The Chester City Blog: Tsunami of Peace. NYC's 5 Boro Ride, Walk, & Rally Against Violence

Calvary Baptist Church's Reverend Bayard Taylor mentioned that the national attention Chester received from the State of Emergency served as a tool to learn what other cities are doing who experience the same problems. For that reason, I'm sharing New York City's Peace Rally information being held on Wednesday.

COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS PLAN TO RIDE, WALK, & RALLY

FOR PEACE IN ALL 5 BOROUGHS AUGUST 25, 2010!

Erica Ford, A.T. Mitchell, Rev. Vernon Williams, Lance Goodwin,

Suicide, Rev. Kathy Barrett-Layne, and Gloria Cruz – Supported by Russell Simmons, Michael Strahan, & Others - To Stage Mock Funeral

& Peace Rally TOMORROW!

Consistent with their anti-violence work over the past two decades, Erica Ford (Co-Founder and Executive Director of LifeCamp, Inc.); A.T. Mitchell (Founder and Executive Director of Man Up, Inc.); Rev. Vernon Williams (Harlem Clergy and Community Leader's Coalition), Lance Goodwin (President of Trucked Out, Inc.), Suicide (President of Black Pearls MC), Rev. Kathy Barrett-Layne (Staten Island), and Gloria Cruz (Million Mom March Bronx Chapter) have joined resources to address the recent explosion of gun violence that has gripped New York City at its core this summer.

In a dramatic call to action, the organizers of the Tsunami of Peace: RIDE, WALK, & RALLY Against Violence rally will stage a mock funeral procession in all five boroughs. Donated Hertz funeral cars will assemble in each borough at 10:00 am on August 25. See details below. Supporters include Hip Hop mogul Russell Simmons, Salt (from Salt N Pepa), rappers Jim Jones, Juelz Santana, Fat Joe, Maino, and former NY Giant Michael Strahan.

“The culture of violence is too normal in our communities. The organizers of the Tsunami of Peace rally are here to promote a culture of peace, instead. In addition to the mentoring, the educational programs, and the training of young people that we do every single day, we are gathering to say that more needs to be done by all sectors of the society, including all elected officials, parents, students, neighbors…everyone. No one has all the answers, but together we can solve this problem.” -- Erica Ford

"We cannot accept the constant violence and death in our communities as the norm. Time to stand up.” -- Russell Simmons

THE LOGISTICS:

Tsunami of Peace Assembly Sites (for the mock funeral procession) | 10:00a (all locations)

• Queens: Guy R Brewer & Baisley Boulevard

• Brooklyn: Thomas Boyland & Atlantic Avenue

• Staten Island: Jersey Street & Richmond

• Bronx: 156th Street & Morris Avenue

• Harlem: 12th Avenue & 125th Street

Peace Walk and Ride over the Brooklyn Bridge | 12:00 noon

(assemble at the foot of the bridge, Brooklyn side)

Peace Rally in Manhattan | 1:00p

(at City Hall Park at Chambers & Center Street)