0. Rev. Bronica Martindale
Welcoming
Rev. Bronica Martindale

1. Chair for tonight
Kesha Mcgee
Life Center Church

2. St. Anthony’s Catholic Parish
Welcome to
St Anthony’s
Fr. Zibig
St. Anthony’s Catholic Parish

3. Spirit of Hope Lutheran Church
Opening Prayer
Pastor Jay Eugenes
Spirit of Hope Lutheran Church

4. St. Anthony’s Catholic Parish
ICUC Credential
Fanny Nieto
St. Anthony’s Catholic Parish

5. The Mission Road – Seven Day Adventist
Purpose
George Chung
The Mission Road – Seven Day Adventist

6. Rules for tonight
Kesha Mcgee
Life Center Church

7. Our guest
Captain Ray King
Captain Paul Williams

8. Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Mid-point Prayer
Jameel Mohamed
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community

9. Remembering those fallen to violence
Marciano Avila
Office of Restorative Justice
Diocese of San Bernardino

10. How has violence affected your life in the City of San Bernardino.
Public testimony
How has violence affected your life in the City of San Bernardino.

11. What’s Common Ground for Peace
Rev Bronica Martindale-Tylor
New Hope Missionary Baptist
New Beginnings Christian Fellowship

12. Common Ground for Peace
Common Ground for Peace is a social action of communities of faith
Common Ground for Peace

13. Basic Definition & Goals
Common Ground for Peace
Basic Definition & Goals
Common Ground for Peace is a partnership-based violence reduction strategy that employs respectful, direct communication with law enforcement and other social service agencies to work to reduce violent crimes and death.
Its primary goal is to reduce shootings by providing resources and creating a safe way to connect with our neighbors and community. To intervene a persons relapse into criminal behavior or repeat offences and to improve community and police relations.

14. MEASURING THE IMPACT
Over the past two years several of our PICO federations in partnership with many local organizations, city and law enforcement agencies have seen double-digit reductions in gun violence through the implementation of Ceasefire, including:
Stockton: 55% drop in fatal shootings and a 40% drop in non-fatal shootings
Oakland: 30% drop in fatal shootings
Richmond: 60% drop in homicides over the last two years leading to the lowest homicide rate in 33 years
Baton Rouge: 33% drop in homicide rates
Sacramento: in , the city saw a 70% drop in fatal shootings between two key groups who had been in a cycle of violence for many years
High levels of gun violence are concentrated in a relatively small number of neighborhoods and cities. Simply by spreading what we already know works, the federal government has the ability to promote best practices in urban gun violence prevention that would have a significant impact on reducing unnecessary gun deaths in the United States.

15. Common Ground for Peace

16. The Approach
Community & civic leadership working together to communicate a powerful anti-violence message would allow a functioning working group as an alliance . Once the alliance is operational it will allow:
The use of in-depth qualitative & quantitative data to map local violence to guide & inform intervention efforts.
Respectful face-to-face communication with the community and law enforcement to deliver encouraging non violence messages.
Message’s power enhanced by (a) providing realistic alternatives to violent lifestyles & (b) focusing enforcement and community strategies in creating a non violent environment by helping high risk individuals from endangering their lives & the community.

17. Summary Points
Common Ground for Peace is a communication strategy that draws its strength from the community and law enforcement’s commitment to ending violence as expressed through:
Partnership with law enforcement to prioritize violence by creating a taskforce, seeking state and federal funding towards common ground for peace, and maintaining collaboration and partnership.
Demonstrate commitment of our peace coalition through peace walks, faith based organizations, community & street outreach that’s gear towards individuals & communities at higher risk of violence.
The determination of our social agencies and faith based organizations is to provide credible services & support to those individuals who can benefit from them.

18. Core operational capacities
These are the capacities needed to implement and sustain the strategy:
Community, faith base organizations, and law enforcement agencies in creating a safer environment to reduce violent crimes and death.
Services & supports programs.
Street outreach focused on individuals and communities with high risk of violence.
Providing current law enforcement data and statistics to monitor violence and reduction.
Improving Communication with law enforcement and community relations.
Maintaining a sustainable management & governance plan.

19. Summary: Maintain A Strategic Focus
Groups at Highest Risk of Violence
Enforcement partners
Peace walks and other faith based organizations & Community Activities
Communication:
City leadership, law enforcement, community and collaboration partners
Street Outreach
Formal Services

20. Our ask for tonight
Kesha Mcgee
Life Center Church

21. Our ask for tonight
1.- Partnership with law enforcement to prioritize violence by creating a taskforce with secured grant funding that includes monthly meeting with Common Ground for Peace and a quarterly meeting that includes the Chief of police.

22. Our ask for tonight
2.- SBPD commitment to maintaining collaboration and partnership with Common Ground for Peace in planning of reducing violence in San Bernardino.

23. Our ask for tonight
3.- The Police Department and city seek state and federal funding towards common ground for peace to strategically prioritize an end to violent crime and death.

24. Common Ground for Peace is a social action of communities of faith

25. Closing Prayer
Rabbi Jay Sherwood
Emanu El Congregation

26. Common Ground for Peace is a social action of communities of faith