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Items of
Note: Jan. 2008
1. The first
chapter of ROOT, the New England chapter was
established.
2. Confirmed
Proclamations: Washington, DC; Prince
George’s County, MD; Montgomery County, MD;
Boston, MA
3. Tentative
Proclamations: New York, NY; Milwaukee, WI; Minneapolis, MN; Detroit, MI;
Chicago, IL
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Jan 14, 2008 -
ROOT New England Chapter opens with historic
conference..
ROOT
(Reaching Out to Others Together), Inc. and
its Board of Directors is proud to formally
announce
the establishment of the first official
chapter of ROOT outside of its home base
in Washington, DC, and the opening of
the New England office located in Boston
as it begins a nationwide campaign and
movement to address the epidemic of
youth violence and gun violence in
cities and communities throughout
America.
The
historic press conference was joined by
Congressman John Oliver, First
Congressional
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District, Massachusetts; Police
Commissioner Edward Davis;
Boston City Councilmembers Sam
Yoon and Chuck Tuner, local
community and victims of gun
violence, as well as by a
contingency from Washington, DC
including Mr. Barnes. Members of
the New England Chapter included
William (Billy) Celester retired
Superintendent Boston Police
Department/ Co-Chair National
Board; 1st Vice President
Minister Don |
Muhammad Nation of Islam Mosque #11
Co-Chair of ROOT National Task
Force; 2nd Vice President John Wells
Retired Boston Police Department/
President Nubian Voices of
Experience in Public Safety;
Treasurer Pastor Pastor Shawn. O.
Harrison Community
Activist/Case Manager-Bird
Street Community Center;
Secretary Albert Holland
Executive Director of Health
Careers Academy; Legal
Counsel/Clerk James Dilday Esq.
ROOT National Legal Counsel Past
President New England Bar
Association; Communications
Director Leonard M Lee Community
Activist/Founder/CEO Blakestone
Associates; Parliamentarian Bill
Owens Massachusetts State
Senator (Retired); Historian
Ardis Graham Community Activist;
Sergeant of Arms Eric Straughter
Special Assistant to the
Chancellor University University
of Massachusetts (Boston); Youth
Coordination John Rice Boston
Educator/Community Activist;
finally to be a part of this
prestigious event arriving all
the way from Florida will be
Corbett Kroehler, candidate for
Congress, US House FL-8.
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Invited guests include
the Deval L. Patrick
Governor of MA; Senators
John Kerr and Ted
Kennedy; Thomas M.
Menino, Mayor of Boston;
and Congressman Barney
Frank.
A resolution introduced
by Public Safety Chair
of the Council, Steve
Murphy has been passed
by the Boston City
Council and will be
presented to ROOT and
the New England Chapter
in honor of Guns Aside
month and for ROOT’s
efforts to reduce gun
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Kenneth Barnes stated:
“With the opening of
this office in Boston, we will
be able to expand on the past
success Boston has had in
combating violence."
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