Collaborating for change
The debut concert of the Racial Justice Concert Series brings together Baltimore Ceasefire 365 and the Baltimore Boom Bap Society By Bret McCabe / Published March 10, 2021
About every three months since August 2017, the Baltimore Ceasefire 365 movement has asked city residents to go 72 hours without any murders or acts of violence. These weekends are emotionally potent calls to action, and they work. A 2020 study published in the
American Journal of Public Health showed an average 52% drop in shootings over Ceasefire weekends. Those quarterly Ceasefires are the result of grassroot organizers consistently knocking on doors and collaborating with community members year-round the kinds of face-to-face interactions that the coronavirus pandemic has prevented. COVID-19, unfortunately, has not lessened our experience with murder but what it has done is exposed the root causes of murder, says Ellen Gee, one of the
We Feed St. Augustine food giveaway set for March 6
We Feed St. Augustine is again teaming up with local organizations to host a community food giveaway from 9 to 11:30 a.m. March 6 at the Church On The Rock, 2995 Varella Ave., St. Augustine.
Headed up by local chef Tyrone Bennett, We Feed St. Augustine is a locals-helping-locals effort that provides hot meals to people and families impacted financially by COVID-19.
In addition, through a partnership with Epic Cure Inc., groceries and produce will also be distributed to those in need, as well as a giveaway prize of two brand new flat-screen TVs given to the 100th and 200th persons in line.
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TULSA, Okla. -
Tulsa businesses have teamed up to provide supplies to veterans who don t have shelter this winter, which they said is a problem made worse by the pandemic. Organizers told News On 6 the effort began with a Good Samaritan who saw a need and decided to fill it.
The generous Tulsan said it s his duty and obligation as a U.S. citizen to serve America s homeless heroes. This all started many months ago,” said Dr. Mike Hight, Humana Health Services.
Dr. Hight said he and his wife were leaving a restaurant when a veteran across the street came out from under a bridge with his dog tag hugging his neck, homeless and needing help. Dr. Hight bought the veteran lunch and believes that s the least he can do for a man he s banked on for his freedom.