Boston program to promote peace on the streets

By Jazmine Ulloa, Globe Correspondent

The Rev. Jeffrey Brown of the Boston Ten Point Coalition wants children to "chill this summer, not shoot."

The coalition, partnered with the MBTA, announced today the start of the second annual Season of Peace, a grassroots program aimed at reducing the violence in city neighborhoods through community involvement.

"We want 7-year-olds to play in the park and not worry about being shot. We want kids to be able to enjoy their neighborhoods without their parents worrying their neighborhoods will become a hotbed of violence," Brown said, surrounded by fellow coalition members and MBTA officials at a small press conference today at Dudley Station.