Saquib Salim

At a recent seminar held at India Islamic Cultural Centre, New Delhi, Prof. Sanjay Dwivedi, Director General, Indian Institute of Mass Communication told the audience that a dearth of intercommunity dialogue is at the root of distrust among different religious communities in India. Taking his example, he said that on account of his primary education among Muslims, he is never afraid of people sporting Islamic symbols because he understands that they, like him, are normal Indian citizens.

The comment, though separated by more than six decades in time, resonated with what Ram Manohar Lohia wrote in his book Guilty Men of Indias Partition. Lohia, a socialist leader, and freedom fighter believed that a Hindu Muslim dialogue and understanding is the only remedy to religious antagonism in the subcontinent. He went to the extent that the partition of India could be undone if both the major religions interact healthily.

Lohia wrote, Partition can be undone only with increasing identification between Hindus and Muslims, the absence of which was the prime cause of partition A Hindu who is an enemy of the partition must necessarily be a friend of Muslims.

Lohia was not writing in thin air. In 1946, after the great communal disturbances in Bengal, he was asked by Mahatma Gandhi to camp in Kolkata. At that time, for almost a year, the city was divided into Hindu and Muslim regions with almost no physical interaction. Muslims would not go into Hindu settlements and vice versa. Gandhi asked him to visit the homes of his Muslim friends there.

Manohar Lohia with Jayprakash Narayan

Lohia recalled, Little did I realise what this meant when he said it. It was such a simple thing to do It is, however, such simple and concrete actions that pave the way for settlements that decide the destiny of mankind. There were, however, not many at that time who were eager to pave such a way.

Lohia and Barin Ghosh, brothers of Sri Aurobindo Ghosh, set out to meet a Muslim friend in the city. He lived in a hostel where most of the Muslim League activists were residing. No Hindu had visited the locality in almost a year. As soon as they reached, a group of Muslim League activists surrounded both of them.

They were served with tea and a lot of inconvenient questions on politics. Almost every student was complaining that the University Vice Chancellor and Congress Leaders had not visited them in this hour of need. On this Lohia, asked them if they fully realised the consequences of their wish, only to receive the reply that I was nevertheless alive. Lohia wrote, and so the conversation went on for nearly two hours.

Lohia broke the ice between the two religious communities during those horrific times by creating dialogue at several other places as well. His experience made him believe that partition can be undone in times to come with revolutionary zeal. He wrote, the opponent of Muslims in India is the friend of Pakistan and estrangement from each other (Hindus & Muslims) is the root cause of partition. If we can create an environment where this estrangement does not exist we can dream of a united India.

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Rajpath, the 1911-vintage Kingsway built to welcome King George V, became Kartavya Path. A tall black-stone statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, described by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the first Pradhan of united India, was installed under the canopy where King George Vs statue stood. This is New Indias final push for dismantling colonial-era remnants. At the unveiling function, Modi described Rajpath as a symbol of slavery and hoped that Kartavya Path would motivate peoples representatives toward Indias democratic past and universal ideals.

Indias Independence movement was inspired not just by the desire to replace the British with Indian rulers but by the passion to return to its civilisational glory. Lala Lajpat Rai, Madan Mohan Malviya, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, V D Savarkar, Sri Aurobindo and M K Gandhi many leaders were committed to that ideal. Even Jawaharlal Nehru, the Cambridge-educated young man whom Gandhi affectionately described once as our Englishman, was so determinedly anti-British that he threatened to resign from Congress in 1928 when the Nehru Committee, headed by his father Motilal Nehru, recommended that India may accept the British offer of dominion status. Nothing short of Poorna Swaraj total independence junior Nehru insisted.

Sadly though, those motivations waned when independence dawned. In 1948, India decided to join the so-called Commonwealth. Most of these Commonwealth countries have nothing in common except their colonial past nor any wealth yet India continues to be a member. The silver lining is that unlike countries like Canada, Australia and New Zealand, India didnt remain under British dominion after independence.

Some half-hearted efforts were made after Independence to remove the symbols of colonialism. Names of some roads and buildings were changed. But the statue of King George V remained on Rajpath for a full two decades until a public agitation forced the government in 1968 to shift it to another venue. The canopy remained empty because the leadership was undecided over who should occupy it. Gandhis name was proposed several times but turned down during the regimes of Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi.

In the 75th year of independence, Modi is giving a new thrust to that effort. The new parliament building, Kartavya Path, National War Memorial and the statue of Netaji are all the new symbols of a decolonising India.

Some found the installation of Netajis statue on Kartavya Path less convincing. Indias identity from its Independence was that of non-violence, they argue. It is precisely that narrative which needs to change. Indias independence movement had many strands, the non-violent one led by Gandhi being the most prominent. But Netajis contribution was no less significant.

In fact, Netajis Azad Hind Fauj or Indian National Army (INA) had hit the last nail in the British coffin in the penultimate years of the Independence struggle. Netajis scintillating address at a rally in Burma, in which he gave the thunderous appeal, Give me blood and I promise you freedom, led to a tectonic shift in that struggle.

INAs adventurous battles and the capture of Moirang in Manipur under the leadership of Lt Col Shaukat Ali on April 14, 1944, had triggered a wave of enthusiasm among the masses of India, who were disappointed by the failure of the Quit India Movement. This enthusiasm turned into anger when the British brought 11 INA soldiers to Red Fort for a trial in 1945. The fire lit by the INA was so fierce that rebellions broke out in the Royal Indian Navy with Indian soldiers, who constituted the majority in the force, refusing to obey the orders of their British officers.

The rebels, who started calling themselves the Indian National Navy on the lines of Netajis INA, mutinied initially at Bombay in 1946, but the unrest soon spread from Karachi to Calcutta. It involved over 20,000 sailors and 78 ships. At the peak of the revolt, sections of the Royal Indian Air Force and Royal Indian Army too joined the revolt. There were incidents of unrest in the army cantonments of Madras and Poona. The Indian soldiers started defying their British superiors and saluting with their left hand as a mark of revolt.

Although ideologically opposed to violent struggles, the Indian National Congress leadership too saw in the INA trials an opportunity to re-ignite the spirit of freedom among the masses and came forward to defend the INA soldiers. The defence team deployed by the Congress included prominent legal luminaries like Bhulabhai Desai, Asaf Ali, Sarat Chandra Bose, Tej Bahadur Sapru, Kailash Nath Katju and Lt. Col Horilal Varma. Even Jawaharlal Nehru scrambled for the black coat that he relinquished in 1922 and jumped to the defence of the INA soldiers at the Red Fort.

The British were rattled by these revolts and the massive popular support they received. Debates in the British House of Commons in the second half of 1946 stand testimony to it. Prime Minister Clement Atlee decided that it was time to quit India. He gave two principal reasons for his decision: One, that the Indian soldiers of the Royal Indian Army were no longer loyal to the crown, and second, that the British Army could no longer afford to send a large contingent of British soldiers to India, especially after the bloody experience of the Second World War.

Netajis and INAs contribution to the independence struggle thus becomes no less important than that of Gandhi and Congress. The Modi government has used Amrit Mahotsav to accord appropriate recognition to that and many such contributions. A grateful nation should cherish the memories of all those great freedom fighters.It is important to remember that all contributions were great. Nehru wont become small by making Patel big; Gandhi wont be dwarfed by making Netaji prominent.In their lifetime, those leaders had probably disagreed but never hated each other. In fact, it was Netaji who gave Gandhi the title of the Father of the Nation in a message from Burma in 1944 on his 75th birthday. Why then should we politicise Modis sincere efforts to accord a place of glory to all the freedom fighters?

The writer is member, board of governors, India Foundation

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Netaji's contribution to the freedom struggle is no less than that of Gandhi and Congress - The Indian Express

In the heart of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, the Auroville foundation claims to educate around 800 children through different models of schooling. From outreach schools, to transitional schools and skill based learning centres, Auroville aims to create a holistic education system for the children of locals and the foreign residents. Our vision is to promote the overall development of children which is guided by the Mothers (Mirra Alfassa) vision, Antim Singh, an Aurovillian under the foundation, told FE Education Online.

According to the residents FE Education Online met and spoken to, Auroville has different kinds of schools based on the needs of students and the vision of the community. Much like other parts of the country, the town follows a primary, secondary and higher secondary education system. However, each school seems to be dedicated to a purpose. For example, the transition schools in Auroville aim to convert students into mystic beings. Similarly, the Deepam schools in the town are meant for students with special needs. Auroville further offers regular learning to students through the New Era Secondary School (NESS) a Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) affiliated school. The school follows the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) syllabus. Students who wish to study outside the town under the state board, are free to do so, Parthasarathy, working committee member, Auroville, said.

Further, the town which runs in the form of a socialist economy, claims to offer free education to children upto a certain level. However, formal education is not compulsory in Auroville as per the residents. Parents can home school children. Nevertheless, the town has the arrangement of pre-schools such as crche and kindergarten for the early development of children between 2.5 to 7 years of age. Besides, Auroville is said to have a higher education system in place which is claimed to be funded by the Ministry of Education, Government of India, among other international bodies. In addition, Auroville has several research bodies such as Auroville Consulting which works towards building policies of sustainable development.

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The medium of instruction in schools in Auroville is said to be multilingual. According to the foundation, teachers in Auroville use Tamil, English, French, or Sanskrit depending on the language diversity of the classroom. Special efforts are made to remove the language barrier between the locals and the foreign residents to facilitate learning as well as community living in the town, the foundation said. Earlier, the education system here was not so developed. However, now they have all sorts of arrangements which are further getting better, Jaya, Auroville Town Development Council, said.

Auroville is an experimental township in the state of Tamil Nadu founded by Mirra Alfassa, a spiritual guru, occultist and collaborator of Sri Aurobindo referred to as The Mother by the followers. The town houses around 3,000 residents from around the world including France, Germany, Italy, among over 50 other countries. Educational development is claimed to be an important aspect of this community which aims to raise the spiritual consciousness of students along with imparting general education. Auroville is based on the philosophy of unending education, be it spiritual or skill based. And we are tirelessly working for it, Muriel, researcher, content creator, Auroville foundation, said.

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BROOKFIELD, Wis.A tennis coach in Brookfield is one of the most well-known coaches you've never heard of. He is also one of the most expensive and yet inexpensive coaches in the U.S. He is Ian Westermann.

Westermann posts free tennis lessons to his YouTube account Essential Tennis for his 250,000 subscribers. In total, he has created more than 10,000 pieces of content for his YouTube account and his website, Essential Tennis.

"The 21st century is just all about content and distribution. And so the more helpful, the more relevant, the more authentic I can make my written, my audio, my video stuff, the more people engage with what we do, and the more people we can serve, and help them reach their goal," Westermann said.

He hopped on the YouTube trend back in 2009 and was able to leverage the power of the internet to be one of the most popular and sought-after tennis coaches in the world. He films his videos inside the Elite Sports Club-Brookfield. His team includes multiple coaches and a production staff.

However, he isn't just a YouTube and online personality. Westermann also does in-person lessons but he only offers that a few times a month.

James Groh

"So I only spend about five or six days on average a month on the court interfacing with a student," he said.

The cost isn't what you'd get with your standard one-hour tennis lesson at your local tennis club. He has three levels of in-person lessons: three hours for $1,000, six hours for $2,000, or two days for $6,000. The $6,000 package includes hotel accommodations, dinners, in-depth analysis, and a video of the lesson from trained production staff.

"I charge a lot of money for that because I could be spending my time creating a course or YouTube video or something that would make a really huge impact on tennis and/or on our business," he said.

He always films students during the lesson to show them their form, how they can improve, and to compare themselves to what the pros are doing. It's an intense few days, but for those that can afford it, Westermann said they are getting a lot of value for the time spent.

"My goal is basically to give people a year's worth of progressions and training and insight and revelations in a day or two."

The majority who do the in-person lessons aren't from Wisconsin. They are flying in to see Westermann. So to make things easier on his clients, he offers clinics in places like Los Angeles. What's more, he hosts week-long clinics in Hawaii and Costa Rica. Those cost $11,000 and $13,000 respectively.

"People come out here and work with us when they have discovered that they cant get what they need from anybody else in their local area," he said.

Westermann will tell you he isn't a world-class player. While he did play four years of college tennis at Ferris State University in Michigan, he isn't a pro. If he was, you probably would have seen him at Wimbledon. However, he has made coaching his life's work. When it comes to teaching others the game, there isn't much better than him.

"Every time I step out on the court, I learn something myself. A little bit different angle or perspective of looking at something. Over time I work with a student, I have to come up with a slightly different way of explaining something or a slightly different process of leading them through drills, so they can understand how to move their body correctly."

Westermann loves tennis and coaching is his passion. Even though he has made thousands of videos, he doesn't see himself running out of ideas anytime soon, which is great news for all of us - with pockets big and small.

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EL PASO, Texas -- Sometimes the smallest things can leave the biggest mark - that's why you can find Mike McCarthy, the pitching coach for the El Paso Chihuahuas, high-fiving kids as they run the bases after every Sunday home game.

McCarthy spends his days helping professional baseball players be at their best on the mound, but being at his best off of it, is really his full-time gig.

"Whether it's high-fiving kids or sending a text good morning to your family or holding the door for someone at the hotel or whatever it is, those little things matter and they make a world of difference to people," McCarthy said.

McCarthy first realized the impact he could have when he wasplaying college ball for Cal State Bakersfield.He told ABC-7 they got blown out at an away game, but he remembers seeing some fans of the team in the stands.

"One of my teammates and I went over and signed their poster and took a picture and we were 21 and 22 and didn't know much about life yet but in that moment I noticed I made a difference in their day."

For the rest of his college career, his 6 and a half years pitching for the Red Soxsystem and now coaching in Triple A, McCarthy has made 'making a difference in someones day' his mission.

And it's why he's traveled around the world with Baseball Miracles teaching kids about the game.

"It's been great we spread the game in a positive way and work with under privileged kids that wouldn't have had a chance otherwise," McCarthy said.

For McCarthy, giving back to the game that gave him so much is incredibly important.

"My family went through a lot of struggle in divorce and addiction and challenges that we don't talk about a lot but baseball was an outlet it was an opportunity for me to have a secondary family and reliability," McCarthy said. "I hope that I'm just facilitating a positive environment for the kids and setting a good example for them and that they continue to learn those life lessons while they're playing the game."

The next 'Kids Run the Bases' at Southwest University Park is Sunday, Sept. 17. First pitch is at noon and anyone 12 years and under can run the bases at the end of the game.

Unless there are roster moves that need to be made after the game you can almost guarantee McCarthy will be right there high-fiving every kid as they round third.

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CITY. ITS ABOUT EVOLVING AND CONNECTIVITY. ACCORDING TO MAYOR BRANDON SCOTT HE ANNOUNCED FRIDAY A NEW OPERATING MODEL FOR SAFE STREETS BASED ON RESULTS OF A STUDY ON COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND AND IN DEPTH REVIEW OF BALTIMORES 10 SAFE STREET SITES. WHAT WERE TALKING ABOUT IS NOW BEING ABLE TO HAVE THE RESOURCES TO BE ABLE TO CONNECT EVERYBODY INVOLVED IN THAT SYSTEM OUR WORKERS ON THE STREET OUR WORKERS IN THE HOSPITAL THE RESOURCES AND SUPPORT THAT PEOPLE MAY NEED TO BE ABLE TO NOT BE THE VICTIM OF VIOLENCE AND GET THEM THE SUPPORT THAT THEY NEED WITH THEIR FAMILY CONNECTING WITH JOB AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO READ ENTRY OPPORTUNITIES. THE MAYOR SAYS THE SAFE STREET SITE IN PARK HEIGHTS OPERATED BY LIFE BRIDGE HEALTH SEEMS TO BE THE BEST RUN AND NOW LIFE RICH HEALTH CENTER OF HOPE AND CATHOLIC CHARITIES WILL RUN ALL 10 SITES WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE WAY TO LIFEBRIDGE WITH SUCH A DEEP PARTNER WITH US IN THE COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION WORK, THEY RUN HOSPITAL BASED PROGRAMMING AND OUT OF THE HOSPITAL. THEY RUN THE PARK HEIGHTS SITES FOR SITE. US UP IN AND YOU CAN SEE THAT CONNECTIVITY. THE TRANSITION IS EXPECTED TO TAKE PLACE BETWEEN OCTOBER 1ST AND JANUARY 2023. THE MAYORS OFFICE OF NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY AND ENGAGEMENT SAYS LIVING CLASSROOMS FOUNDATION YOUTH ADVOCATE PROGRAMS AND BOND SECOR COMMUNITY WORKS WILL NO LONGER OPERATE SAFE STREET SITES, BUT WELL CONTINUE WORKING WITH THE CITY. THE MAYOR SAYS HE IS PROUD OF THE WORK SAFE STREETS IS DOING TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE. HE SAYS IT IS HARD WORK AND HAS TO BE DELIVERED BY CREDIBLE MESSENGERS WHEN YOURE TALKING ABOUT JUMPING IN BETWEEN PEOPLE AND GUNS AND BULLETS AND TALKING ABOUT CALMING DOWN SITUATIONS WHERE FOLKS WHO WE KNOW HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST CERTIFIED KILLERS. WE HAVE TO BE VERY COGNIZANT OF THAT. WE ALL TRANSPARENT ABOUT THE PROGRAM. THE MAYOR ALSO ANNOUNCED EXPANDING VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAMS BASED IN HOSPITALS THAT SEE THE MOST TRAUMA PATIENTS. REPORTING FROM PAR

Changes coming to Baltimore Safe Streets as part of Community Violence Intervention Ecosystem

Updated: 6:12 PM EDT Sep 16, 2022

The mayor of Baltimore is introducing a new operation model for Safe Streets as part of an approach to combat violent crime using public health resources.The city is moving forward with investments in trauma-informed, community-centered and evidence-based public health interventions to stem the tide of violence, the mayor's office said."It's about evolving," Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott told 11 News. "What we're talking about is having the resources that connect everybody involved in the system -- our workers on the street, our workers in the hospital -- the resources and support people may need to be able to not be the victim, and get them the support they need, the support their family needs and job opportunities."The mayor's office said the Baltimore Safe Streets program is modeled after the Chicago-based Cure Violence program, which employs outreach professionals to mediate brewing conflicts that could result in gun violence. Safe Streets workers focus on community outreach, public education, conflict mediation and violence interruption within a specific geographic area.As part of these efforts, the mayor's office announced Friday that LifeBridge Health's Center for Hope and Catholic Charities will administer the city's gun violence intervention program's 10 sites starting Oct. 1 through Jan. 1, 2023.The mayor said Park Heights Safe Streets location operated by LifeBridge Health seems to be the best run. "When you look at the way LifeBridge, which is such a deep partner in intervention work, they run hospital-based programming out of their hospital, they run the Park Heights site for us, you can see the connectivity," Scott said.Currently, LifeBridge Health's Center for Hope operates the Belvedere and Woodbourne-McCabe Safe Streets sites, and Associated Catholic Charities operates the Sandtown-Winchester and Brooklyn sites.In October, the LifeBridge Health Center for Hope will operate the Belair-Edison and McElderry Park sites. In January 2023, the LifeBridge Health Center for Hope will assume operation of the Franklin Square and Park Heights sites. Associated Catholic Charities will begin operating the Penn North and Cherry Hill sites.The mayor's office said LifeBridge Health's Center for Hope and Catholic Charities offer services that comprise almost every component of the Community Violence Intervention Ecosystem introduced in April. This includes victim services, hospital-based violence intervention programming, community outreach, life coaching and mediation.| RELATED: Center for Hope opens to serve Baltimore's abuse, trauma survivorsThe mayor said he is proud of the work Safe Streets is doing to prevent gun violence, saying it is hard work that has to be delivered by credible messengers."When you're talking about jumping in between people and guns and bullets, and talking about calming down situations where folks who we know have been, in the past, certified killers, we have to be very cognizant of that and we are transparent about the program," Scott said.The Baltimore Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement will continue to provide technical assistance, training and oversight to Safe Streets. "LifeBridge Health and Catholic Charities have been tremendous partners in our commitments to our front-line violence interrupters and the Safe Streets program as a whole," MONSE Director Shantay Jackson said in a statement.The city plans to continue working with its partners in Safe Streets, including the Living Classrooms Foundation, Youth Advocate Programs and Bon Secours Community Works to provide workforce development and re-entry initiatives and programming."LifeBridge Health recognizes that, as a health system, we can lead the way by making an unprecedented investment in community safety through the support of our Center for Hope programming. The Safe Streets program is an important step in helping us accomplish this goal," Daniel Blum, president of Sinai Hospital of Baltimore and Grace Medical Center, and senior vice president of LifeBridge Health, said in a statement. "At LifeBridge Health, we do not shrink away from the challenges facing our community, and I am thrilled that the city has the faith and trust in our organization to add four more Safe Streets sites to our portfolio under our LifeBridge Health Center for Hope."| RELATED: Hospital responders work to break cycle of violence in Baltimore"Being a trusted community partner in Baltimore for the past 100 years, Catholic Charities looks forward to expanding our role in helping to curb violence in our city and heal from the traumas it causes," Catholic Charities Executive Director Bill McCarthy said in a statement. "Catholic Charities believes in helping to heal the whole person in their journey of recovery from mental, physical and emotional traumas caused by gun violence. We are prepared to extend our services of trauma-informed behavioral health counseling, addiction services, peer recovery and much more as we continue our efforts to improve the lives of Baltimore residents."MONSE has also been working to expand the Community Violence Intervention Ecosystem through hospital- and school-based violence intervention programs, the mayor's office said. The office is negotiating with hospital systems to stand up and coordinate hospital-based violence intervention programs in the hospitals that see the most trauma patients, the mayor's office said.| RELATED: Mayor unveils Community Violence Intervention EcosystemAccording to the mayor's office, MONSE is also working with the Health Alliance for Violence Intervention to provide training for all Baltimore-area hospital systems that regularly treat gunshot victims.Providing stronger oversight and accountability of Safe Streets and securing greater support, safety, training and career pathway development for the workforce is amongst our top priorities," Jackson said. "We know that these community and hospital-based organizations will be indispensable as we continue to work toward a better Baltimore."MONSE is seeking Baltimoreans to serve on the Community Violence Intervention Advisory Board to help guide and inform the cultivation of the Community Violence Intervention Ecosystem. Interested residents can apply through Oct. 7.

The mayor of Baltimore is introducing a new operation model for Safe Streets as part of an approach to combat violent crime using public health resources.

The city is moving forward with investments in trauma-informed, community-centered and evidence-based public health interventions to stem the tide of violence, the mayor's office said.

"It's about evolving," Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott told 11 News. "What we're talking about is having the resources that connect everybody involved in the system -- our workers on the street, our workers in the hospital -- the resources and support people may need to be able to not be the victim, and get them the support they need, the support their family needs and job opportunities."

The mayor's office said the Baltimore Safe Streets program is modeled after the Chicago-based Cure Violence program, which employs outreach professionals to mediate brewing conflicts that could result in gun violence. Safe Streets workers focus on community outreach, public education, conflict mediation and violence interruption within a specific geographic area.

As part of these efforts, the mayor's office announced Friday that LifeBridge Health's Center for Hope and Catholic Charities will administer the city's gun violence intervention program's 10 sites starting Oct. 1 through Jan. 1, 2023.

The mayor said Park Heights Safe Streets location operated by LifeBridge Health seems to be the best run.

"When you look at the way LifeBridge, which is such a deep partner in intervention work, they run hospital-based programming out of their hospital, they run the Park Heights site for us, you can see the connectivity," Scott said.

Currently, LifeBridge Health's Center for Hope operates the Belvedere and Woodbourne-McCabe Safe Streets sites, and Associated Catholic Charities operates the Sandtown-Winchester and Brooklyn sites.

In October, the LifeBridge Health Center for Hope will operate the Belair-Edison and McElderry Park sites. In January 2023, the LifeBridge Health Center for Hope will assume operation of the Franklin Square and Park Heights sites. Associated Catholic Charities will begin operating the Penn North and Cherry Hill sites.

The mayor's office said LifeBridge Health's Center for Hope and Catholic Charities offer services that comprise almost every component of the Community Violence Intervention Ecosystem introduced in April. This includes victim services, hospital-based violence intervention programming, community outreach, life coaching and mediation.

| RELATED: Center for Hope opens to serve Baltimore's abuse, trauma survivors

The mayor said he is proud of the work Safe Streets is doing to prevent gun violence, saying it is hard work that has to be delivered by credible messengers.

"When you're talking about jumping in between people and guns and bullets, and talking about calming down situations where folks who we know have been, in the past, certified killers, we have to be very cognizant of that and we are transparent about the program," Scott said.

The Baltimore Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement will continue to provide technical assistance, training and oversight to Safe Streets.

"LifeBridge Health and Catholic Charities have been tremendous partners in our commitments to our front-line violence interrupters and the Safe Streets program as a whole," MONSE Director Shantay Jackson said in a statement.

The city plans to continue working with its partners in Safe Streets, including the Living Classrooms Foundation, Youth Advocate Programs and Bon Secours Community Works to provide workforce development and re-entry initiatives and programming.

"LifeBridge Health recognizes that, as a health system, we can lead the way by making an unprecedented investment in community safety through the support of our Center for Hope programming. The Safe Streets program is an important step in helping us accomplish this goal," Daniel Blum, president of Sinai Hospital of Baltimore and Grace Medical Center, and senior vice president of LifeBridge Health, said in a statement. "At LifeBridge Health, we do not shrink away from the challenges facing our community, and I am thrilled that the city has the faith and trust in our organization to add four more Safe Streets sites to our portfolio under our LifeBridge Health Center for Hope."

| RELATED: Hospital responders work to break cycle of violence in Baltimore

"Being a trusted community partner in Baltimore for the past 100 years, Catholic Charities looks forward to expanding our role in helping to curb violence in our city and heal from the traumas it causes," Catholic Charities Executive Director Bill McCarthy said in a statement. "Catholic Charities believes in helping to heal the whole person in their journey of recovery from mental, physical and emotional traumas caused by gun violence. We are prepared to extend our services of trauma-informed behavioral health counseling, addiction services, peer recovery and much more as we continue our efforts to improve the lives of Baltimore residents."

MONSE has also been working to expand the Community Violence Intervention Ecosystem through hospital- and school-based violence intervention programs, the mayor's office said. The office is negotiating with hospital systems to stand up and coordinate hospital-based violence intervention programs in the hospitals that see the most trauma patients, the mayor's office said.

| RELATED: Mayor unveils Community Violence Intervention Ecosystem

According to the mayor's office, MONSE is also working with the Health Alliance for Violence Intervention to provide training for all Baltimore-area hospital systems that regularly treat gunshot victims.

Providing stronger oversight and accountability of Safe Streets and securing greater support, safety, training and career pathway development for the workforce is amongst our top priorities," Jackson said. "We know that these community and hospital-based organizations will be indispensable as we continue to work toward a better Baltimore."

MONSE is seeking Baltimoreans to serve on the Community Violence Intervention Advisory Board to help guide and inform the cultivation of the Community Violence Intervention Ecosystem. Interested residents can apply through Oct. 7.

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MADISON In Sittin With the Supe on Sept. 9, Dr. Ed Nichols, Superintendent of Madison City Schools, met Madisons head coaches for high school football Kelvis White at Bob Jones and Chad McGehee at James Clemens.

Nichols uses the podcast to delve deeper into MCS activities and initiatives. He wanted to show pivotal factors in the role of a high-school coach.

Kelvis grew up in a football family in Courtland. His father, who was inducted into Alabama Coaches Hall of Fame, coached Kelvis and his brother in high school and they now both coach football in North Alabama.

Kelvis played football at the University of Alabama. My first coaching job was at Homewood High School, a great job to start and we won three state championships, Kelvis said.

Kelvis career path headed to Russellville, Birmingham Southern, Dothan and back home with Huntsville City Schools to establish a program at Mae Jemison High School. Then, a position opened at Bob Jones that Kelvis filled.

Chad grew up in Rainbow City and attended Southside High School. Like Kelvis, Chad played football for the Crimson Tide. His first job was Grayson High School in metro Atlanta.

Chad also coached at Elkmont and returned to Georgia at Park View, Kennesaw Mountain, North Cobb High School and another metro school. I got a call, out of the blue, from Hoover. I was there three years and then the James Clemens opportunity came along, Chad said.

Your journeys were spread and then a commonality brought you to Madison, Nichols said.

Nichols asked for the major difference in working as head coach today compared to when they were players. When I was playing, we didnt have cell phones, didnt even have email at that time. Social medias influence is the biggest difference that these kids have today, Chad said.

Youre always under a microscope now. The recruitment process has become a very large beast, Chad said.

White agreed. Coaches were a little more old-school. We have to be mindful of kids and parents today. (Madison City Schools) is such a transient school district. The kids that I graduated with were the same ones I went to kindergarten with, Kelvis said.

How much do you talk to each other? Nichols asked.

We bounce things off each other, Kelvis said. Chad said they collaborate to see what they can do better. We bounce ideas off each other, like what are logistics looking like? Coach White is a great resource, Chad said.

Nichols wondered if the two former Alabama players go back to games. Kelvis goes to one or two games, especially for his seven-year-old and 16-year-old sons. But not a lot. Traffic is such a hassle, Kelvis said.

We go once a year, Chad said. I let my son, whos a senior at James Clemens, choose the game that we will go to. Its not easy to get in and out of Tuscaloosa now. Its difficult.

Nichols asked for misconceptions about coaching. The time we put in. We work seven days a week and are available for kids and parents if they call, Chad said.

We want our kids to be successful in life. Its a 24-hour/7-days-a-week job, Chad said. Your phone is blowing up quite a bit. At the end of the day, its about the kids and relationships.

By playing football, students can learn a valuable lesson, Nichols said. They can learn that mistakes in life are really just speed bumps theyre not walls. I appreciate both of you guys for the way that you work with kids. Were blessed to have great coaches, Nichols said.

Rachel Gibbs and Russell Johnson, who work with information technology for MCS, produced the podcast episode.

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The NFL can be a very tough business in which one screw up can hang over you forever and lead you to be out of a job in a hurry.

Nobody might learn that as fast as Broncos first-year coach Nathaniel Hackett, who had one of the most embarrassing coaching debuts in the history of league last Monday night.

You remember what he did, right? In the final minute of a 1-point game in Seattle he somehow let 43 seconds tick by before finally calling a time out. Then after that time out he had his team attempt a 64-yard field goal to try to win the game instead of allowing Russell Wilson to try a play to get them a little bit closer.

The Broncos missed the kick, of course, and lost the game. That whole disaster would have been bad if it was buried in Sundays full schedule but this one was on national TV and had Peyton Manning yelling repeatedly on ESPN2 for the Broncos to call a gosh darn time out so many times that the clip of it went viral all week.

Oh, and Hackett became a meme after the game, which is something you never want to do after your debut.

Thats not a great way to start off your head coaching career in the NFL!

It was all so bad that even Hackett admitted the next day that he had made a mistake and they should have gone for it.

This week the Broncos host the Texans in a game that Denver should win. And while its just a Week 2 game, it sure feels like it will be the biggest of Hacketts young career because what he did last week was so embarrassing you have to think some guys in the locker room are wondering if their new coach has any idea of what hes doing, which isnt great.

Jerry Glanville famously once said that NFL stands for Not For Long if you make mistakes and show everyone your behind. Well, Hackett did both of those things on Monday Night Football and now he needs to turn things around, and quickly.

Because its never good when the whole world is laughing at you after Week 1.

NFL Week 2 starts tonight with a great Chiefs-Chargers matchup. Find out who we like in that game and all the other games this weekend with our picks against the spread.

Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes had MLB fans in awe with his funky leg movement before striking out Rafael Devers.

This picture of JaMarr Chase flipping the double birds at Minkah Fitzpatrick during last weeks Steelers-Bengals game is too good.

A MLB fan had a priceless reaction to getting a high-five from Aaron Judge after his 57th home run.

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Asked about being a leader in his community, Michael Chavez said he only considers himself as successful as the kids he mentors.

GLENDALE, Ariz. While growing up, the prospects for Michael Chavez to be a leader in his West Valley community were slim. Chavezs father was absent from his life. His mother struggled with substance abuse. As an adolescent, Chavez started to make poor choices.

I had gotten in trouble with the law a couple of times. Got in trouble in school, suspended, the 33-year-old Chavez said while sitting on a patio recently at Peoria City Hall.

But Chavez emerged as a leader of his community, despite the odds against him. He is director of the nonprofit Heart For The City, an organization that inspired him when he was a teen.

Transformational coaches

Children often sense when adults around them arent being authentic. Growing up, Chavez, who was a natural athlete, said he noticed there were two kinds of coaches.

As a kid, I ran into a lot of coaches who were transactional, rather than transformational, Chavez said.

Transactional coaches viewed Chavez as an athlete only. They wanted to make him feel validated because they wanted to recruit him to their team. They saw an opportunity in his talents.

Their approach was, how can I provide value to you? How can I help guide you? How do I show you how to be a young man in your community? Chavez said.

While playing football and baseball at Glendale High School, Chavez said two transformational coaches became mentors to him. One of those coaches was Joe Eriquez, who remains a community leader today in youth sports across the West Valley.

At practice, there would be times where it would turn into a conversation of, hey, hows school going? Hows life going? Hows home going? Chavez said.

Chavez is like a son

Eriquez is also CEO of the nonprofit Heart For the City. The charity provides workforce development, a community garden, private school transportation, and sports leagues for less-fortunate children. Chavez was also involved in sports opportunities the nonprofit provided.

Speaking to 12News, Eriquez talks admirably about Chavez and said he considers him like a son.

Seven out of ten kids in the inner-city dont have a dad, Eriquez told12 News earlier this year. These kids still need someone to walk life with them, someone to guide them.

Graduating from college and returning to his roots

Chavez graduated from Glendale High School in 2007 and attended Grand Canyon University, where he initially studied architecture. But he realized his passion was for coaching and teaching. He changed his major and graduated from GCU in 2013.

After college, Chavez returned to his roots, now working for Eriquez as the Director of Sports Programs at Heart for the City, among other jobs. Chavez also works at a Heart for the City-sponsored caf, Java Grounds; it develops workforce skills for youth. Chavez coaches football players at Phoenix Christian Preparatory School as well.

You start walking with these kids. The same thing that was displayed for me, I am now doing with these kids, Chavez said.

Asked about being a leader in his community, Chavez said he only considers himself as successful as the kids he mentors.

I would love to make a hundred more kids better leaders than me, Chavez said.

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It's not a new revelation that being near water connects to a bevy of health benefits. Research has connected living on the coast to lowered anxiety and stress, and proximity to water has also been connected to even a longer a longer lifespan. Furthermore, marine biologist Wallace J. Nichols, PhD, author of Blue Mind, coined a concept of the same name, which describes the calming benefits of water and being near it. But, what if you can't actually be in or around a body of water? Are you precluded from reaping any of the related healthy- and happy-life benefits? Not at all.

As a Blue Health Coach, I use the ocean as both the inspiration and the setting for my life coaching and retreats. I find that my clients reap a number of well-being benefits of it. And when we cant get to the sea, we use virtual sea activities to bring the essence of the ocean to us. Below, mental-health experts who lean on the calming benefits of water outline six of those virtual sea activities.

I play the sound of waves during online retreats to evoke the ocean, and I encourage my clients to listen to the sea as they journal, work, parent, exercise, or ready themselves for sleep. To me, the sound of the sea echoes the rhythmic comforting sounds of the womb. Research has found that listening to natural sounds, including that of moving water, is relaxing to the brain and body.

If Im feeling stressed or anxious, Ill listen to an ocean-sounds recording and synchronize my breath with the sound of the waves." Nicki Bass, organizational psychologist

Listening to the sea can also help regulate anxious breathing. If Im feeling stressed or anxious, Ill listen to an ocean-sounds recording and synchronize my breath with the sound of the waves," says Nicki Bass, an organizational psychologist and coach based in the UK. "Its immediately calming. I recommend it to my clients, my children, and all those who find mindfulness challenging. By focusing on the sounds, their breath often automatically starts to calm and find a rhythm.

Bringing the sea to mind can also help facilitate calmness one might associate with actually being near water. To do it, first take an inventory of how you feel, [including] your levels of anxiety, the pace of your thoughts, and how connected you feel to your body," says Brooklyn-based psychotherapist Joy Radish, LCAT. "Take a few minutes to invoke an image of a body of water that you like, and hold it in your awareness. Notice the colors, the details, and even the smells that arise from the image. Then allow yourself to release it. Take a few minutes to re-orient yourself, and notice any shifts in your breath, in your body, in your thoughts, or in your emotions. If you feel more calm or peaceful, this might be a great practice to repeat.

Visualizing walking along a beach engages all my clients' senses, draws them away from their everyday worries, deeply relaxes the mind, and brings a greater sense of calm," says clinical hypnotherapist and nutritionist Nicola Shubrook. "The use of the ocean in hypnotherapy is like reading a child a bedtime story to calm them down before bed.

If you find visualizing the sea tricky on your own, you could try listening to a guided ocean meditation, like this one recorded for my online community, The Sea Circle.

Watching a film with a strong water component the ocean can also calm body and mind (so long as you avoid inherently stressful options like, say, Jaws). The constant flowing movement of water serves up the perfect meditative cocktail that's at once familiar and constantly refreshed.

When Im running corporate workshops on resilience, Ill position images of the ocean around the room to create a calming environment, take people out of their work mindset, and illustrate the importance of adaptability and managing change, says Bass.

To replicate this for yourself, place a picture of the sea at home or in your workspace, and notice what changes.

Reliving your memories of joyful holidays by the sea can also shift your mental and physical state toward one of relaxation. Simply visualizing a place where you were happy and calm can have a profound calming effect, says art therapist Josh Millrod, LCAT. When you combine positive holiday memories with the benefits of visualizing water, that vacation photo album becomes a powerful relaxation tool.

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