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From YouTube: Jump Into Peace 2017
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Double dutch jump roping takes center stage at the 4th annual Jump Into Peace event at Malcolm X Park in Roxbury. Hosted by city councilor Ayanna Pressley, the event aims to give young girls freedom from everyday stresses and find peace in an otherwise chaotic inner city environment.
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When
I
felt
a
free
and
without
a
care
in
the
world
that
I
wanted
to
do
something
around
that,
because
I
think
our
young
people
have
grown
that
much
too
fast.
This
saddle
with
a
lot
BIRT
adult
burdens,
responsibilities,
I'm
confined
I
thought
about.
When
is
it
time
in
my
life
when
I
felt
free
and
it
was
when
I
was
just
in
double
dutch
back
in
the
day
with
reckless
abandon,
you
know,
grades
flying
beads,
wicked
and
so
I
wanted
to
replicate
that
feeling
and
I
wanted.
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You
know
the
kids
are
today
to
have
that
experience
and
it's
an
opportunity
for
us
using
several
touch
as
the
vehicle
to
promote
and
forge
bonds
and
sister
and
see
work
to
build
community
and
also
to
get
all
you
young
people
off
your
eyes.
Bones
yeah,
your
mole,
you
move
and
the
body
is
meant
to
move
if
so
jump
into
peace
is
celebrating
all
of
them.
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B
You
counselor,
let
me
let
me
just
say
I
want
to
thank
the
council.
This
is
our
fourth
annual
event
doing
this
and
I
want
to
thank
all
the
great
work
she
does
in
our
community.
I
want
to
thank
our
also
bony
peas,
particularly
with
two
women
and
young
girls.
The
work
that
she's
done
in
the
cities
were
absolutely
incredible.
So
thank
you
comfortable
for
that.
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B
Here
today,
we
here
today,
because
we
talk
too
often
about
the
violence
in
our
city,
which
are
too
often
about
the
sadness
of
our
city
and
a
day
like
today
is
one
of
those
days.
We
should
talk
about
the
celebration
of
our
city,
about
letting
young
people
come
out
here
and
jump,
and
do
that
day.
I
would
jump
today,
but
I
wore
the
wrong
clothes,
so
I'm
not
jumping.
B
Thank
you,
the
people
Mentors
thank
you
to
the
people
at
the
arrow
role
models.
I
want
to
thank
the
clergy
that
he
here
that
are
doing
it
every
single
day.
We
have
a
father
dark
our
way
here
we
have
here.
We
have
Reverend
Oldham
here
and
some
other
folks
here
that
are
helping
us
today.
Thank
you
to
the
police
officers,
who
are
donating
their
the
ice
cream
truck
and
only
a
time
down
here
today
to
promote
peace.
Thank
you
to
all
the
associations
around
here,
since
you
I
hate,
Felicity
and
I
hope.
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B
They
walk
by
the
table
there
earlier
today
was
a
woman
explaining
to
another
little
bit
about
your
rights
and
about
making
sure
that,
if
you're
an
abusive
relationship,
what
you
can
do,
that's
what
this
comes
from
the
fights
for
every
single
day
and
other
things.
So
again,
I
want
to
thank
council
Presley
for
for
not
just
doing
her
work
in
the
City
Hall,
but
bringing
that
important
work
to
our
community,
because
that's
what
makes
us
special
in
Boston
takes
a
lot
of
different
people,
a
lot
of
different
ideas.
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A
Push
out
the
criminalization
of
black
girls
in
our
schools,
you'll
hear
from
her
a
little
bit
later
about
an
exciting
partnership
that
we
embarked
upon
several
months
ago,
and
we
also
have
our
books
here
so
we'll
be
passing
those
out
as
well.
Okay,
so
I
just
want
to
say:
oh
yes
and
another
colleague.
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We
are
intentional
about
building
it,
and
peace
is
possible
when
we
work
at
it,
and
so
I
just
want
to
thank
all
of
you
for
being
here
today
to
jump
into
community
to
jump
into
healing
to
jump
into
peace.
Our
original
vision
for
this
was
to
go
to
places
that
have
experienced
violence
and
to
transform
them
into
a
space
of
healing
and
peace,
and
so
we
know
the
piece
begins
with
you
right
and
so.
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I
want
to
thank
the
Peace
Institute
for
being
here
today,
they're
going
to
walk
us
through
very
quickly
a
ritual,
raise
your
hand
if
you
have
lost
a
loved
one,
a
family
member
or
friends
to
gun
violence.
If
you
have
okay,
so
all
of
us
are
in
need
of
healing
we
melt
that
violence
and
the
trauma
that
it
leaves
in
its
wake
chokes
at
our
fulcrum
is
the
full
promise
of
our
families,
of
our
community
and
of
this
city.
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So,
let's
add
a
being
a
part
of
your
healing,
so
I
want
to
invite
now
Janice
Johnson
advocate
from
the
Louis
D
Brown
Peace
Institute
she's,
going
to
share
our
ritual,
and
we
hope
all
of
you
will
do
throughout
your
time
here
today
to
support
you
in
your
healing.
The
next
wise
you
will
hear
after
Janice
will
be
our
very
own
Reverend
Liz
Walker
of
Roxbury
Presbyterian
Church
and
someone
who
does
very
important
healing
work
in
the
community.
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E
We
remember
those
God
who
used
to
have
laughter
and
used
to
have
light
and
it
has
been
snatched
away,
but
we
stand
on
this
ground,
making
it
holy
ground
on
your
promise
that
this
is
possible.
So
we
pray
for
this
community
Lord.
We
pray
for
peace,
peace
on
our
streets,
peace
between
man
and
man
and
man
and
woman
and
peace
in
our
hearts.
We
thank
you
for
those
who
brought
this
idea
into
fruition
God
and
we
ask
that
you
will
multiply
it
increase
it
not
just
on
the
streets
but
in
our
hearts.
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So
let
this
day
the
real
special
God,
let
it
be
full
of
joy
and
laughter
and
love
and
all
kinds
of
possibilities,
because
that's
what
we
see
in
our
young
people,
that's
what
we
see
in
our
girls.
That's
what
we
see
in
the
world
and
we
will
give
you
all
the
glory
and
all
the
praise
and
all
that
we
hold
holy.
Let
the
people
of
God
together,
say
Amen.
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A
Mr.
tower,
and
for
any
name
that
was
not
offered
that
she
would
like
to
bring
forward.
Please
do
you
can
go
up
to
the
board
right
there
and
we'll
include
their
name
and
future
events,
and
it
doesn't
have
to
be
limited
to
a
girl
or
woman.
I
lost
a
viola
okay,
so
we
think
Reverend
Liz
for
offering
their
prayer
we're
just
going
to
say
that
was
also
the
blessing
for
the
food.
Okay.