Brother Lyle Muhammad

Like our peacemakers that do boots on the ground literally help people put guns away and stop gunplay. I'm talking about people who work with foster care youth that are in crisis management situations on a daily basis. I'm talking about people who are coming home from prison and need reentry support. All of that stops. So the bottom line is when funding

Like our peacemakers that do boots on the ground literally help people put guns away and stop gunplay. I'm talking about people who work with foster care youth that are in crisis management situations on a daily basis. I'm talking about people who are coming home from prison and need reentry support. All of that stops. So the bottom line is when funding

goes down for gun violence, then death and homicides increases. And we have been responsible for the largest decrease in gun violence in the history of Miami-Dade and Miami-Dade County. We can prove that.

goes down for gun violence, then death and homicides increases. And we have been responsible for the largest decrease in gun violence in the history of Miami-Dade and Miami-Dade County. We can prove that.

See, I can tell you off rip. while we as an organization already, because of the immediate termination, have suffered a more than $600,000 loss, Miami-Dade is about to lose millions of dollars of national organizations that were also cut, pouring money into our work to expand it from one end of the county to another. Another thing that's critical for us is another slap in the face.

See, I can tell you off rip. while we as an organization already, because of the immediate termination, have suffered a more than $600,000 loss, Miami-Dade is about to lose millions of dollars of national organizations that were also cut, pouring money into our work to expand it from one end of the county to another. Another thing that's critical for us is another slap in the face.

We remember the term essential workers during COVID. Would they lay off doctors and nurses right in the middle of a COVID crisis? So you're telling me that our employees are not essential workers? So for us, this is a line being drawn in the sand. So when I say a line being drawn in the sand, you're going to see no more business as usual.

We remember the term essential workers during COVID. Would they lay off doctors and nurses right in the middle of a COVID crisis? So you're telling me that our employees are not essential workers? So for us, this is a line being drawn in the sand. So when I say a line being drawn in the sand, you're going to see no more business as usual.

We're not going to reveal everything that you're going to see taking place. But this is going to cause a massive call of our people to wake up. up until that violence or that economic situation hits their doorstep. Like you said, this is serious and it's taking place not just here, but across the country and all at the same time. Dangerous.

We're not going to reveal everything that you're going to see taking place. But this is going to cause a massive call of our people to wake up. up until that violence or that economic situation hits their doorstep. Like you said, this is serious and it's taking place not just here, but across the country and all at the same time. Dangerous.

Nobody stands in this particular gap. Nobody. It's going to be interesting to see as well how our local politicians respond to this as well, because, again, nobody stands in the gap. And so when these homicide rates, these suicide rates, when these fights in schools and neighborhoods, when this stuff happens,

Nobody stands in this particular gap. Nobody. It's going to be interesting to see as well how our local politicians respond to this as well, because, again, nobody stands in the gap. And so when these homicide rates, these suicide rates, when these fights in schools and neighborhoods, when this stuff happens,

Look, we talk about surviving from riots in the past, surviving from pandemics in the past. This actually is inducing a pandemic.

Look, we talk about surviving from riots in the past, surviving from pandemics in the past. This actually is inducing a pandemic.

Well, I know for us, just so you know, the first thing that has to happen is some mass awareness and organization, which is why forums like this are so important. So on May 7th, It's going to be a national day of action for all the 365 organizations that were affected by this. Some are going to be traveling to Washington, DC. We'll be holding our massive rally right here at our headquarters.

Well, I know for us, just so you know, the first thing that has to happen is some mass awareness and organization, which is why forums like this are so important. So on May 7th, It's going to be a national day of action for all the 365 organizations that were affected by this. Some are going to be traveling to Washington, DC. We'll be holding our massive rally right here at our headquarters.

And there's also going to be a call to action. I can't reveal what that call to action is going to be right now. But when I said no more business as usual, After we make that call of action on this coming Wednesday, May the 7th, people are going to know it's no more business as usual.

And there's also going to be a call to action. I can't reveal what that call to action is going to be right now. But when I said no more business as usual, After we make that call of action on this coming Wednesday, May the 7th, people are going to know it's no more business as usual.

And I'll be honest, we're not looking for local government to do anything because to be quite honest, gun violence in Dade County has been nothing but a political football anyway, where people give lip service instead of financial service to it. But I will tell you this. Everyone who says that they support this work, they're going to be called to the carpet to have to come and support it.

And I'll be honest, we're not looking for local government to do anything because to be quite honest, gun violence in Dade County has been nothing but a political football anyway, where people give lip service instead of financial service to it. But I will tell you this. Everyone who says that they support this work, they're going to be called to the carpet to have to come and support it.