This article by Miguel Nuevez Lozada appeared in the Fall 2011 edition of YOUth magazine. Lozada participated in Ocupate, a life skills and employability program for youth gang members in Mexico City. In this article, he discusses how participation changed him to be more tolerant and to put his artistic talent to good use.
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