NEW YORK, NY: Councilwoman Rosie Mendez, Actress Rosario Dawson and The Lower Eastside Girls Club will announce the launch of a youth led Lower East Side anti-violence coalition called Power of Peace (POP) at City Hall on Monday, October 27, 4:30-6:30 PM at City Hall Council Chambers. Other speakers include actors and activists with Lower East Side roots, The Rev. Osagyefo Sekou, Minister for Social Justice and Community Action, Middle Collegiate Church and Baty Landis, the founder of the New Orleans citizens group: Silence is Violence. Over 100 teenagers from the community will be present.
WHEN: Monday, October 27th, 2008 4:30-6:30 pm
WHERE: City Hall Chambers, Broadway between Chambers and Park Place
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