Category Archives: Keeping Our Communities Safe
May 12, 2013 Local Pitch, Hit & Run Competition
Competitions like Pitch, Hit & Run are the perfect opportunity to engage children and teenagers with their fellow community leaders and peers. Studies have shown that the formation of strong community ties helps reduce violence among our youth. Team sports as well as volunteer work are great ways to keep our kids involved and also reinforce the importance of team work and giving back to our communities.
If you live in the Kerman, CA area and would like to volunteer for this event please contact Michelle Thompson at 559-681-1185. To find a local Pitch, Hit & Run Competition in your area please follow this link http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/kids/mlb_pitch_hit_run.jsp and click the “Find a Local Competition” button.
Pitch, Hit & Run!
Together Against Violence and Kerman Cal Ripkin League will host a free Major League Baseball® Pitch, Hit & Run™ Competition for area youth.
Date: Sunday, May 12th Time: 1:00pm
Location: Rotary Park on West ‘D’ Street and Vineland Avenue in Kerman, CA
Pitch, Hit & Run™ is the official skills competition of Major League Baseball®. This grassroots program is designed to provide youngsters with an opportunity to compete, free of charge, in a competition that recognizes individual excellence in core baseball/softball skills.
Boys and girls are divided into four age divisions: 7/8, 9/10, 11/12, 13/14, and have the chance to advance through four levels of competition, including Team Championships at Major League ballparks and the National Finals at the 2013 MLB™ All-Star Game®.
The individual Pitching, Hitting and Running Champions, along with the All-Around Champion in each age and gender group at the Local Competition will be awarded and advance to the Sectional Level of Competition.
All participants must bring a copy of their birth certificate and have their parent or guardian fill out a registration/waiver form prior to the start of the competition. For questions concerning the competition, please contact your Local Coordinators, Michelle Thompson at 559-681-1185 or Roxanne Ochoa at 559-348-7003 and Hugo Rios at 559-473-3169, email inquiries may be sent to: 2getheragainstviolence@gmail.com.
Calling All Anti-Violence Advocates!!!
Did you know 40% of the Prosecutors in the Fresno County DA’s Homicide Division have resigned their positions since receiving a 9% pay cut in 2011? This is important to all of us because these Prosecutors are the people responsible for putting murderers behind bars. The reason there have been pay cuts is because of the budget imposed by the Fresno County Board of Supervisors. Yet, according to this insightful report “…current County contracts give higher salaries to Public Defenders than to Prosecutors.” An attorney working in public service is already taking a huge pay cut compared to what they could make in the private sector. Paying for college after law school is a huge expense; the dedicated Prosecutors who choose to represent “the People” rather than defending scum do so because they want to what is right by all of us.
If you think the Fresno County Board of Supervisors should reconsider their position on this matter and or raise the salaries of Prosecutors, let them know. Express your concern to them in the name of public safety, their failure to reconsider is a danger to all of us. Criminals can and will find the loophole in the system and exploit it.
Here is a list of the Supervisors, including the areas they represent and an email address. We urge you to email the Supervisor in your District and tell them how you feel about this situation. Remember through our combined efforts we can make our communities safe for one and all!
~Together Against Violence
Fresno County
- Supervisor Phil Larson
Western Fresno County (Firebaugh, Kerman, Mendota, San Joaquin and Neighboring Communities)
- Supervisor Debbie Poochigian
Eastern Fresno County (Clovis, Sanger, Prather, Auberry and Neighboring Communities)
- Supervisor Henry Perea
Central Fresno (Tower District, Mayfair, Calwa)
- Supervisor Andreas Borgeas
Fresno and Clovis (Fig Garden, Fashion Fair, Fresno State, Riverpark and Neighboring Areas)
- Supervisor Judy Case
Southern Fresno County (Selma, Coalinga, Kingsburg, Fowler and Neighboring Communities)
We Have A Dream
“We have a dream, a dream of a world without the pain of lost loved ones. A dream of a world free from the evil of the streets and the damage done by misguided hearts and dangerous intentions. We all deserve to be free from violence and heartbreak. We all deserve to live in a world of peace and the promise of a bright future; this is our dream for you.” ~ Together Against Violence
Calling All Anti-Violence Advocates!!!
Anti-Violence Advocates
Calling all Anti-Violence Advocates!!! January 21st is National Day of Service in conjunction with Dr. Martin Luther King Day. This is a day for all of us to take up Volunteer opportunities in support of our communities. Together Against Violence is looking for Volunteers to assist us on National Day of Service as well as any upcoming events. If you would like to help on the 21st or on any other day for the matter, let us know by completing a Volunteer form on this website.
http://wearetogetheragainstviolence.com/volunteers/
Justice for Lupie Reyes
Together Against Violence 