The Violent Gangs Leading New Zealand Community Projects

Shades Of Bad: Can New Zealand's notorious gangs be a positive force in their communities? <br> <br>Meet The Chain Gang Burying The Dead: <br>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxAItm4utos <br>The Child Soldiers Of Mexico's Drug Gangs: <br>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPdSzH12mo4 <br>Gangsta's Paradise - New Zealand's HipHop crimewave <br>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOWF6eIVqqI <br> <br>Subscribe to Journeyman for daily uploads: http://www.youtube.com/subscri....ption_center?add_use <br>For downloads and more information visit: http://www.journeyman.tv/?lid=68850&bid=2 <br> <br> From making sandwiches for needy children to having an older and wiser view of life, this report asks whether they are now coming of age. <br> <br>New Zealand has one of the highest rates of gang membership per had of population in the world. They have forged a reputation for violence and illegal activities, but many now represent changing times. &quot;We are not exactly the pillars of society. We understand that&quot;, explains Jamie Pink, leader of the Tribal Huk gang. But now, a new initiative by gang members is seeing them make and deliver free sandwiches children who would otherwise go without. &quot;It gives you a reason to get up the next day&quot;, explains Pink. And while it will be hard to shake off their anti-social image, many like school principal Maria Hamill are starting to come round to the idea: &quot;I think actions speak louder than words.&quot; <br> <br>SBS Dateline - Ref: 6504 <br> <br>Journeyman Pictures is your independent source for the world's most powerful films, exploring the burning issues of today. We represent stories from the world's top producers, with brand new content coming in all the time. On our channel you'll find outstanding and controversial journalism covering any global subject you can imagine wanting to know about.