On June 24th to June 26th, the Government of Alberta hosted a Summit targeted at Gang Crime.  The goal of the summit was to unite different levels of government, law enforcement, and community to open dialogue and look at new ways to improve measures to combat Gang Crime.

This summit was light years ahead of anything the Government of British Columbia has put together.  Furthermore, BC waited until there was well over 75 gang related deaths before any type of summit or proactive forum was held.  I was very honoured to be an invited guest at the summit, not only to showcase ‘A Warrior’s Religion’ at a private delegates only screening, but to educate and discuss my research and knowledge of Gangs as well as the Gang Violence issue in BC.

It was a long 3 days but I believe the hard work of all the invited guests, presentations, and speakers encouraged more proactive measures and brought enough media attention to make this known as a serious issue.

Thanks to Jennifer Berglind for reaching out to me and Toni Sloan for getting me out to Calgary, both of whom are of the Alberta Government.

(click the above picture to be taken to the Alberta Government website)