The Block
Semester:
Fall 2011
The Block will take you on a journey to the streets of Oakland, where gangs make the rules. Through an examination of gang life and culture, this production will seek to answer: Is it possible for gangs to be a positive force in our communities?
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Great job on the video! I hope that this video will give others the incentive to produce more videos, spreading positive values throughout all types of communities and perhaps in other countries aswell.
Always a pleasure seeing work produced at Woolman!
how do i download it?
Pretty incredible, folks. It makes me happy as an alum to see Woolman students are making things like this. Thanks y'all.
I have worked in\around the juvenile justice system for the past 6+ years and gang kids are near and dear to my heart, esp. since one of my favorite students lost 2 friends and 2 cousins (4 total) to gang violence in the few short weeks between Thanksgiving and New Year's 2 years ago. Unfortunately the word on the street is that he has returned to the gang life after a short stint with Job Corp. I am glad to see that a fellow Woolmanite is looking at this problem and I hope he will continue and expand this work. The gang member, Randy, in this piece seemed pretty tame and I notice that he was not flying his colors or representing with tats, etc. My point being that he made it seem pretty easy to escape the violence and crime that are integral to this lifestyle. My experience is that it is EXTREMELY difficult. Anyway, Thanks for your good work.
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