March for Peace II -- Florida Avenue NW Park at 1st & Florida Ave NW -- Saturday, 04-13-2013, 4pm

See this message from Ward 5 resident Silas Grant:

          

From: Silas Grant <silas_grant@yahoo.com>

Sent: Tuesday, April 9, 2013 12:13 PM

Subject: [ward5] March for Peace II (Saturday 4/13/13 4pm)

      

Good Afternoon,

          

In 2011, Tony Lewis Jr. and I sponsored a March for Peace at the Intersection of North Capitol Street and Florida Ave NW.  That was the site of the murder of Bill Mitchell, Jr.  That murder symbolized a need for unity and the fusing of diverse cultures in Ward 5 and beyond.  We were also reminded at that moment that the value of all lives are the same.  And we can`t take that for granted.

  

Here is the link of the March for Peace in 2011:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uncEBBak5MA

      

We are gearing up for another March for Peace this Saturday 4/13/13 at 4pm.  We will gather at the Florida Ave Park (1st Street and Florida Ave NW) at 4pm.   We will be marching from that location to Tyler House and back.  Tyler House experienced a mass shooting within the last month.  We want to march to show support for the victims and residents of that area.

      

As the summer approaches, we need to show solidarity and unity.  This is not a protest march.  The weather is expected to be nice.  We just want people to come out, walk and talk with one another.  That could be the beginning of a new friendship with someone that you didn`t previously know.

            

I look forward to seeing those that can make it out.