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08GUADALAJARA237
2008-05-22 17:37:00
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Consulate Guadalajara
Cable title:
EVALUATION FOR IIP SPEAKERS ANTHONY CEJA AND MONICA
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SIPDIS
FOR IIP
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KPAO SOCI MX
SUBJECT: EVALUATION FOR IIP SPEAKERS ANTHONY CEJA AND MONICA
TINAJERO, GANG PREVENTION PROGRAM, TRACKERS 31215 AND 31216
UNCLAS GUADALAJARA 000237
SIPDIS
FOR IIP
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KPAO SOCI MX
SUBJECT: EVALUATION FOR IIP SPEAKERS ANTHONY CEJA AND MONICA
TINAJERO, GANG PREVENTION PROGRAM, TRACKERS 31215 AND 31216
1. Summary: Anthony Ceja and Monica Tinajero from San Diego's
Education Department spoke to a variety of groups during their
three-day program in Guadalajara and Tepic. They met with
educators and public security departments, an association of
rehabilitated gang members, and students to explain how their
program "Fighting Violence and Gangs in Schools and the
Community" helps rescue youngsters from gangs and gives them
practical skills for a better life. This program was a
tremendous success because of the outstanding professional and
personal qualities of the speakers. End summary.
2. Dates: April 27 - May 1, 2008. FY-08.
3. MPP theme and audience reached: The program supported
Post's MPP theme of Public Security. It involved direct
audience contact with about 900 persons. The audiences included
members of the State of Jalisco Civic Public Security Council,
the Guadalajara Security Secretariat, the Nayarit State Attorney
General's Office, faculty members of law schools, the Police
Department's Prevention Unit, NGOs, students, and the media.
4. Justification and objectives: Several local organizations
expressed the need for programs on youth and gang prevention, an
area we had not addressed recently. While Guadalajara and Tepic
enjoy a relatively good level of public security, gang and drug
activity continues to grow, and there are signs that the problem
is growing. The appearance of more graffiti throughout the
cities has raised concerns about increased gang activity.
Through this program we hoped to engage our contacts in a
discussion about the challenges we face on both sides of the
border to keep young people out of a violent gang lifestyle.
5. Description of activities: In Guadalajara the specialists
participated in a seminar for public security officials, a
seminar for a large audience of government officials, educators
and NGOs on violence and gang prevention, and a lecture to a
gang rehabilitation association. In the city of Tepic, Nayarit,
they spoke to a group organized by the State Attorney General's
Office that included police in the prevention unit, educators,
and NGO associations, and later met for a discussion with
University of Nayarit officials, professors and students. The
speakers gave interviews to several press and media outlets.
6. Results/Impact: The speakers encouraged citizen
participation and promoted innovative techniques for
intervention against gang activity and drug abuse, both for
youth and their parents, as well as law enforcement and
educational institutions. Their efforts strengthened the
community and social service agencies to be effective voices
against gangs and drug traffickers and encouraged rehabilitation
of former gang members. The problems caused by gangs in Mexico
reach beyond graffiti and are a national security issue for both
Mexico and the U.S. The speakers' addressed other consequences
of gang activity such as weapons trafficking and trafficking in
persons, especially among girls for sexual/commercial
exploitation. One of their most important messages conveyed the
need for cooperation and trust among authorities of all types,
schools, social workers, and parents to be successful in
fighting gang activity. Bringing together these
interdisciplinary and inter-agency audiences made them think
more about collaborative efforts and the important role of
education.
7. Media coverage: Ceja and Tinajero gave interviews to a
cable TV news program and a radio station. The University of
Guadalajara's media outreach program produced a TV report, a
radio news program, and an article for its weekly paper from its
interview with these guests.
8. Non-USG support/funding: None.
9. Quality of U.S. support and IIP offices involved: The
support we received for this program was excellent, and we
appreciated this I-bucks opportunity. Estelle Baird offered
useful guidance for the program planning. Many thanks from PAS
Guadalajara for IIP's hard work and financial support.
RAMOTOWSKI
SIPDIS
FOR IIP
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KPAO SOCI MX
SUBJECT: EVALUATION FOR IIP SPEAKERS ANTHONY CEJA AND MONICA
TINAJERO, GANG PREVENTION PROGRAM, TRACKERS 31215 AND 31216
1. Summary: Anthony Ceja and Monica Tinajero from San Diego's
Education Department spoke to a variety of groups during their
three-day program in Guadalajara and Tepic. They met with
educators and public security departments, an association of
rehabilitated gang members, and students to explain how their
program "Fighting Violence and Gangs in Schools and the
Community" helps rescue youngsters from gangs and gives them
practical skills for a better life. This program was a
tremendous success because of the outstanding professional and
personal qualities of the speakers. End summary.
2. Dates: April 27 - May 1, 2008. FY-08.
3. MPP theme and audience reached: The program supported
Post's MPP theme of Public Security. It involved direct
audience contact with about 900 persons. The audiences included
members of the State of Jalisco Civic Public Security Council,
the Guadalajara Security Secretariat, the Nayarit State Attorney
General's Office, faculty members of law schools, the Police
Department's Prevention Unit, NGOs, students, and the media.
4. Justification and objectives: Several local organizations
expressed the need for programs on youth and gang prevention, an
area we had not addressed recently. While Guadalajara and Tepic
enjoy a relatively good level of public security, gang and drug
activity continues to grow, and there are signs that the problem
is growing. The appearance of more graffiti throughout the
cities has raised concerns about increased gang activity.
Through this program we hoped to engage our contacts in a
discussion about the challenges we face on both sides of the
border to keep young people out of a violent gang lifestyle.
5. Description of activities: In Guadalajara the specialists
participated in a seminar for public security officials, a
seminar for a large audience of government officials, educators
and NGOs on violence and gang prevention, and a lecture to a
gang rehabilitation association. In the city of Tepic, Nayarit,
they spoke to a group organized by the State Attorney General's
Office that included police in the prevention unit, educators,
and NGO associations, and later met for a discussion with
University of Nayarit officials, professors and students. The
speakers gave interviews to several press and media outlets.
6. Results/Impact: The speakers encouraged citizen
participation and promoted innovative techniques for
intervention against gang activity and drug abuse, both for
youth and their parents, as well as law enforcement and
educational institutions. Their efforts strengthened the
community and social service agencies to be effective voices
against gangs and drug traffickers and encouraged rehabilitation
of former gang members. The problems caused by gangs in Mexico
reach beyond graffiti and are a national security issue for both
Mexico and the U.S. The speakers' addressed other consequences
of gang activity such as weapons trafficking and trafficking in
persons, especially among girls for sexual/commercial
exploitation. One of their most important messages conveyed the
need for cooperation and trust among authorities of all types,
schools, social workers, and parents to be successful in
fighting gang activity. Bringing together these
interdisciplinary and inter-agency audiences made them think
more about collaborative efforts and the important role of
education.
7. Media coverage: Ceja and Tinajero gave interviews to a
cable TV news program and a radio station. The University of
Guadalajara's media outreach program produced a TV report, a
radio news program, and an article for its weekly paper from its
interview with these guests.
8. Non-USG support/funding: None.
9. Quality of U.S. support and IIP offices involved: The
support we received for this program was excellent, and we
appreciated this I-bucks opportunity. Estelle Baird offered
useful guidance for the program planning. Many thanks from PAS
Guadalajara for IIP's hard work and financial support.
RAMOTOWSKI