Think Don't Shoot

Think Don't Shoot EDUCATION | SUPPORT | MUSIC | CLOTHING | EVENTS The founder Leo Barbe is a survivor of two bullets, a victim of PTSD, a youth activist and published author.

In 2007 at 21 Leo was caught in the wrong place at the wrong time while on vacation in Montreal. He found himself nose to nose with a youth holding a gun after a cab driver told him to go through an alleyway as a shortcut. A brief scuffle ensued and they both tripped over a small steel fence as the youth shot Leo in the stomach. The shooter then stood up and put Leo between his legs as he aimed fo

r the final shot. At the last second Leo moved his body and the bullet missed his head and ripped through his back close to his heart. The youth ran away as Leo stayed on the ground bleeding to death. A mailman on his morning route found Leo an hour later after tripping over his body. He performed CPR on Leo to save his life. Leo was then forced to endure four major surgeries over four months with one performed without anesthetics. He lost 70 pounds and had to learn how to walk again during his journey back to health. A few months after his last surgery Leo quickly found out that he no longer understood the world around him. The ripple effects of violence started to take their toll on him and his family. Within six months Leo was diagnosed with severe PTSD and tried to commit suicide twice with the second time placing him in a mental hospital after a dangerous run in with the Police. Leo now knew his life would never be the same again. One year after that horrible night Leo heard the voice of Martin Luther King Jr during a drive home with his Dad and his life once again changed forever. The next morning TDS was born as a presentation series. A month later an organization was built. One month after that Leo was asked by a National Publishing House to write a book about his life. Ever since that morning in April 2009 Leo has been on a crusade to end youth violence from its core. To empower youth in a way that creates real change. Please make sure to support our movement as we are completely funded by our founder who needs your help!

This school year is not about surviving, its about THRIVING! Let's make this the best year yet
08/24/2020

This school year is not about surviving, its about THRIVING! Let's make this the best year yet

Leo Barbe is award winning speaker, poet, published author, TV personality and founder of a National non-profit. His trusted school presentations are now ava...

08/05/2020

Hello everyone!
We need your support!

Please email our founder Leo Barbe - [email protected] if you or someone you know is interested.

We need support with research and creating evidence based data for youth programs

04/22/2020

With the current international lockdown our youth programs have been completely shutdown. Here is where you can help us...

Visti thethinkhat.com to order a Think hat today and ALL proceeds will be used to support at risk youth in our mental health programs once the lockdown has been lifted.

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Thank you to Chief of Police Mark Saunders for organizing this amazing event for us - we will be working together to hel...
04/23/2016

Thank you to Chief of Police Mark Saunders for organizing this amazing event for us - we will be working together to help make safer

A few weeks ago our founder was asked to visit Canada AM to tell his personal story of struggle and hope. Here is the li...
02/18/2016

A few weeks ago our founder was asked to visit Canada AM to tell his personal story of struggle and hope. Here is the live interview. Please share the video with anyone who might need some inspiration! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzwJEgv7M5c

January 2016 - Leo Barbe was asked to visit Canada's largest morning show to talk about his story and work with youth. He shared details about his personal s...

Leo was recently showcased on Canada's largest morning show Canada AM and got the chance to speak with Marci Ien about h...
02/03/2016

Leo was recently showcased on Canada's largest morning show Canada AM and got the chance to speak with Marci Ien about his story! Video link coming soon

01/01/2016

Happy New Year from T.D.S.! Thank you for being with us on this journey and the best is yet to come!!!

WATCH our founder at WeDay 2015 here -> http://www.mtv.ca/shows/we-day/video/we-day-2015/we-day-2015/761453/0/1
12/16/2015

WATCH our founder at WeDay 2015 here -> http://www.mtv.ca/shows/we-day/video/we-day-2015/we-day-2015/761453/0/1

WE Day is a celebratory concert event dedicated to young people in Canada who have made a positive change in their communities and abroad. Through musical performances, speeches and video packages, both Canadian and international artists and speakers, viewers are encouraged to take part and make cha…

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