DeBlasio Visits LifeCamp In Southeast Queens

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Following a 10 million dollar pledge to expand the crisis management system,  DeBlasio visited LifeCamp in Southeast Queens on Saturday, June 13, 2020. Erica Ford of LifeCamp hosted Mayor DeBlasio as he listened to impassioned testimonials from her staff and community residents of their experiences with policing and the change they want to see.

Erica Ford with Mayor DeBlasio

Also present  at the gathering were local elected officials Councilperson Adrienne Adams and Assemblywoman Vivian Cook. Melva Miller of ABNY was also present at the event in solidarity for the Cure Violence movement.

Melva Miller & Adrienne Adams along with Vivian Cook stand in support of Life Camp.
Assembly Woman Vivian Cook

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Clarisa James
Clarisa James is the Co-Founder/Executive Director of DIVAS (Digital Interactive Visual Arts Sciences) for Social Justice. For the past seven years DIVAS has provided free or sliding scale technology training to youth in underserved communities in Central Brooklyn and Southeast Queens. Ms. James has been dedicated to youth development work for the past 15years in the roles of Teaching Artist, After School Director, Curriculum Specialist and artist. Her life's work encompasses empowering youth in underserved communities to use technology for social change and think critically about the issues that are affecting them most. For the past seven years Ms. James has facilitated workshops that help youth develop multimedia projects around environmental justice, housing, leadership development and reproductive justice. Ms. James holds an MFA in Integrated Media Arts from Hunter College's Film & Media Department. In addition to DIVAS for Social Justice, Ms. James currently serves on the advisory board of the Children’s Cabinet, Office of the Deputy Mayor Strategic Policy Initiatives at City Hall. Clarisa James is full of gratitude to her parents for providing such a wonderful upbringing and having the foresight to move into the community of Laurelton in the early 1970's. Clarisa is proud to be a daughter of Laurelton.