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THE CALIFORNIA YOUTH PEACE MOVEMENT
Our strategy is to help initiate
a statewide Truce through Literacy campaign
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HEARTS AND
HANDS ELDERS
Our
youth and families today experience undesirable and intolerable levels of
violence in our communities. Something must be done to build safe and
strong communities. We must change the status quo of minimal violence
prevention/intervention resources. We must address the negative trend of
commercial media violence for profit, which infests and poisons our
hearts or barrios and neighborhoods.
We,
the Hearts and Hands Elders, have come together to advocate, mobilize,
and promote a statewide peace movement in California. We understand that
peace begins one person at a time. Our strategy is to help initiate a
statewide Truce through Literacy campaign with events hosted by various
community grassroots leaders and agencies throughout the state. Together
with authors, educators, local political representatives, and social and
humanitarian agencies and foundations we will bring together families and
youth to promote peace and tolerance.
We are particularly
concerned that the mass media, through its manipulation and
repetition of negative images, have painted a dismal picture of
our cities, our schools and our families. These mass media
images portray destructive relationships among individuals and
groups or gangs and depict people who incite fear. This, in
turn, leads to a distorted self-perception of insecurity and
social isolation among Latinos.
We, the Hearts and
Hands Elders see a different California, one longing for peace
and capable of true justice and tolerance. We encourage all
concerned humanitarians to submit letters of endorsement on
behalf of our efforts, to write letters to the editors and to
fully participate in this movement by volunteering in or hosting
a local community event. Join with us to publicize the message
of peace by any means available such as email, ads, bulletins,
word of mouth advertisement, and letters to local
representatives
The Hearts and Hands
Elders are actively working to reimagine and regain a common vision
of safe and secure neighborhoods and cities. We intend to counter
negative mass media messages regarding Latino youth and Chicano /
Mexicano families with positive messages of hope, inspiration, and
change. Our Committee of Founding Elders is seeking regional Elders
and grassroots activists to step forward and share their success
stories of building stronger communities through community service
and volunteer efforts. We can then applaud and publicize these
inspirational achievements so that other communities can achieve
similar results
The days of entitlements
as well as state or federal funding for community action seem to be
long gone. Many public libraries are facing reduced hours. Poor
Latino communities do not have local bookstores or newsstands in
their barrios which provide quality literature and promote positive
images for our Chicano youth. The local liquor stores or grocery
stores continue to provide an abundance of "violence embedded text
and graphics" in the titles they provide. How will our "at risk"
children and youth learn about peace when the media, commercials,
products, toys, electronic games, cartoons or magazines are
intentionally embedded with the culture of violence?
We are taking a new
approach of families, communities, local businesses and merchants,
churches and other spiritual centers, unions and schools, working
together to provide safe venues for literacy in our communities.
The solution
does not lie with one group or agency. It does not depend solely on
the "at risk" youth doing it alone. Would we expect an ill child to
heal him/her self? Our youth need proper, respectful, and meaningful
relationships with adults, mentors, and teachers. They need elders
to govern and guide. The visions, values and traditions must be
clearly set forth, modeled and shared by the Elders. Cross
generational co-operation for inculcating personal responsibility
linked to a deep and abiding social responsibility is a major first
step. Literacy and storytelling are the vehicles to spread the
vision. We must find the resources to bring quality literacy to our
kids especially in low-income barrios.
The Hearts and Hands Elders will not pass negative judgments against "at risk" youth and families. It is our intent to lead by example, guide from experience, and collaborate through human connections to begin the healing process. We already have the medicine for all the ills plaguing our youth, families and community. We need to know how to tap into and activate the natural healing powers we possess within ourselves and in our relationships that have held our communities together in the past and can do so in the future. We represent distinct areas/regions of California and various fields of study. We are here to advise, caution, direct and/or redirect others to safer paths of existence by seeking a personal path of tolerance and respect toward others. The California Hearts and Hands Elders ask you to imagine what can occur when many are gathered in the name of Peace. Consider the fact that the Holocaust finally ended through a world-wide effort. Consider how Indigenous and African American slavery was eventually abolished. The Civil Rights Movement led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and La Causa, the struggle for justice inspired by Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta, have positively changed this country. The Hearts and Hands Elders ask you to embrace our dream of a united state of peace for California, where residents and visitors can travel freely without fear, reprisal, scorn, or violence based upon the color of their skin, shirts, caps, belts, or shoelaces. Our common vision and dream is to strengthen communities in violent times by advocating for a statewide Peace and Community Truce. Literacy and Storytelling through a statewide multi-media campaign is only the start. Once we successfully declare and achieve a "California Truce," the long arduous road towards rebuilding communities can safely begin.  HEARTS AND HANDS ARTIST RICK MORENO JR. Mission Statement 
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