ISAAC
Youth Violence Task Force Report
The Youth Violence Task force met and began what promises to be an exciting and purposeful action related to Youth Violence in Kalamazoo. The task force members shared their personal reason for joining the task force. The experiences and motivations were compelling.
Co-chair Vanessa Collins-Smith and with Wendy Flora, shared the history of the task force and several activities and groups also addressing youth violence in Kalamazoo. Vanessa discussed several parallel thoughts and actions in the community including, April 4-6 2016, “National Association of Students Against Youth Violence.”
The work ahead for this committee is exciting and inspiring. If you are interested in our discussions, join the task force the second Monday of each month, 6:00, in the St. Luke’s Library.
Ed Genesis is an artist, poet, musician, organizer, entrepreneur, and community leader. Born and raised in Gary, Indiana and moved to Kalamazoo, Michigan permanently in his early 20’s, his love of art/music, his passion for his people and community, and his gift of creativity are evident in all areas of his work. In October 2018 Ed Genesis released a song to accompany the campaign he was working on around school push out, entitled Junior High, which was distributed nationwide including on his own iHeart radio station, Spotify, and iTunes.