‘Fight fire with water’ has been a personal mantra of mine since I can remember. To those who’ve been asking, this is the beginning of an article that will explain, why I’m so passionate about assisting “anti-violence,” or as I’d prefer to call them, PEACE initiatives. Off the top of my head, here are a few that I’ve been involved with over the year’s, with information about the latest one below in the audio/video promos I did for the V.I. Walk/Run Against Violence. The other voice in the promo is a friend, Simeon Thompson and the youth voices are from the Speak Your Peace 2 USVI contest.
https://soundcloud.com/wuviam1090/viwalkrun2016promo-dmc
“Saving Lives… Reclaiming our Families, Schools and Community”
V.I. Walk Run Against Gun Violence
HAPPENING TODAY!
Walkers, runners and supporters of good causes are reminded that on this Sunday, May 22nd the annual V.I. Walk/Run Against Gun Violence will take place starting at 4:00 PM at the Coast Guard Dock on the Waterfront. The race distance is 2 miles.
The first 500 finishers will receive t-shirts and commemorative medals. Age group prizes will be awarded to winners in 9 age categories from 6 and under to 60 and older. Awards will also go to the top school and top community organization.
Race day registration starts at 2:30 PM; fees are $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for youth 17 and under. Proceeds from the event will be donated to the Jason Carroll Memorial Fund Inc. for college scholarships. For more information call (340) 775-9337 or www.vimothersagainstguns.org.
~From Roy Watlington of STARR. Special thanks to the St.Thomas Association of Road Runners (STARR) for their role in this and other races throughout the year.
- V.I. Walk Run Against Gun Violence
- Project Safe Neighborhoods VI (Speak Your Peace Youth Outreach Project Chairperson)
- Family Resource Center (FRC) Virgin Islands Victim Advocate (Volunteer)
- Charlotte Amalie High School Teenagers Against Violence (Club Officer)
“I prefer to use creativity as a cure with Positive Peer Pressure,” ~DaraMonifah
I am truly passionate about using the arts as a therapeutic and preventative way of reaching young people.
- The Virtues Project (Facilitator)
- Sankofa Saturdays: Youth for Human Rights (Founder/Educator)
- University of the Virgin Islands Anti-Violence and Peace Initiative (Executive Advisory Board Member)
- V.I. Walk Run Against Gun Violence (Committee Member/Event Emcee) Stay connected to learn more about these initiatives and more, all right here in the United Virgin Islands.
What’s next? To be continued after the Walk/Run…In the meantime, follow me via social media @DaraMonifah: on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Youtube as well as LinkedIn
