Santa Cruz Barrios Unidos started as a social movement to prevent and stop youth violence by providing life-enhancing alternatives
From its beginnings the focus of Barrios Unidos has been to build an organizational base to support the peace movement rather than simply establishing an agency. The long-term vision of Barrios Unidos’ founders is to establish an Institute for Peace and foster community development that supports the organized peace movement locally and nationally.
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Gathering of the Elders - Prominent national leaders of the African-American, Latino, and Native American communities identify the high levels of incarceration of men of color that have resulted from the current jail policies of the industrial complex. Video touches on the destructive effect on communities of color and what it is being done by elders to pass on the fight for restorative justice to new generations. Barrios Unidos is part of this national dialogue.
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