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From YouTube: July 8, 2020 Minneapolis 360 on KMOJ 89.9 FM
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July 8: Violence prevention: Sasha Cotton, director of the City’s Office of Violence Prevention, talks about the City’s work to end cycles of violence in the City. She’s joined by Jamil Jackson, executive director of partner agency Change Equals Opportunity
A
B
A
B
Am
back
and
glad
to
be
here
as
always
again
Minneapolis?
This
is
Anthony
Taylor.
This
is
Minneapolis
360
I
am
the
african-american
community
specialist
for
the
city
and
again
I
want
to
thank
everybody
who
is
listening
today
to
our
show,
as
we've
always
done
in
the
last
two
years,
really
bring
topics
and
issues
to
like
this
happening
in
our
community,
to
give
you
information
to
be
able
to
folks
to
activate
their
community
and
really
respond
to
what's
going
on
and
and
what
we
have
been
witnessing
in
our
city
is
just
downright
tragic.
Violence.
B
C
B
C
Know
Anthony,
as
you
said
earlier,
things
have
been
really
challenging
and
that's
a
lot
of
tragedy
going
on
in
the
community
around
the
issue
of
violence.
It
feels
like
you
know,
we're
looking
at
three
intersecting
pandemics
right
now.
We've
got
the
pandemic
of
kovat,
obviously,
and
then
we
have
the
pandemic
of
community
violence
and
the
pandemic
of
racial
injustice,
and
so
our
community
is
right
at
the
epicenter
of
being
on
the
downward
end
of
all
three
of
those
things.
C
I
think
coded,
you
know,
being
the
first
epidemic
that
we
readily
identify
in
2020
people
were
feeling
really
you
know,
isolated
shut
in
a
lot
of
people
lost
their
jobs.
We
know
that
there
were
a
lot
of
releases
from
prisons
and
from
jails
as
a
result
of
not
wanting
to
over,
can
find
people
with
kovat
and
so
I
think
that
created
just
a
real,
intense
sentiment
of
discomfort
and
and
crisis
already,
and
then
you
layer
on
top
of
that,
the
incident
with
George
Floyd's
death
and
watching
you
know
the
incident
on
live.
C
Tv
happened
right
here
in
our
community
over
and
over
again,
and
then
the
unrest
that
followed
really
focused
on
racial
injustice
and
people,
lifting
their
voices
up,
most
of
whom
peaceful
protesters.
Obviously
we
know
we
had
a
small
number
of
people
who
really
destroyed
pretty
and
and
really
created
havoc
in
our
city,
and
so
the
three
things
have
just
really
made
for
the
perfect
storm,
and
now
we
find
ourselves
like
many
cities
after
unrest
dealing
with
significant
uptick
in
shooting
balance,
and
it
is
just
tragic
and
in
the
office
of
violence
prevention.
B
And
it
really
is
sad
because,
obviously-
and
you
said
it
brilliantly
with
so
many
different,
multiple
pandemics-
it
just
makes
this
situation
obviously
much
harder
for
folks
dealing
with
these
violence
in
the
city
and
with
your
department
Sasha,
with
all
the
initiatives
that
you
have
and
all
of
the
great
work
that
you
do
and
continue
to
do.
What
makes
your
department
your
approach
to
violence
prevention,
unique
in
the
city
of
Minneapolis,
well,.
C
You
know
the
the
city
of
Minneapolis
has
been
thinking
about
violence
as
a
public
health
issue,
particularly
with
young
people
for
over
a
decade.
That
being
said,
the
office
of
violence
prevention
didn't
come
into
fruition
until
2019.
It
was
established
in
the
2018
budget,
but
really
the
work
of
organizing
and
office
didn't
start
until
2019
and
I.
Think.
What
makes
us
unique
is
that
we
really
like
these
other
pandemics,
try
to
look
at
violence
that
same
way,
that
if
we
know
that
violence
is
like
a
virus
or
a
contagious
disease
that
people
can
catch
it.
C
You
know
that
like
by
being
exposed
by
being
around
it,
it
makes
you
more
likely
to
get
sick
from
the
violence
and
also
essentially
become
violent
yourself.
Then
we
also
know
we
can
treat
it
that
we
can
come
up
with
treatment
strategies
that
we
may
like,
with
kovat,
eventually
be
able
to
find
even
a
you
know,
like
quote
unquote,
a
vaccine
that
protects
and
insulates
people
from
this
virus
of
violence,
and
so
we
really
try
to
focus
on
strategy
programs
that
upstream
early
in
life
early
in
on
the
problems
we
can
address
the
violence.
C
As
soon
as
we
start
to
see
the
signs
and
symptoms,
but
then
also
just
like
a
virus,
if
you're
already
sick,
we've
got
to
treat
the
early
symptoms
as
quickly
as
we
can
to
try
to
get
those
things
under
control.
And
unfortunately,
we
still
have
people
who
are
very
ill
and
dying
from
this
virus.
And
so
we've
got
to
work
with
families
and
communities
and
individuals
that
we
call
you
know
in
the
tertiary
part
of
our
work.
C
So
those
are
people
who
are
experiencing
the
violence
in
an
ongoing
way
and
we've
got
to
be
able
to
work
with
those
that
relatively
small
number
of
people
overall
in
Minneapolis.
But
it's
overwhelmingly
black
and
brown
communities
that
are
represented
in
that
box
and
we've
got
to
be
able
to
provide
services
and
resources
that
help
them
heal
and
move
forward.
After
these
repeated
experiences
with
violence,
which
is
really
challenging
and
tricky,
but
so
very
necessary,
especially
in
these
times
that
we're
facing
right
now,.
C
Absolutely
you
know,
we
think
it's
important
not
to
just
wait
into
the
violence.
Is
you
know
mounting
up
that?
We
have
to
be
doing
what
people
would
traditionally
think
of
as
prevention
and
addressing
what
we
think
of
as
a
root
causes
of
violence,
so
racism
and
limited
economic
opportunities,
community
divestment
and
economic
disconnection.
We
know
that
poor
housing,
opportunities
and
unstable
homes
all
can
really
be
contributing
factors
to
violence
outcomes,
and
so
we
try
to
do
policy
work
and
even
some
programming
work
in
that
area
of
up
front.
C
So
we
want
to
make
sure
that
our
young
people
and
our
families
have
all
the
things
that
they
need
to
be
successful
because
we
know
when
they
have
those
things.
They're
less
likely
to
be
involved
with
violence
as
a
victim
or
a
perpetrator
in
the
sick
is
really
what
a
lot
of
people
would
think
of
as
traditional
intervention.
C
When
we
see
the
signs
and
symptoms
of
something
we
want
to
get
right
to
it
and
begin
to
work
with
those
individuals,
those
communities,
those
families
to
address
the
problem
right
as
it's
beginning,
because
we
know
that
early
intervention
is
the
best
way
to
reduce
the
ongoing
pattern
that
can
manifest
with
violence.
And
then
the
aftermath
is
really.
You
know.
C
After
the
violence
has
happened
and,
unfortunately,
in
our
community
Anthony,
we
see
that
far
too
often
that
you
know
we're
not
just
seeing
a
person
who
experiences
violence
or
a
person
or
family
and
individual
who's
experienced
violence
once
but
often
it's
an
ongoing
pattern.
And
so
that's
what
we
really
start
to
see
these
deep
issues
around
trauma
and
hopelessness,
because
when
you're
experiencing
violence
and
people
in
your
community
are
normal,
it's
normalized
in
many
of
our
communities,
particularly
communities
of
color.
C
We've
got
to
have
programs
that
do
that
deep
dive
with
families
and
individuals,
focusing
on
not
only
the
activity
that
creates
the
violence,
but
also
really
addressing
the
trauma
that
we
know
experiences
with
violence
as
a
victim
or
a
perpetrator
create,
and
we
know
that
victimization
and
perpetration
are
connected
so
who's
a
victim
today,
maybe
a
perpetrator
tomorrow
and
vice
versa.
And
so
we
can't
focus
on
pointing
fingers
and
blame.
Although
people
have
to
be
accountable
and
responsible
when
they
do
harm.
C
A
Oh,
my
god,
that
is
what
people
needed
to
hear.
I
really
believe
Sasha.
This
is
glam
life,
Kim
and
I.
To
just
ask
you:
how
can
our
community
get
involved
in
these
programs
or
if
we
notice,
there's
a
child
or
a
person,
or
you
know
someone
who's
experiencing
some
of
these
so-to-say
symptoms?
How
can
they
get
involved
or
how
can
they
or
how
can
we
reach
out
to
you
guys
so
that
we
can
make
sure
that
they
are
enrolled
in
this
program?
These
programs.
C
Absolutely
so
folks
can
reach
out
to
the
office.
You
can
reach
me
at
the
city's
office
at
six
one,
two,
six,
seven,
three,
twenty
seven,
twenty
nine,
that's
our
direct
extension,
but
we
also
are
really
excited
about
the
fact
that
the
city
has
a
website
now
focused
on
our
office
and
the
programs
and
projects
that
were
a
part
of,
and
so
folks
can
just
google
Minneapolis
office
of
violence
prevention
and
you
should
be
able
to
get
to
our
new
landing
page.
It
just
launched
late
last
week.
C
C
A
D
C
Focus
on
teaching
them
how
to
have
healthy
relationships
and
how
to
be
healthy
by
standards.
We
know
our
community
is
over-represented
when
it
comes
to
domestic
incidents,
and
a
lot
of
that
is
about
not
having
the
tools
to
be
in
healthy
relationships,
healthy
intimate
relationships,
and
so
that's
really
important
work
happening
across
the
high
schools
in
North
Minneapolis.
We
also
have
our
inspiring
youth
program,
which
is
focused
on
young
people
in
middle
school.
We
want
to
get
to
them
again,
like
I
said
before
as
early
as
possible.
C
So
this
is
a
program
for
young
people
before
they
ever
get
into
a
court
system
to
try
to
provide
them
with
case
management
and
resources
and
mentorship,
so
families
and
school
advocates.
You
know
counselors
can
refer
to
to
this
program
when
they
see
those
first
signs
that
maybe
a
kid
is
losing
interest
in
school,
or
maybe
they
have
an
older
sibling.
C
So
we're
doing
24
hour
a
day
crisis
management
in
our
hospitals
at
the
trauma,
1
cleaners,
both
at
HCMC
and
North
memorial
we've
got
teams
who
are
both
of
those
hospitals
working
with
folks
who
come
in
because
they've
been
seriously
injured
because
of
violence,
and
we
know
that,
through
the
the
wonders
of
modern
medicine,
people
are
often
stitched
up
and
and
sent
home
very
quickly,
even
from
relatively
serious
injuries,
but
no
one's,
often
taking
the
time
to
ask
them.
What
happened?
Is
it
safe
for
you
to
go
home?
C
Do
you
have
a
home
to
go
to
and
no
one's
working
with
them
around
those
trauma?
Issues
and
those
long-term
root
causes
after
a
serious
incident,
and
so
that's
what
next
step
is
designed
to
do
to
be
there
right
when
someone's
coming
into
the
hospital
and
talking
to
them
about
what
happened,
but
also
mitigating
that
retaliatory
violence.
We
know
that
so
often
hurt
people
hurt
people,
and
so
people
want
to
retaliate.
They
want
to.
C
You
know,
as
we
said,
get
some
clap
back
when
they've
been
injured,
and
we
just
know
that
that
leads
to
more
violence
and
escalation
of
violence,
and
so
next
step
is
we'll
focus
on
that
individual
victim,
but
also
on
mitigating
that
retaliatory
violence.
And
so
those
are
some
of
the
programs
that
we're
working
on
right.
Now,
that
are
doing
some
really
important
but
limited
work.
We're
always
worried
about
scale
in
the
office
of
our
prevention,
just
because
we
don't
always
have
the
capacity
to
reach
everyone
in
every
situation.
B
B
B
To
bring
in
Jamil
Jackson
and
one
another
another
project
that
is
happening
with
the
office
of
violence
prevention
is
GBI,
so
group
intervention
or
group
violence,
intervention,
Jamil
Jackson-
is
the
executive
director
of
change
equals
opportunity.
He
definitely
is
a
part
of
gvi
so
brother
to
mil.
Thank
you
for
being
on
the
show
today.
Can
you
talk
a
little
bit
about
what
GBI
is
all
about.
D
Appreciate
you
having
me
on
Anthony,
so
DVR
is,
as
you
said,
it's
the
group,
violence
intervention
and
it's
designed
us
to
reduce
street
and
gang
violence.
Street
groups
involve
violence
and
homicide,
and
our
strategy
is
to
reduce
pure
dynamics
that
promote
that
violence
right
by
trying
to
get
these
guys
to
see
their
life
with
value,
trying
to
get
them
to
understand
that
we're
all
interconnected,
related
we're
all
family,
we're
all
neighbors,
and
there
are
other
ways
to
solve
our
issues.
B
D
Your
program
was
brought
to
us
at
about
2018
and
it's
a
collective
partnership
between
community-based
organizations,
the
office
of
violence,
prevention
and
law
enforcement,
and
the
purpose
is
to
use
community-based
organizations
as
resources
to
prevent
guys
are
going
to
the
other
side
to
law
enforcement.
So
together
we
come
up
with
the
collective
understanding
of
who
these
guys
are.
D
Who
need
to
hear
this
message
and
then
we
provide
them
with
a
message
of
you
know
we
need
to
stop
what's
going
on,
but
we're
not
just
asking
you
to
stop
for
the
sake
of
stopping
we're,
also
offering
you
some
resources
that
allow
you
to
change
your
lifestyle
and
change
who
you
are,
and
so
it's
definitely
by
choice,
because
we
all
want
them
to
feel
force
right
sit
for
this
change.
We
wanted
to
be
holistic
and
it
kind
of
revolves
that
way
right.
D
So
so,
through
these
meetings,
these
guys
share
the
message
they
go
back
to
their
to
their
community
and
their
friends
and
their
peers,
and
they
talk
about
the
opportunity
or
life
change,
and
then
they
make
the
phone
call
come
to
our
staff
members
forum,
who
does
the
intakes
and
the
case
management
and
and
from
there
we
try
to
figure
out
what
it
is.
What
are
the
barriers,
what
other
needs
that
are
hindering
them
for
live
from
living,
a
better
life
than
being
a
better
man
to
their
families
in
their
communities
from
there
is
its
resources.
D
D
D
To
be
honest
with
you
right,
we
have
to
understand
that
mainstream
media
plays
its
role,
but
within
a
community
we
have
to,
we
have
to
continue
to
do
a
great
job
of
building
each
other
up
and
supporting
each
organization,
because
we
all
bring
something
special
to
the
table.
Right
I,
don't
consider
my
organization
to
be
any
different
or
any
better
than
any
of
the
other
organizations
out
there.
There
are
kids
that
belong
to
all
of
us
and
they
need
all
of
us
own
respective
right
for
them
to
become
successful.
D
B
D
I
am
I
through
the
office
of
violence
prevention.
The
information
that
Sasha
gave
you,
but
also
I,
can
be
reached
at
phone
number
directly
at
six,
one,
two,
seven,
three:
zero
three,
five,
eight
one
again,
six
one,
two,
seven,
three:
zero
three,
five,
eight
one
and
CEO
change
equals
opportunity
that
come
in
making
it
should
be
up
by
next
week.
B
Your
being
on
the
show
today
Jamil
my
pleasure,
we
have
just
had
a
great
conversation
with
Jamil
Jackson
Sasha
cotton
about
some
of
the
work
and
partnerships
that
the
office
of
violence
prevention
is
doing
in
the
city
of
Minneapolis,
so
I
want
to
thank
them,
both
Kim,
real,
quick,
just
to
wrap
up
this
show.
What
are
some
of
your
thoughts
about
the
information
I
was
shared
today,
I
think.
A
It's
great
there's
a
lot
of
time,
our
community,
just
as
with
that
just
doesn't
really
know.
What's
out
there
right.
They
don't
know
that
there
are
programs
that
can
help.
We
see
youth,
we
see
adults,
we
see
people
going
through
things
every
day
and
we
just
don't
know
where
to
go
or
how
to
get
help,
and
so
I
think
that
it's
awesome
that
we
bring
these
organizations
to
life.
I
love
what
they're
doing
and
I
hope
that
it's
really
helping
and
I
hope
for
those
of
you
who
just
heard
this
show.
A
B
She
came
on
to
share
this
information
today,
so
please
many
APIs,
if
you're
able
to
get
on
the
website
of
the
office
of
violence
prevention,
do
so
some
a
lot
of
great
programs
on
here
and
definitely
get
some
very
good
partnerships
if
you
can
tell
with
with
Jamil
Jackson
and
some
of
the
work
that
his
organization
is
doing
so,
please,
because
we
have
to
definitely
make
sure
that
we
take
care
of
ourselves
and
our
children
and
whatever
way
we
can
to
stop
this
unnecessary
violence.
That's
happening
in
our
community,
so
I
want
to
thank
them.
B
Both
I,
want
to
thank
Minneapolis
for
being
able
to
tune
in
today
is
always
a
pleasure
to
be
with
you
every
other
Wednesday
we'll
continue
to
bring
you
valuable
information
and
resources
on
how
to
help
your
city,
our
city,
and
be
able
to
activate
community
and
again
always
to
Minneapolis.
Please
stay
safe
Cove.
It
is
still
happening.
I
usually
give
an
update
with
the
numbers
on
our
show.
B
I
didn't
do
that
today,
specifically
because
I
wanted
to
make
sure
that
sasha
was
able
to
have
most
of
this
platform,
but
please
stay
safe,
wear
your
mask
physical
distance
and
just
take
care
of
yourselves
and
your
loved
ones.
So
I
will
see
you
next
week.
Actually,
two
weeks
this
is
Minneapolis
360,
take
care
of
Minneapolis,
alright,.