BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ( WBRC ) - Recent gun violence on the eastside of Birmingham is grabbing the attention of community advocates who want to stop it.

There are several organizations in the community that aim to reduce crime, help victims’ families, and offer resources but now they are coming together.

“When I was growing up on the eastside we was one – now there’s so much separation,” said Roselyn Johnson with What About Us.

From shots ringing out an alumni event in Woodlawn , to gun violence claiming the life of a 23-year-old at Eastlake Park , organizers of the “Collective” initiative want change.

“it’s time to put the contradictions down,” said Antski Williams with the RESTORE Program, a juvenile reentry program, and Crescent Cultural Community Center. “Its snitches get stit

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