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“We’re all committed to making sure these schools and these kids are safe.”
“We’re all committed to making sure these schools and these kids are safe.”
Local nonprofit organization Ujima Community Working Together, Inc. hosted its eighth annual Stop the Violence: Put the Guns Down event this past Saturday, August 24 on Bushwick Ave. and Madison St. The event was sponsored by local businesses and organizations like ModernMD and El Aquila Mini Market, and provided local kids with free food, games, and a backpack and school supplies giveaway sponsored by production company Broadway Stages.
Cover photo by Monica Holowacz of Broadway Stages.
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