gangs aren’t going away anytime soon
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Gangs aren’t going away
anytime soon
no matter what we do
so what do we do?
By 2020 half of all
the world’s people will
live in poverty
Mega-Cities
Lagos today is a city of more than 10 mullion.
The Retreat of the State
urbanization + poverty + youth + slums + discrimination = gangs.
Most Gangs are Wild Peer Groups
Maras in San Salvador
What happens to child soldiers when the civil war ends?
Good community research finds many more adolescent girls in gangs than is admitted by law enforcemen. There is almost no research on adult roles for
women in gangs.
Gangs are not only lower class, but most often have a strong ethnic, racial, or religious identity
Ulster Defense Force-
Protestant militia or
drug gang?
US, Iraqi Officials cite ‘gangs’ notMahdi Army, as enemy
James Warden, Stars & Stripes, April 14, 2008
“the distinction between the Mahdi Army and “special groups” isn’t always so clear.”
Bakassi Boys: from a gang, to vigilantes, to state militia
Ethnic Militias and Gangs
Kano, Nigeria
Ayan daba (are) urban gangs who, through hunting and warrior traditions, have historical links to anti-colonial Islamic religious politics. These youths, highly skilled in the uses of weaponry and magic, have ambiguous roles in Muslim communities, where they have been employed by religious leaders to strong-arm public opinion. Ayan daba are considered “revolutionaries” who have Muslim ideologies and traditions…(they sometimes) dress lavishly in a Muslim-style riga (dress), smoking a joint reminiscent of Cheech (‘n Chong) slap a alamajiri (area youth) to the ground for forgetting to say his prayers…
(They also) have adopted a style of dress they associate with “West Side niggers”, or Los Angeles–based rappers. In their sun glasses, chains, and baggy jeans, ayan daba show a broad interest in youth cultures around the world… ayan daba serve as the vanguard for local political and religious leaders, earning the major part of their income from politically motivated thuggery.
Kano, continued
Gangs are one expression of Nihilism
nihilism is “the lived experience of coping with a life of horrifying meaninglessness, hopelessness, and (most important) lovelessness.”
Cornell West
Street Culture Wars
Engaging the Culture of Nihilism
“Say there ain't no hope for the youth and the truth is it ain't no hope for tha future…” We ain't meant to survive, cause it's a setup And even though you're fed up Huh, ya got to keep your head up
Tupac: Keep ya head up
Build on History and Cultural Identity
The Heritage of the 1960s CVL
Video of Ivory Dillard on today’s Legacy of the 1960s Vice Lords
Should DDR apply to gangs?
3. Support the translation of youth’s resistance identities into social movements
Dimensions of My Work 1. Challenge Media Frames. Research not Stereotypes
2. Support programs that reach youth through learning their history and culture and opposing mysogyny and violence, while taking the side of non-violent rebellion. Emphasize technology.
Come on come on. I see no changes wake up in the morning and I ask myself is life worth living should I blast myself? I'm tired of bein' poor & even worse I'm black. my stomach hurts so I'm lookin' for a purse to snatch. Cops give a damn about a negro. pull the trigger kill a nigga he's a hero. Give the crack to the kids who the hell cares. one less hungry mouth on the welfare“ …. That's just the way it is. Things'll never be the same. That's just the way it isaww yeah”
Tupac: changes
For More:
Visit http://gangresearch.net
Thank You.
Read: A World of Gangs
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