Forum to address youth violence following several murders wraps up in Montreal
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Some of the groups involved include community organizations from areas hardest hit by the youth violence, as well as health professionals and educators.
A three-day forum on youth violence in Montreal, organized by the city and the police department wrapped up Thursday.
It came in the wake of the murders of several teens over the last year.
Some of the groups involved include community organizations from areas hardest hit by the youth violence, as well as health professionals and educators.
Many said were struck by the participation of youth.
“I think that’s what really resonated with me as an educator,” Nicholas Katalifos, English Montreal School Board director general told Global News.
“The reality is that we really need to listen to the kids and hear what they’re feeling, what they’re seeing and to take that into account when we’re putting together programmes and policies.
But some groups representing racialized English-speaking communities feel they weren’t adequately involved. They also point to parts of Thursday’s session which was supposed to be accessible to all as an example of being shut out.
“We didn’t receive any information on the webcast, complained Sharon Nelson, the first vice-president of the Jamaica Association of Montreal.
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