Overview
Violence is an ever growing problem. It continues to affect the lives of our young people, destroys the family circle and breaks down the moral fabric of our society. This crippling disease has quickly made its way throughout our neighboring Caribbean country and has now taken up residence in our beautiful by nature Turks and Caicos Islands. We must face the reality that there is just no escaping this threat. Realizing that our young men are at risk and the time is now to address this issue, the Minister of Education Ministry of Education, Department of Youth Affairs will be hosting a panel discussion to facilitate our young men, under the theme “Stop the Gun Violence Let’s Talk Solutions!!” Boys in our communities are challenged today in ways they have not been before. The Youth Department is putting an end to gun violence by cultivating a village that will provide tools and resources that will gain our youth access to a brighter future. The Panel Discussion will be conducted from 6pm Gustavus Lightbourne Sports Complex.
Objectives for Discussion:
1. To involve (young men) in community awareness activities regarding violence against one another
2. To consider (young men’s) point of view and to make them responsible for a process of culturally sensitive change, oriented towards a zero tolerance of violence
3. To raise awareness of the laws in place that address violence
4. To repair the vision and future of the young men of the Turks and Caicos Islands
The topics for this workshop will focus on:
1. Youth, violence and the society (Overview of youth, violence, the relationship between violence and the impact on family/home/ individual & society)
2. Conflict solving (discussion on the different approaches to solving conflicts, the benefits to be derived from conflict solving, management, and total transformation)
3. Changing Course: Preventing Youths from Joining Gangs (the role of family, counselors, religious institutions, community, government)
4. Violence prevention, coping and de-stressing strategies and how to be a leader at home and in the community.
Panel Discussion schedule:
Providenciales (September 14, 2018, Gustavas Lightbourne Sports Complex, 6pm)
Contact: Mr. Nixon Dickenson at 338-5101 or email: Ndickenson@gov.tc
