This may seem like a really small number, but when you consider how many people are affected as a result of gang violence, then you get the picture. Then she checks out a conflict mediation conference that looks at ways to combat sexism, racism, other kinds of -ism, bullying, gangs, and other forms of conflict that youth encounter all the time. And to top off her venture into non-violence, she hangs out with Chill Power where she gets to role play an imaginary conflict situation. But he thinks no one takes the issue seriously enough. Leave Out Violence.
Some kids are too scared to come to school.
There's this stereotype that all teens are a part of gangs. She thinks that most people don't want to talk things over. He had an attitude and was mean to people. He's now a part of Chill Power, and he thinks he needs to show people that it's not cool to be a bully. Sometimes it's about cultural pride and the need to have respect.