Friday, July 27, 2012
Salaam Ismial of the National United Youth Council is bringing a message of non-violence to 18 cities in New Jersey through July 31.
Against the backdrop of Feaster Park, an area that has seen both violent spats and community unity, Salaam Ismial of the United Youth Council discussed his plans for the NJ Anti-Violence Tour 4 Peace. The aim of the tour is to hit 18 cities in eight days, bringing a message of community unity and anti-street and gun violence. The final date, July 31, will include a 1 p.m. stop in Trenton, where Ismial plans to hold a press conference to discuss the aims of the tour. Ismial, who is based in Elizabeth, is a community activist with 30 years of activism under his belt. His latest campaign has entailed his speaking to governing bodies throughout the state, asking that cities and counties adopt the CDC's guidelines addressing urban violence, and…
Friday, May 11, 2012
Deloatch family advocates Salaam Ismial and Tormel Pittman spoke with the press on Friday morning.
An advocate for Barry Deloatch said Friday morning that he plans on petitioning for federal intervention in New Brunswick. Salaam Ismial, director of the National United Youth Council said he believes U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder should investigate the outcome of a grand jury's decision not to file criminal charges against the officers involved in the fatal shooting of Deloatch on Sept. 22, 2011. Speaking before a gaggle of media on Throop Avenue Friday morning, Ismial and Deloatch family advocate Tormel Pittman said the Deloatch family was not happy with the decision. Pittman said Deloatch was killed twice - on Sept. 22 and against on Thursday when the decision was made public. "I didn't think anyone was able to be murdered twice in …
Friday, April 6, 2012
The National United Youth Council is campaigning in 11 counties in New Jersey to have violence in urban areas declared a "public health emergency" as per the guidelines of the CDC.
National United Youth Council director Salaam Ismial went before the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders on Thursday night to request the council again consider adopting a resolution that would declare community violence a "public health emergency" in Middlesex County. Ismial said he was responding to a letter from the Freeholders that said the Board was not planning on adopting the resolution presently. Ismial said Union and Hudson Counties had adopted the resolution, and Essex County may adopt it at a future meeting. The Elizabeth-based organization is campaigning in 11 counties in New Jersey to have violence declared a public health emergency. Ismial said that the problem of street, domestic and police violence in Middlesex …
Friday, December 16, 2011
Police officers that were reportedly participating in a panel discussion did not show.
Marked by poor attendance and low community representation, a community youth summit Thursday night at the Progressive Lodge on Hale Street, demonstrated how ostracized youth in the community are, said Salaam Ismial, the meeting’s organizer. The meeting went on, despite the lack of physical numbers and community input. “We had representation, even though we didn’t have the numbers,” said Ismial, director of the National United Youth Council. The event included a panel discussion by Dominique Sharpton, and a performance by local rap artist, Young Tuddlez. A panel of police officers from New Brunswick, Plainfield and Elizabeth were also supposed to be in attendance to answer community concerns regarding police-community relations, according …
iris stevens
4:31 am on Sunday, July 29, 2012
my brothers and sister and anyone with common sense if you declare , or should i say the moment you declare Gang and drug violence a health crisis , you are granting the govt . complete control to quarantine each urban area , bring out tanks and give vaccines, C.D.C. center for disease control ,covers these topics ADHD Arthritis Asthma Autism Avian Influenza Birth Defects Cancer Chlamydia Chronic… more ›