PanZOu Project Blog

Meeting on Creating a Safer Community

lkallus — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:59:34 +0000

Wednesday, December 21, 2011 8 PM

Please Attend. We are counting on each other!

As a result of the tremendous spike in burglaries and armed robberies in our community, a community-wide meeting on crime is being held on Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at 8 PM at Young Israel, 990 NE 171st Street, NMB, FL.We will discuss actions we can take to make the community safer in the short term and the long term. We will also ask our elected officials to actively take a leadership role in reducing the number of access points to our community.Police officials and elected officials have been invited and many have already called to say they will attend or will send a representative from their office. Some of the officials have already offered assistance in advance of the meeting.There is strength in numbers. Please make every effort to come so that the officials will recognize we concerned and united.

The majority of my mailing list goes to the Jewish Community, but the meeting is open to the entire community so please spread the news of the meeting to all of your neighbors in person and by email.

The following Rabbis consider this gathering important and encourage your attendance:

Rabbi Yerucham Bensinger
Rabbi Yaakov Tzvi Blejer
Rabbi David Lehrfield
Rabbi Ephraim Leizerson
Rabbi Binyomin Luban
Rabbi Yosef Marlow
Rabbi Mordechai Palgon
Rabbi Ephraim Eliyahu Shapiro
Rabbi Yair Shemesh
Rabbi Aharon Dovid Singer

The meeting will be much more effective if the elected leaders and government officials receive 100 letters each from us in advance.

Join with your neighbors and send a quick email.

Please take a moment and email them a quick note if you have not done so yet.

At a minimum, please include these three points in your letter:

1. Describe what is taking place in our community
2. Ask for their assistance in taking back our community
3. Ask for their support is closing 13 of the 17 access points we have in our small community

Address your email to:

Honorable Mayor Carlos A Gimenez
Honorable Mayor George Vallejo

Send to these email addresses:

mayor@miamidade.gov
george.vallejo@citynmb.com

And CC these email addresses:
District4@miamidade.gov
dfrance@miamidade.gov
U303988@mdpd.com
sta06info@mdpd.com
nmbmgr@citynmb.com
philippe.derose@citynmb.com
barbara.kramer@citynmb.com
marlen.martell@citynmb.com
frantz.pierre@citynmb.com
phyllis.smith@citynmb.com
beth.spiegel@citynmb.com
larry.gomer@nmbpd.org
Tom.Carney@nmbpd.org
cjhurley@dadeschools.net
MartinKarp@dadeschools.net

Miami-Dade County

Carlos A Gimenez
Mayor of Miami-Dade County
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 2910,
Miami, Florida 33128
mayor@miamidade.gov

Sally A. Heyman
Miami Dade County Commissioner
1100 N.E. 163rd Street, #303
North Miami, Florida 33162
District4@miamidade.gov

Jean Monestime
Miami-Dade County Commissioner
City of North Miami
900 NE 125th Street, Suite 200
Miami, Florida 33161
dfrance@miamidade.gov

James K. Loftus
Director
Miami-Dade Police Department
9105 NW 25 ST
Doral, Fl 33172
U303988@mdpd.com

Acting Major Rock
Intercostal District Station
5665 Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, FL 33160-4604
sta06info@mdpd.com

City of NMB

Lyndon L. Bonner
City Manager
17011 NE 19 Avenue, 4th Floor
North Miami Beach, FL 33162
nmbmgr@citynmb.com

George Vallejo
NMB Mayor
17011 NE 19 Avenue, 4th Floor
North Miami Beach, FL 33162
george.vallejo@citynmb.com

Philippe Derose
NMB Councilman
17011 NE 19 Avenue, 4th Floor
North Miami Beach, FL 33162
philippe.derose@citynmb.com

Barbara Kramer
NMB Councilwoman
17011 NE 19 Avenue, 4th Floor
North Miami Beach, FL 33162
barbara.kramer@citynmb.com

Marlen Martell
NMB Councilwoman
17011 NE 19 Avenue, 4th Floor
North Miami Beach, FL 33162
marlen.martell@citynmb.com

Frantz Pierre
NMB Councilman
17011 NE 19 Avenue, 4th Floor
North Miami Beach, FL 33162
frantz.pierre@citynmb.com

Phyllis S. Smith
NMB Councilwoman
17011 NE 19 Avenue, 4th Floor
North Miami Beach, FL 33162
phyllis.smith@citynmb.com

Beth E. Spiegel
NMB Councilwoman
17011 NE 19 Avenue, 4th Floor
North Miami Beach, FL 33162
beth.spiegel@citynmb.com

Larry Gomer
Chief of Police
NMB Police Department
16901 NE 19 Avenue
North Miami Beach, FL 33162
larry.gomer@nmbpd.org

Tom Carney
Director of Police Services
NMB Police Department
16901 NE 19 Avenue
North Miami Beach, FL 33162
Tom.Carney@nmbpd.org

Miami-Dade School Board
Charles J. Hurley,
Chief Miami-Dade Schools Police Department
6100 NW 2nd Ave.
Miami, FL 33127
cjhurley@dadeschools.net

Dr. Martin Karp
Miami-Dade County School Board Member
1450 NE 2nd Ave.
Miami, FL 33132
MartinKarp@dadeschools.net

Many thanks to our friend for the notice!

Parents' Guide to Gangs

Black Friday Specials! Support PanZOu When You Buy Holiday Gifts!

lkallus — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 18:40:59 +0000

Black Friday Specials! Earn Donations for PanZOu Project When You Buy Gifts for the Holidays

We’ve made it easier for you to support PanZOu Project!

We registered PanZOu Project with GoodSearch.com, a company that helps non-profits like ours raise funds through the everyday actions of our supporters. Here is how you can help:

Use GoodSearch when you search the interent – they will donate a penny to us every time you do.

Use GoodShop.com when you shop online – they work with more than 2,500 major brands, have over 100,000 coupons and donate a percentage of every purchase you make to us!

Enroll in the GoodDining.com they will donate up to 6% of every dollar you spend when you eat at one of 10,000 participating restaurants!

Please join our community on GoodSearch.com and help us raise money for our mission. Get started by clicking the “Become a Supporter” button on our profile page here!

Target

Shop Target’s 2 day Black Friday Sale!

1.5% – 3.5% Donation to your cause.

Offer Expires on 11/26/2011

Apple

Get free shipping on everything in the Apple Online Store’s Holiday Gift Guide + Check out their Black Friday Special offer!

1% Donation to your cause.

Offer Expires on 11/26/2011

Sears

Shop Sears Black Friday Doorbusters + Free Shipping

2% – 2.5% donation to your cause.

Offer Expires on 12/25/2011

JCPenney

Jcp Cash: $10 off $50, $15 off $75, $20 off $100 or more order! Valid 11.25 2pm – 11pm.

2% Donation to your cause.

Offer Expires on 11/25/2011

Kmart

Blue Friday! Awesome Deals, FREE Shipping + Special Online Only Doorbusters at Kmart from 4am to 1pm

2% donation to your cause

Offer Expires on 11/25/2011

Staples

Free Delivery, on every order. No Minimum!

2% Donation to your cause.

Offer Expires on 12/21/2011

Walgreens

$10 off Photo Orders of $25 or More at Walgreens

5% Donation to your cause.

Offer Expires on 11/26/2011

PanZOu Project, Inc.
1205 NE 163rd Street
North Miami Beach, Florida 33162
USA

PanZOu Project, Inc. & MWCC announce the One-Life Student Screening & Award Ceremony!

lkallus — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 22:10:11 +0000

Local youth participated in a week long intensive film workshop where they were given the topic of youth violence and paired with local university film students. They wrote, filmed, acted in and edited their own public service announcements to educate us on the issues that are so important in their lives. Coming soon: the actual PSA's produced by PanZOu kids on topic of youth violence will be posted!

New Website Design!

lkallus — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 15:12:23 +0000

Panzou Project has undergone a major facelift. Be sure to navigate through our new site to see all our great new features!

Webinar on Gang Prevention, Intervention & Re-entry – Laura Kallus, PanZOu and Tom Carney, NMBPD

lkallus — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 11:22:43 +0000

The National Crime Prevention Council

2001 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 901, Arlington, VA 22202 * 202-466-6272

www.ncpc.org

***Presents Gang Talk Thursday, August 18th***

Youth Gang Prevention Efforts

North Miami Beach, Florida

Conference Call Overview

A proactive, multidisciplinary approach to reclaim our youth,
our community, and our future!

An inside look into one of OJJDP’s Comprehensive Gang Model’s – Best Practices.

The PanZOu Project (pan-zoo) a Haitian Creole word that means to seize; reclaim; to take back by any means necessary.

_______________________________________________

Topics of Discussion will Include Initiatives on

Prevention
Intervention
Suppression
Re-Entry

Guest Speakers:

Thomas Carney, Director for Police Services, North Miami Beach Florida

Laura Kallus, Executive Director of the PanZOu Project

Date: Thursday, August 18, 2011

Time: 3:00 – 4:00 pm EST

Phone Number: 1-866-365-4406

Access Code: 2614162

Tom Carney

Mr. Carney is a 38-year law enforcement veteran and is currently director of Police Services for the North Miami Beach Police Department.

Mr. Carney has a distinguished law enforcement career with over 25 years of experience investigating major crimes as a former supervisor of the Criminal Identification Division of the City of Miami Police Department during the most violent period in the city’s history. Mr. Carney is nationally and internationally known for his work in the fields of criminal investigations, forensic science, and crime prevention.

In his 13-year tenure with the North Miami Beach Police Department, Mr. Carney has applied the knowledge he has gained throughout his investigative career to a variety of specialty areas of crime prevention and community policing and has amassed a considerable amount of expertise in these fields. He has also trained numerous professional organizations and associations, community groups, colleges and universities students, law enforcement and government agencies, and major corporations on related topics for more than 25 years.

Mr. Carney is currently a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police Crime Prevention and Public Information Officers committees. He is also the immediate past president of the South Florida Crime Prevention Association, a former member of the Executive Committee of the Crime Prevention Coalition of America, and also formerly the senior instructor for the Florida Crime Prevention Association.

Mr. Carney is professionally trained and certified in many fields by entities such as the FBI, USDOJ, Southern Police Institute, American Society for Industrial Security, Florida Attorney General’s Office, and the U.S. Army Special Forces Anti-Terrorist Force Protection Team, as well as many others.

Mr. Carney has lectured nationally and internationally on various criminal investigative and prevention techniques and also has been published in professional journals on related various topics.

Laura Kallus

Ms. Kallus is the Executive Director of the PanZOu Project, Inc., a nationally recognized gang prevention and intervention agency in Miami-Dade County. PanZOu is a comprehensive gang reduction program incorporating best practices in primary prevention, secondary prevention, intervention, suppression, and reentry initiatives for the Haitian community in North Miami Beach, FL since 2004.

Prior to that, as the Vice President of Research & Evaluation for the Thurston Group, Ms. Kallus assisted in the evaluations of over 50 youth crime prevention programs for the Dade-Miami Criminal Justice Council and the Youth Crime Task Force. She moved to south Florida from Washington D.C., where she worked with Latino gangs for many years. Ms. Kallus has over ten years experience in working with gang involved youth, from direct street outreach experience and case management to program development. She has B.A in Cultural Anthropology and received a Master’s Degree in Anthropology and Community Development from George Washington University.

PanZOu Nominated for Classy Award – “LIKE” it Now!

lkallus — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 03:29:17 +0000

An honor to be nominated for a Classy Award now PanZOu” Classy Page needs 100 “likes” by June 28th!

Hi everyone!
PanZOu has been nominated for a Classy Award -recognizing the top philanthropic achievements in the Country! We have until June 28th to get 100 “LIKES” to get to the next level of judging. Please take the time to go to PanZOu’s Classy Nomination and click the “LIKE” button at:

http://www.stayclassy.org/stories/saving-our-community-one-shirt-at-a-time-panzou-turns-gangsters-into-screen-printers

Starting on June 29th, the achievements that receive 100 Facebook “Likes” or more will advance to the Judging Panel, comprised of nonprofit industry leaders and celebrities. The Top 300 achievements will be announced, and America will decide their favorites. The winners in each of the 12 categories will be announced onstage at the CLASSY Awards Ceremony, a red carpet event in San Diego on September 17th, featuring celebrity guests and speakers, top musical entertainment, and the top charitable leaders from across the country!

Please show your support and “LIKE” our Classy Award today!

http://www.stayclassy.org/stories/saving-our-community-one-shirt-at-a-time-panzou-turns-gangsters-into-screen-printers

And while you are there, search for our community partner EMPOWERED YOUTH and LIKE their too! Together we win!

Miami police shootings subject of panel hearing

lkallus — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 09:03:28 +0000

The Associated Press

MIAMI – Seven recent fatal shootings of African-American suspects by Miami police officers is the subject of a hearing at the city commission.

Family members of those killed and community activists are expected Thursday to air their concerns at the meeting. Some claim officers are too aggressive and often too prone to shoot.

Police Chief Miguel Exposito says the confrontations have resulted from a crackdown on violent crime on inner-city neighborhoods long plagued by drugs, gangs and murders. Exposito says in most cases officers are protecting their own lives or the lives of others.

Congresswoman Frederica Wilson has asked the U.S. Justice Department to open a civil rights probe. Wilson is concerned that black suspects are treated with greater violence than those of other races.

PanZOu Supports Our Local Musicians!

lkallus — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 09:24:31 +0000

Everybody check out our boy Fefe’s new song!!! Boy don’t forget PanZOu when you blow up big!!!

On Violence in Miami

lkallus — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 02:41:25 +0000

Violence in Miami

When is this going to stop? Ciara Lee, her son, Devin Franklin, and their family are just the latest victims in a terrifying history of violence, death and destroyed lives of Miami residents. Are Miami neighborhoods turning into the drug gang terrorism that plagues Mexico?

Fred Grimm is correct about Second Amendment absolutists who equate military assault weapons with hunting rifles (No excuse for this kind of firepower, Dec. 16 Local & State section). Faulty questions: Why did gunmen shoot at the wrong house? Why did the student bring a gun to school? The appropriate questions are: Why do gangs have assault rifles? Why do children have access to guns?

Are Miami-Dade County law enforcement agencies inept, understaffed or out-gunned? How do we change this awful reality of the killing of innocent residents? Maybe people in safe, comfortable neighborhoods need to shift priorities. Miami-Dade is economically polarized. People with power and resources seem to be ignoring the suffering happening just a few miles away. It’s time to take action for the greater good. Everyone deserves to feel safe in their homes and trust that law enforcement is doing a good job.

APRIL ATLAS, South Miami

lkallus — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 02:39:57 +0000

Posted on Wed, Dec. 22, 2010

Report: Fla. has 1,403 gangs with 56,200 members

The Associated Press

Florida’s first gang census shows the state has 1,403 documented gangs with 56,200 members, associates and suspected members.That’s nearly the population of the city of Homestead.

Attorney General Bill McCollum released his annual Gang Reduction Strategy Report on Wednesday. For the first time it includes gang statistics from all 67 Florida counties.

McCollum said the survey will help Florida’s fight against gang activity because it’ll serve as a baseline for measuring future results.

Since the gang reduction strategy began in 2007 the statewide prosecutor’s office has charged more than 170 gang members. About 110 of those defendants have received sentences totaling more than 950 years in prison.