It has yet to be seen whether a mass movement against police brutality, hyper-serveillance, mass incarceration, and the criminalization of blacks and Latinos will develop in the aftermath of the murder of Mike Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. We can only be encouraged by participation in public action by youth around the country, including here in Plainfield.
Building onto the momentum of the Ferguson protests and combining it with a call to end violence in Plainfield amid last week’s gun crimes, young people in our city have launched the Stop the Violence/Walk for your Life Campaign. There will be a protest held each Sunday at noon at Plainfield High School, indefinitely. More information is forthcoming.
When young people take the initiative, taking their city and their world into their own hands, we owe it to them to show up and support. All are encouraged to attend.
Here are some photos of their first demonstration on Sunday, taken by Elena Rutherford.
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David,
You are an inspiration. Your posts are right on time. Continue to be the light in Plainfield that shows us the truth.
David, this is awesome. Thanks for the information. I’m sharing on FB.
These young people are key. They are our hope. I hope they step up and let the low lifes who come into this city and ruin it, that it will not be tolerated. No violence, no drugs, no nothing!
If they can get the word to their peers, that Plainfield is not where dirty work is done, we have a chance. It is great to see young people take the reins. They have more power and influence than they know.
I have hope for this city because of them.