LaDyBuG wrote:

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I just read the article....and I'm wandering what it is exactly that these guys are doing to reduce crime in TO..... Are they volunteering to run music programs for kids who have it "rough"?....or do they do more?  And how can something be organized in the Latin Urban scene here? How do you force or encourage the "little criminals" to get involved in these programs.... Buffy can you please explain this to me....it's either too early in the morning OR I just don't get it....LOL

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I'm surprised you didn't get the article. This program is run voluntarily by established musicians at a youth shelter. So these kids instead of roaming the streets looking for mischief are getting together at the shelter's basement and the musicians are teaching them about music, how to DJ, write, play, etc. I think it's a great way to 1) pass on the knowledge and 2) give these kids something useful to do and thus save them from a life of crime. There's an e-mail address in the article i read today (beatztodastreetz@yahoo.ca) where you can ask and find out more about the program. I just thought that some of our musicians, who may or may have not experienced problems when they were young could get involved and do volunteer their time and knowledge to teach something useful to these young people. How do you get them involved: you make the program available to them (for free) and eventually they will come. If one likes it, word of mouth will get more of them involved, I'm sure.

go take a hike.

I read about this on my way to work today. Apparently is the second time they do it.....good for them (i don't know what else to say).

I think is 'Streez' instead of 'Streetz'. At least that's thow it was spelled.