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Interview with Executive Director

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JANUARY 23, 2011

CONTACT:
Going Against the Grain Peace Coalition
340-626-8106
info@ipromotepeace.org


VIRGIN ISLAND STUDENTS TO HEAD TO SEVEN WORLD WONDERS

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - Going Against the Grain Peace Coalition, an organization founded by Daily News Columnist, Devin “Dutchie” Robinson, announces “The Seven Year Project.”

Going Against the Grain Peace Coalition will be sending well-deserving students over the next 7 years to visit selected Seven World Wonders. When asked of the details of this project, its founder Devin “Dutchie” Robinson stated, “I believe that my success abroad as an adult comes from my parents investing in my travels as a youth. However, not all parents of well-deserving students can afford to, so I have committed, over the next 7 years, to finding these well-deserving students and send them on excursions abroad.”

The project will require students to read one book selected by the coalition. Upon reading the book, students must submit a comprehensive essay on the book by the deadline to qualify for the excursion abroad. Once the winner is selected, the student, along with 1 guardian and their favorite teacher, will be sent on the trip over the summer. This project is for actively enrolled high schoolers in public or private school in the St. Thomas/St. John district and St. Croix district.

Stop the Bleeding founder and 2nd Lady of the Virgin Islands, Cheryl Francis, had this to say, "I fully support the efforts of Going Against the Grain and in particular, this project. Anything that contributes to our youth getting exposure, seeing where their potential can take them and getting growth from outside their immediate surroundings is a great thing."

Some of the Seven World Wonders expected to visit are, the Grand Canyon, Great Wall of China and Taj Mahal. "This project is destined to change the minds of our youth and prepare them for the world!" said Janet Brow, District Director for School Community Relations.

Robinson sees this as a huge win for all participants, parents and the entire community. He closed by saying, “Failure is running rampant among the teens of our territory. These drastic statistics call for drastic commitment! I have committed to 7 years because 7 is the number of completion. With the support of the community we can complete this project. Our hope is the impact of the students’ experience will be shared with their peers.”

For more details or to register your student, go to www.the7yearproject.com or www.ipromotepeace.org. Sponsors can call 340-626-8106 or email info@ipromotepeace.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Going Against the Grain Peace Coalition
Ph: 340-626-8106
www.ipromotepeace.org

MEDIA ALERT!

DEVIN “DUTCHIE” ROBINSON & GOING AGAINST THE GRAIN PEACE COALITION CALLS FOR A CEASE FIRE.
St. Thomas, Virgin islands – December 22, 2010

Daily News Columnist, Author, Professor, Community Activist and Founder of the Going Against the Grain Peace Coalition, Devin “Dutchie” Robinson, calls for a territory-wide cease fire for New Year’s Eve.

Devin “Dutchie” Robinson has sent out a call for action to community leaders, pastors, and law enforcement to establish a strong presence throughout the Virgin Islands territory during Old Year’s night in order to deter the firing of guns into the air by neighborhood villains celebrating New Year’s. When asked why he is placing focus on this, he said “This has been happening so long that our residents have come to expect this reckless behavior. However, it is dangerous to have bullets sailing around in our skies while families are moving about the community returning from church or attending gatherings.”

Robinson has been a strong opponent of criminal behavior for the past several years. He is the founder of the Going Against the Grain Peace Coalition, which launched public “Peace Walks” throughout the territory in August 2009. He went on to say, “It is time for us to take actions! We must stop giving these criminals a platform to display their criminal acts. A stronger police presence can help deter their behavior and help to identify and retrieve illegal weapons in our territory. This activity holds our citizens hostage and forces us to accept this dysfunction as the norm.”

Going Against the Grain Peace Coalition has sent emails and letters to the clergy community asking them to encourage their members to be bold and report any criminal behavior they witness and to law enforcement asking them to beef up their patrols.

For more information, visit www.ipromotepeace.org or call Going Against the Grain Peace Coalition at 340-626-8106