[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 48 (Thursday, April 25, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S3431]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    DRAWING THE LINE ON GUN VIOLENCE

 Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I am pleased to call to the 
attention of my Senate colleagues, Mr. Hasani Tyus, a junior at Cass 
Technical High School in Detroit, MI. He has been drawing for years and 
has won several Motor City Comic Book Convention art awards. Hasani, 
along with his father, have been honored in a book of outstanding 
African-Americans for their artwork. Hasani is also a member of several 
academic societies, is a straight A student and recently earned his 
black belt in karate. More importantly, Hasani has done what so many 
young people across the Nation have done in the years following the 
Columbine tragedy. He has put his talents to use. He did so by urging 
us to ``Draw the Line on Gun Violence.''
  Hasani is 1 of 13 national poster contest winners selected from more 
than 1,000 entries by the Alliance for Justice's Co/Motion Program, a 
national program that helps community organizations teach youth leaders 
to become advocates for a cause in their community. Co/motion partners 
with youth organizations, national service and service learning 
programs, schools and other community-based organizations to provide 
training to young adults in advocacy and organizing skills. Further, it 
empowers young people to take action to effect social change. Co/
motion's Drawing the line on Gun Violence Poster Contest, the first of 
its kind, provided young people the opportunity to express their 
feelings about the issue of gun violence in a rewarding and artistic 
way. Hasani's award-winning poster is currently posted on my website 
(http://levin.senate.gov).
  I had the pleasure of meeting Hasani earlier this week and I 
commended him on his hard work and honest depiction of the results of 
gun violence. I am sure that I speak for many of my Senate colleagues 
in congratulating Hasani Tyus on a job well done.

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