57 min
Aqeela Sherrills - Making Peace in the Streets: Confronting Community Violence Conflict, Power & Persuasion
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Aqeela Sherrills is a seasoned activist with over three decades of
dedication to community safety and healing from violence in underserved areas.
In 1992, he notably brokered a historic peace agreement between the rival gangs, the Bloods and the Crips. He's a nationally acknowledged expert in victim services and community-driven public safety. Aqeela co-founded the
Community-Based Public Safety Collective and spearheaded the Newark Community Street Team initiative. Under his leadership, Newark saw a significant drop in its homicide rate from 2015 to 2019.
Beyond his on-ground efforts, Aqeela has advised The International Association of Chiefs of Police and is renowned for
his expertise in gang violence intervention, restorative justice, and trauma healing. He's also a skilled facilitator, life coach, and mediator.
In this episode of Conflict, Power, and Persuasion, Aqeela
takes us on a journey into the heart of community violence. You can feel his passion as he recounts growing up amidst the turbulent backdrop of the 1980s, in south Los Angeles, the profound impact it had on him, and his relentless drive to intervene and prevent further community violence.
Aqeela has been a trailblazer in this arena for decades, and he shares invaluable insights on effective strategies and the necessary shifts needed to reshape the narrative surrounding street violence.
Links:
Malcolm X Autobiography
Amer-I-Can
Snowfall Series
Newark Community Street Team
EJ USA Trauma to Trust Initiative
Community Based Public Safety Collective
Aqeela Sherrills is a seasoned activist with over three decades of
dedication to community safety and healing from violence in underserved areas.
In 1992, he notably brokered a historic peace agreement between the rival gangs, the Bloods and the Crips. He's a nationally acknowledged expert in victim services and community-driven public safety. Aqeela co-founded the
Community-Based Public Safety Collective and spearheaded the Newark Community Street Team initiative. Under his leadership, Newark saw a significant drop in its homicide rate from 2015 to 2019.
Beyond his on-ground efforts, Aqeela has advised The International Association of Chiefs of Police and is renowned for
his expertise in gang violence intervention, restorative justice, and trauma healing. He's also a skilled facilitator, life coach, and mediator.
In this episode of Conflict, Power, and Persuasion, Aqeela
takes us on a journey into the heart of community violence. You can feel his passion as he recounts growing up amidst the turbulent backdrop of the 1980s, in south Los Angeles, the profound impact it had on him, and his relentless drive to intervene and prevent further community violence.
Aqeela has been a trailblazer in this arena for decades, and he shares invaluable insights on effective strategies and the necessary shifts needed to reshape the narrative surrounding street violence.
Links:
Malcolm X Autobiography
Amer-I-Can
Snowfall Series
Newark Community Street Team
EJ USA Trauma to Trust Initiative
Community Based Public Safety Collective
57 min