Bibliograph

Hearts & hands, creating community in violent times, Luis J. Rodriguez

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Hearts & hands, creating community in violent times, Luis J. Rodriguez

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Hearts & hands

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Luis J. Rodriguez

Sub title

creating community in violent times

Summary

Hearts and Hands focuses on healing through community building. Empowered by thirty years of experience with gangs in Los Angeles and Chicago, Rodríguez offers a unique book of change. He makes concrete suggestions, shows how we can create nonviolent opportunities for youth today, and redirects kids into productive and satisfying lives. And he warns that we sacrifice community values for material gain when we incarcerate or marginalize people already on the edge of society. His drive to dissolve gang influence on kids is as personal as it is societal; his son, to whom he dedicates Hearts and Hands, served more than a decade in prison for gang-related activity. With anecdotes, interviews, and time-tested guidelines, Hearts and Hands makes a powerful argument for building and supporting community life

Target audience

adult

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Hearts and hands

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