How Gun Violence Impacts How We Gather in Public

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Students work in groups visualizing their ideas about gun violence.

<p dir="ltr">In the year 2020, 45,222 people died from gun related injuries in the United States. In July 2022, the number of shootings in New York City increased by 13.4 percent. In attempts to stop New Yorkers from being victimized by gun violence, in 2022 the NYPD seized more than 4,300 firearms. For the first time in their lifetimes, a generation of younger New Yorkers are seeing a sustained rise in crime, instead of a decline.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><strong>What is gun violence? What are the causes of gun violence? How does gun violence impact how we gather in public?</strong></p>
<p dir="ltr">In the summer of 2022, teaching artist Hugo Rojas collaborated with students from the Red Hook Community Justice Center to investigate these questions. The students explored the subject through surveying local community members and interviewing stakeholders and experts on the subject. They created art including stop-motion animations and used filmmaking to process the information they learned.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The team gathered what they learned to create a documentary about the effects of gun violence, how it disrupts communities and public spaces, and the solutions that we can work towards to end gun violence.<br /></p>

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<p dir="ltr"><strong>CUP</strong></p>
<p dir="ltr"><a href="https://welcometocup.org/people/ro-garrido">Ro Garrido</a><br /><a href="https://welcometocup.org/people/leigh-taylor">Leigh Taylor</a><br /></p>

<p dir="ltr"><strong>Educational Partner</strong></p>
<p dir="ltr"><strong><a href="https://welcometocup.org/people/red-hook-community-justice-center">Red Hook Community Justice Center</a><br /></strong>Leslie Gonzaga<br />Paulina pride<br />Rik B Middleton<br /></p>

<p dir="ltr"><strong>Teaching Artist </strong></p>
<p dir="ltr"><a href="https://welcometocup.org/people/hugo-rojas">Hugo Rojas</a><br /><a href="https://welcometocup.org/people/asa-mendelsohn">Asa Mendelsohn</a><br /></p>

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<h4><strong>Students</strong><br /></h4>
<p dir="ltr">Kamaya Benjamin, Nasir Brothers, Dilan Casquera, Stefanie Clay, Jaliyl Cox, Shareeph Dixon, Jada Evans, Romell Mendoza, Jakeem Mortise, Omarion Threadgill, Lakim Williams, Jesika Romain, Jordan Dillard, Lavon McClellan, Jayshawn Melvin<br /></p>
<h4><strong>Special thanks</strong></h4>
<p dir="ltr">Mary Bernstein, Wiflredo Laracuente, Kellen Khelefu<br /></p>
<h4><strong>Product Details</strong></h4>
<p dir="ltr">Video Project<strong><br /></strong></p>
<h4><strong>Funding Support</strong></h4>
<p dir="ltr">This project was made possible by the support of the Brooklyn Community Foundation. CUP's out-of-school youth education programs are also supported by the Lotos Foundation. </p>

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