In keeping with their firm stance against violence, the Peace is Foundation has found new ways to spread their message to students across the island’s schools, the latest being the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Primary school in Dutch Quarter.
The foundation presented one of the schools Cycle 2 year one class with forty copies of a coloring book entitled "Gangs are not for me". The book depicts several situations in which people can be friendly to each other and ways to handle confrontations.
Teacher Bell and Teacher Gumbs were among the group of children who accepted the books, presented by Mrs. Lisa Brown; the Public Relations officer for Peace Is.
"Keep away from trouble, be kind to everyone you meet," she told the class. "Keep away from all forms of confrontation and remember gangs are not for you."
The teachers and students extended a big thank you to the foundation for the books and eagerly promised to stay violence free.
According to Brown this is just one of the events the foundation is undertaking before they wind down to their annual St. Maarten’s Day Breakfast.