Coach Steve Kerr About Preventing Gun Violence\u003c/a> (Commonwealth Club)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"help\">\u003c/a>How to Help\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.gofundme.com/c/act/donate-to-texas-elementary-school-shooting-relief\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Donate to Texas Elementary School Shooting Relief\u003c/a> (GoFundMe)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://lulac.org/uvaldefund/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Fund for Families of Victims and Survivors of the Uvalde School Shooting\u003c/a> (League of United Latin American Citizens)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ucisd.net/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=4&ModuleInstanceID=1167&ViewID=6446EE88-D30C-497E-9316-3F8874B3E108&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=13134&PageID=1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Uvalde School District Fund for Families\u003c/a> (USD)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/arts/13913938/how-we-process-the-texas-shooting","authors":["byline_arts_13913938"],"categories":["arts_1","arts_2303"],"tags":["arts_14452","arts_2767","arts_10278","arts_2838","arts_3080","arts_3081","arts_17620","arts_17627","arts_9581","arts_17628"],"featImg":"arts_13913969","label":"source_arts_13913938"},"arts_13913932":{"type":"posts","id":"arts_13913932","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"arts","id":"13913932","score":null,"sort":[1653508718000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"how-to-help-uvalde-families-following-yesterdays-elementary-school-shooting","title":"How to Help Uvalde Families Following the Texas Elementary School Shooting","publishDate":1653508718,"format":"standard","headTitle":"How to Help Uvalde Families Following the Texas Elementary School Shooting | KQED","labelTerm":{"term":10778,"site":"arts"},"content":"\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Updated May 25, 2022 at 2:50 PM ET.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Uvalde, Texas, is reeling from the \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2022/05/24/1101037902/texas-elementary-school-shooting-uvalde\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">second-deadliest school shooting\u003c/a> in U.S. history after a gunman killed at least 19 children and two adults at Robb Elementary School on Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many family members—some of whom \u003ca href=\"https://www.businessinsider.com/families-texas-school-shooting-give-dna-swabs-help-identify-victims-2022-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gave DNA swabs\u003c/a> to help investigators identify victims—waited for hours for news of their loved ones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Onlookers in and beyond Texas may be wondering what support they can offer. The community is looking for blood donations, legal assistance and funds for victims’ families. Read on to learn how you can help.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Donate blood in the days and weeks ahead\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>University Health System—the \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/live-updates/texas-school-shooting-2022-05-24#blood-drives-have-been-set-up-across-uvalde-for-shooting-victims\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">largest transfuser of blood\u003c/a> in the San Antonio area—is encouraging community members to donate blood to hospitals and centers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Your donation can help ensure we have supplies immediately available for the victims of this tragic shooting,” \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/UnivHealthSA/status/1529218935803023360?s=20&t=veAMHOkaO_o05ntqt6dZdA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">it tweeted\u003c/a>. Many of its online appointments are booked through the end of the month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='news_11764070']South Texas Blood & Tissue \u003ca href=\"https://biobridgeglobal.org/community/our-thoughts-right-now-are-with-the-community-of-uvalde/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said on Tuesday\u003c/a> that thanks to donors, it was able to send 15 units of blood to the school and local hospitals immediately after the shooting, and another 10 to an area hospital later in the day upon request.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We will continue to work with hospitals in the area to make blood available as it’s needed and to rebuild their supply for other patients in need,” the organization said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The blood center is holding an \u003ca href=\"https://donor.southtexasblood.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/136932\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">emergency blood drive\u003c/a> in Uvalde on today, which it said has already filled up with appointments. It \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/connectforlife/status/1529260646117916672?s=20&t=veAMHOkaO_o05ntqt6dZdA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">later tweeted\u003c/a> that donors were experiencing a 2-hour wait time and that all of its appointments were booked through Saturday. But the center stressed that help would still be needed after beyond that point, added slots to its \u003ca href=\"https://biobridgeglobal.org/events/list/?tribe_eventcategory%5B0%5D=468&skin=donors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Memorial Day blood drive\u003c/a> and encouraged people to \u003ca href=\"https://biobridgeglobal.org/donors/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">schedule (and keep) appointments\u003c/a> for the following week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This tragedy highlights the importance of always having blood available on the shelf and before it’s needed,” the center said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.redcrossblood.org/faq.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn more about the blood donation process.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Support verified fundraisers\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>GoFundMe has established an online hub of verified fundraisers supporting victims and loved ones affected by the shooting, which \u003ca href=\"https://www.gofundme.com/c/act/donate-to-texas-elementary-school-shooting-relief\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">you can find here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13881725']Those include \u003ca href=\"https://www.gofundme.com/f/mtdrdc-texas-elementary-school-shooting-victims-fund\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a fundraiser organized by VictimsFirst\u003c/a> (a network of survivors and relatives affected by previous mass shootings) to provide victims’ family members with no-strings-attached cash payments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The group said it started the fund “to make sure that 100% of what is collected goes DIRECTLY to the victim base so the victims’ families and those wounded/injured are protected from fraud and exploitation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As of Wednesday morning, all three verified fundraisers—the VictimsFirst fund, a campaign raising money for funeral expenses for the \u003ca href=\"https://www.gofundme.com/f/please-help-us-put-our-newly-angel-to-rest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">family of Xavier Lopez\u003c/a> and a fundraiser by Austin-based \u003ca href=\"https://www.gofundme.com/f/robb-elementary-school-shooting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Verdes Supporter Group\u003c/a>—had exceeded their financial goals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two funeral homes in the area, \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/RushEstesKnowMortUvalde/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rushing-Estes Mortuary Uvalde\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/hillcrestfh/photos/a.317618715397540/1334905853668816/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hillcrest Memorial Funeral Home\u003c/a>, said in social media posts that they would offer their services to families for free.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>More places to donate\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.ucisd.net/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">school district\u003c/a> in Uvalde has opened \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Uvalde_CISD/status/1529515364152901633?s=20&t=RJqsE_eeWdJcG6v1MH5uzw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">an official account\u003c/a> with \u003ca href=\"https://www.fsbuvalde.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">First State Bank of Uvalde\u003c/a> to support Robb Elementary families affected by the tragedy. People can send checks through the mail (payable to the “Robb School Memorial Fund”) or donate money through Zelle to robbschoolmemorialfund@gmail.com\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other institutions and organizations are also raising money for the community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='mindshift_59143']People can donate directly to a \u003ca href=\"https://www.universityhealthsystem.com/ways-to-give/donate-to-a-fund\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Uvalde Victims Relief Fund created\u003c/a> by University Health, for example.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) has created \u003ca href=\"https://lulac.org/uvaldefund/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a fund for victims and survivors\u003c/a>, and says 100% of contributions will go directly to their families.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Where 90 percent of the students of Robb Elementary School identify as Hispanics and more than four-fifths are economically disadvantaged, this community NEEDS our collective prayers, help, and support,” the group wrote.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>The community is seeking volunteer legal services\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The San Antonio Legal Services Association is seeking volunteer attorneys who are licensed to practice in the state of Texas, according to \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/SALSASanAntonio/posts/550018863333129\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a Facebook post\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Volunteer NOW to assist Uvalde Shooting Victims and Families with Unmet Legal Needs,” it wrote. “SALSA will respond with pro bono assistance as called upon to do so by community partners and civil leaders over the coming weeks.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The organization is asking qualified attorneys to email them with their area of practice and availability through the month of June.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">\u003cem>Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">visit NPR\u003c/a>.\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=How+to+help+Uvalde+families+following+yesterday%27s+elementary+school+shooting&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/em>\u003c/div>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"The community is seeking blood donations, legal assistance and funds for victims' families. ","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1705006806,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":26,"wordCount":779},"headData":{"title":"How to Help Uvalde Families Following the Texas Elementary School Shooting | KQED","description":"The community is seeking blood donations, legal assistance and funds for victims' families. 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The community is looking for blood donations, legal assistance and funds for victims’ families. Read on to learn how you can help.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Donate blood in the days and weeks ahead\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>University Health System—the \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/live-updates/texas-school-shooting-2022-05-24#blood-drives-have-been-set-up-across-uvalde-for-shooting-victims\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">largest transfuser of blood\u003c/a> in the San Antonio area—is encouraging community members to donate blood to hospitals and centers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Your donation can help ensure we have supplies immediately available for the victims of this tragic shooting,” \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/UnivHealthSA/status/1529218935803023360?s=20&t=veAMHOkaO_o05ntqt6dZdA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">it tweeted\u003c/a>. Many of its online appointments are booked through the end of the month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"news_11764070","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>South Texas Blood & Tissue \u003ca href=\"https://biobridgeglobal.org/community/our-thoughts-right-now-are-with-the-community-of-uvalde/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said on Tuesday\u003c/a> that thanks to donors, it was able to send 15 units of blood to the school and local hospitals immediately after the shooting, and another 10 to an area hospital later in the day upon request.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We will continue to work with hospitals in the area to make blood available as it’s needed and to rebuild their supply for other patients in need,” the organization said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The blood center is holding an \u003ca href=\"https://donor.southtexasblood.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/136932\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">emergency blood drive\u003c/a> in Uvalde on today, which it said has already filled up with appointments. It \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/connectforlife/status/1529260646117916672?s=20&t=veAMHOkaO_o05ntqt6dZdA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">later tweeted\u003c/a> that donors were experiencing a 2-hour wait time and that all of its appointments were booked through Saturday. But the center stressed that help would still be needed after beyond that point, added slots to its \u003ca href=\"https://biobridgeglobal.org/events/list/?tribe_eventcategory%5B0%5D=468&skin=donors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Memorial Day blood drive\u003c/a> and encouraged people to \u003ca href=\"https://biobridgeglobal.org/donors/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">schedule (and keep) appointments\u003c/a> for the following week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This tragedy highlights the importance of always having blood available on the shelf and before it’s needed,” the center said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.redcrossblood.org/faq.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn more about the blood donation process.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Support verified fundraisers\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>GoFundMe has established an online hub of verified fundraisers supporting victims and loved ones affected by the shooting, which \u003ca href=\"https://www.gofundme.com/c/act/donate-to-texas-elementary-school-shooting-relief\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">you can find here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"arts_13881725","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Those include \u003ca href=\"https://www.gofundme.com/f/mtdrdc-texas-elementary-school-shooting-victims-fund\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a fundraiser organized by VictimsFirst\u003c/a> (a network of survivors and relatives affected by previous mass shootings) to provide victims’ family members with no-strings-attached cash payments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The group said it started the fund “to make sure that 100% of what is collected goes DIRECTLY to the victim base so the victims’ families and those wounded/injured are protected from fraud and exploitation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As of Wednesday morning, all three verified fundraisers—the VictimsFirst fund, a campaign raising money for funeral expenses for the \u003ca href=\"https://www.gofundme.com/f/please-help-us-put-our-newly-angel-to-rest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">family of Xavier Lopez\u003c/a> and a fundraiser by Austin-based \u003ca href=\"https://www.gofundme.com/f/robb-elementary-school-shooting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Verdes Supporter Group\u003c/a>—had exceeded their financial goals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two funeral homes in the area, \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/RushEstesKnowMortUvalde/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rushing-Estes Mortuary Uvalde\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/hillcrestfh/photos/a.317618715397540/1334905853668816/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hillcrest Memorial Funeral Home\u003c/a>, said in social media posts that they would offer their services to families for free.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>More places to donate\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.ucisd.net/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">school district\u003c/a> in Uvalde has opened \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Uvalde_CISD/status/1529515364152901633?s=20&t=RJqsE_eeWdJcG6v1MH5uzw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">an official account\u003c/a> with \u003ca href=\"https://www.fsbuvalde.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">First State Bank of Uvalde\u003c/a> to support Robb Elementary families affected by the tragedy. People can send checks through the mail (payable to the “Robb School Memorial Fund”) or donate money through Zelle to robbschoolmemorialfund@gmail.com\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other institutions and organizations are also raising money for the community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"mindshift_59143","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>People can donate directly to a \u003ca href=\"https://www.universityhealthsystem.com/ways-to-give/donate-to-a-fund\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Uvalde Victims Relief Fund created\u003c/a> by University Health, for example.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) has created \u003ca href=\"https://lulac.org/uvaldefund/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a fund for victims and survivors\u003c/a>, and says 100% of contributions will go directly to their families.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Where 90 percent of the students of Robb Elementary School identify as Hispanics and more than four-fifths are economically disadvantaged, this community NEEDS our collective prayers, help, and support,” the group wrote.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>The community is seeking volunteer legal services\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The San Antonio Legal Services Association is seeking volunteer attorneys who are licensed to practice in the state of Texas, according to \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/SALSASanAntonio/posts/550018863333129\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a Facebook post\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Volunteer NOW to assist Uvalde Shooting Victims and Families with Unmet Legal Needs,” it wrote. “SALSA will respond with pro bono assistance as called upon to do so by community partners and civil leaders over the coming weeks.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The organization is asking qualified attorneys to email them with their area of practice and availability through the month of June.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">\u003cem>Copyright 2022 NPR. 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