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I WANT THEM TO KNOW I CARE ABOUT THEM

Clifford Ryan OG's Against Violence in Syracuse New York Stop the Violence_ Photo by Ciara Feltham_ All Rights Reserved

Cliff Ryan

Cliff Ryan is the Founder and Vice Chair of OG's Against Violence. He began his mission to help prevent the tragedy that struck his own life, when his son's life was taken by gun violence in 1999. Duriel Lamar Ryan was only 17 years old. Syracuse has one of the highest rates of teen violence in the country. 

To date, Ryan has stopped 44 shootings, 300+ stabbings and 1,082 fights.

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