Strike info
Date: Sat, Mar. 20, 2010
Strike Against Crime 01/22/10 WEAR RED ON FRIDAY IN MEMORY OF VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE. Take a moment from your daily routine on Friday to remember victims of violence in our city, and to join a city-wide statement that we will not accept the cycle of violence as normal. We expect more from our leadership, and more from each other. Below is a list of SilenceIsViolence activities planned for Friday; please join us in one of these, or take whatever action is most meaningful to you. Peace Motorcade: In memory of Dinerral Shavers and Helen Hill 10:30AM START: Esplanade at North Claiborne STOP: New Orleans City Hall Memorial for Victims of Violence Noon New Orleans City Hall Youth Resource Picnics: Bunny Friends and Lyons Playgrounds 11am-2pm Bunny Friends: Desire Street at S.Prieur Lyons Playground: Delachaise at Tchoupitoulas Crime Happened Here: public awareness and reporting campaign All Day Signs available at Sound Cafe (2700 Chartres Street) 5% Pledge: Local business contributions to local peace and youth-outreach efforts All Day Please patronize these businesses on Friday, January 22: Wild Lotus Yoga (4842 Perrier St.); the Kingpin (1307 Lyons St.); ele shoes and accessories (3316 Magazine St.); Spring Boutique (5525 Magazine St.); Sound Cafe (2700 Chartres St.); Goodie’s Restaurant (3200 St. Claude Ave.); Ah-Ha (3129 Magazine St.); Galerie Porche-West (3201 Burgundy St.), Antenna (3161 Burgundy St.) SilenceIsViolence a campaign for peace in New Orleans www.silenceisviolence.org
