Impact of War on
Violence in our
Community
Watsonville Digital Bridge Academy
Spring 2005 Semester
Celina Hernandez
Tina Lobato
Martin Ruiz
Juan Carlos Valdivia
War/Violence – Presentation
Outline
Executive Summary
 Needs Analysis
 Solution Description
 Solution Criteria
 Solution Choice
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Team Members
Celina Hernandez(jlo)
 Tina Lobato (beyonce)
 Juan Carlos Valdivia
 Martin Ruiz
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Executive Summary
Martin Ruiz & Juan Carlos Valdivia
Project Goal
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To collect information and data about:
 The relationship between violence and war
 How war & violence affects people in our community
 Opinions on war and violence
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To create a proposal that will address:
 Our community
 Federal government
 Town’s Mayor
 United States President
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Research Questions
How does war relate to violence in our
community?
 What are the feelings Watsonville citizens
have towards violence in our community?
 The involvement of Watsonville citizens in
violent situations?
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Responsibilities
Celina Hernandez (Team Leader) – Needs
 Tina Lobato – Solution Statement
 Juan Carlos Valdivia – Executive Summary
 Martin Ruiz – Executive Summary
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Data Collection
 Surveyed 152 people
 1 % - Soldiers
 4 % - Ex-soldiers
 27% - Victims of violence
 Surveys distributed to and collected from:
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La Placita
Veterans Hall
Two Senior Centers
New School
Shopping Centers – Lake View and Cross-Winds
Neighborhoods - Westside
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The Needs
By Celina Hernandez
Background
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Surveyed 152 people
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27% - Victims of violence
18% - Voted in the last election
4% - Ex-soldiers
87% - Latino in our community
3% - Involved in combat
45% - Involved in violent situations
78% - People affected by violence in our community
Interviewed 6 people from:
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La placita
 Defensa de Mujeres
 Senior Centers
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What is the need?
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We need more money for our community – money is being
taken from our community to support war
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Our community needs more money to deal with violence
 Money is being cut from school budgets
 Citizens are struggling to make a living
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Citizen’s of Watsonville are affected by violence
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Citizen’s do not have a way to affect the government
because they don’t participate in voting
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Does War affect our Economy?
0.8
78%
0.7
0.6
living under poverty
0.5
0.4
45%
war affects economy
32%
0.3
know a person in
combat
0.2
0.1
0
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Watsonville Citizens are Struggling
Making a Living
60%
50%
living under poverty
standard
living w/parents
40%
30%
unemployed
20%
10%
0%
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Have you ever been involved in a
violent situation?
People involved in violent situations
0.6
55%
0.5
45%
0.4
YES-45%
NO-55%
0.3
0.2
0.1
0
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Have you been affected by
violence in our community?
People who are or not affected by violence in
our community
1
78%
0.8
0.6
0.4
yes
no
22.00%
0.2
0
People not
affected
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People who voted in the last
election
90%
82%
80%
70%
60%
50%
Yes
NO
40%
30%
18%
20%
10%
0%
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When is the need evident?
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No money for schools
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Increase in violence
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Why does this need occur?
More money is going to war
 Less money to our community
 Violent video games promote violence
 Poverty increases violence
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What are the consequences of meeting
the need?
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By having more money in the community
instead of towards war:
 More
job opportunities for Watsonville citizens
 Citizen’s would be more educated on how
their tax dollars are being used
 Schools will have more financial support
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Consequences of not meeting the
need.
Increase in violent activities
 High unemployment rates
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What do we need to do to deal with the
connection between war and violence?
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Educate our community about the connection
between war and violence
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Change congress
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Increase the number of voters in Watsonville
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The Solution
TINA LOBATO
War & Violence
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Educate our community
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Changing congress
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Teens
Adults
Parents
Children
Community
Organizing protests
Organize leaders in our community to help influence change in
our country
Voting
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Increase voting
Making better campaigns that represent our needs.
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Solution 1 – Education in our
community
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Education for teens for example, for girls have
more places like Defensa De Mujeres.
Education for teen age boys about how to have
good communication with their partner, that
could prevent more violence in the future
Have workshops for couples so they could work
out their problems in the family.
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Solution 1 – Education in our community
about war and violence (continued)
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More education about war and the real reasons
or issues behind it.
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More education about why we need to enforce
the laws in our community. (Because 45%of the
community have been involved a violent
situation.)
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More education in elementary and middle
schools about the connection between war and
violence.
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solution 1 part 3:Education in our
community
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Having guest speakers in elementary,
middle and high schools around the
community will open eyes of young kids.
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Violence between neighborhoods could be
less if we had more cops patrolling in the
affected arias.
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Solution 2 – Changing the Congress
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Organize national protests, in Washington D.C.,
the Pentagon in Virginia and New York City.
 Let
it be known that Latinos, whites, blacks and other
people have a different opinion.
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Making organizations to help change the
congress.
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Increase the numbers of voters in Watsonville
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Solution 3 – Increase voting
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Making advertising more interesting for younger
people.
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Giving away free stuff.
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Making songs about voting
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Having beyonce doing free concerts.
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Criteria Solution
Number of people impacted in our
community and world
 Likelihood of success
 A change in our community short term
 A change in our community long term
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Criteria Matrix
Solution 1 Education
Changing
congress 2
Voting3
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Likely hood of
success
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Chang to our
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Criteria
Community
World
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Chosen Solution
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Education
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solution description education in
our community
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By making different workshops for different people we will be able
to help the violence rate go down.
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For people who have been involved in gangs we should have
special workshops were they help them to get out of gangs, were
they provide support, education and help for there family
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Education in our community, should have more programs for teens,
more clear education for elementary children and more help for
families that have problems or just want to make a better
relationship between the family.
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Changing congress Chosen
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Changing the congress by making protest
and making a impact in places were
people have a high power for example , in
government places like the white house,
pentagon, and New York, new York.
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Goals of Solution
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Increase voting population in our community
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Decrease violence in our community
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To understand what is happening in Iraq
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More funding for schools
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Solution Outcomes
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Accomplishing our goal of making our community vote
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Making our community safe and peaceful
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Providing full information about war in Iraq
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Having the books and supplies school kids need..
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Solution Objectives
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Organize protests
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Increase voting in the country
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Educate Community
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