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Council for Unity is a national non-profit organization founded in 1975. Council for Unity network comprises 60 schools and community centers in New York City, Long Island, Boys and Girls Clubs of America in Texas and California. Council for Unity also has a college chapter at The University of Vermont and has gone international with its chapter in Balti High School in Balti, Moldova. ==History== Robert J. DeSena, a teacher at John Dewey High School, founded Council for Unity in 1975. Mr. Desena brought leaders of different gangs together to bring peace to the school. These African American, Latino, Asian American, Jewish and Italian American leaders put a stop to the violence, and created new friendships. However that was not enough. They wanted to create a program that would promote respect for different cultures throughout the whole school. To do this, new students had to be recruited from all ethnic and racial groups. A racial incident occurred in 1979 that changed the direction of Council for Unity forever. A conflict between Italian Americans and African Americans took place across the street from the school. Many young people were hurt, and the fight threatened to expand to the Dewey students. Something had to be done fast, so Council mediated the conflict. Peace was restored, but tensions were still high. Council decided to produce a play about the incident titled: "A Lifting of Hands", which was written by Mr. DeSena. It was performed in the school auditorium. Community leaders, business leaders, politicians, and students from many schools were invited to attend the performance. The audience was extremely moved that requests for other Council chapters poured in from all over the city. At this point in Council's history our leaders realized that mediation was not enough. Something had to be done to prevent violence—not just react to it. It was then that the Four Pillars of Council for Unity were born. When these four pillars were formed, Council began its expansion into elementary schools, junior high schools, and other high schools besides Dewey. Instead of just bringing students together in one school, it was possible to bring many schools together. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Council For Unity」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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