St. James M.B. Church and Local Peace Groups show support
for Charleston 9
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| Fernando Garcia urging motorists to Honk for Charleston |
The sound of honking horns, some loud, some blaring, some
barely a beep, were heard throughout the neighborhood on North and Leverett
Streets Saturday, June 20 as the Historic St. James M.B. Church hosted a vigil
in honor of the Charleston 9 whose lives were tragically lost on Wednesday June
17, 2015 during a prayer meeting at Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston SC.
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| Peace Volunteers encouraging motorists to support Charleston |
Motorist and walkers were curious as to why people were
holding up signs, but as they got a closer look, they saw signs that read,
“Black Lives Matter, Charleston Matters, We Stand for Justice.” As well as
simple signs that garnered the most amount of action such as, “HONK for
Charleston!”
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| Irvan Camacho and Mayra |
“Wow, I’m glad that you’re doing this,” shouted one
gentlemen driving by on North St.
More horns were heard across Leverett and North Street
almost simultaneously at times.
“Honk for Charleston,” shouted Rose Collins, a peace
volunteer as a female motorist beeped her horn. “Thank you, ma’am.”
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| Rose Collins and Leora Jackson urging motorist to unify with Charleston by honking their horns |
When asked why she wanted to do this volunteerism support,
she replied, “I didn’t want to just stay home today. When I saw the Facebook post
about the vigil, I wanted to come out and do something. I am glad that you all
are doing this. I didn’t want to be like my other white friends and ignore it
and be mum about this, I wanted action! This is needed.”
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| Sarah Marsh of Fayetteville City Council & Fernando Garcia of OMNI stands in Solidarity with Charleston |
Sarah Marsh, of the City Council made an appearance and spoke for an interview with David Garcia for Fayetteville Free Zone.
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| OMNI Members Standing in Solidarity |
Other members of Omni Center for Peace, Justice &
Ecology were there to show support. Signs were made with the help of OMNI members
and USWG (Umoja Soul Writers Group).
“Make some noise for Charleston and honk your horn,” shouted
Leora Jackson, USWG member.
Many people honked and gave the Thumbs up sign as in
solidarity for Charleston.
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| Nik Robbins standing for Justice for Charleston |
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| Leora Jackson with USWG, standing in Solidarity |
NWA Peace groups, St. James M.B. Church and the motorists blasting
their horns on North and Leverett streets between 5:30pm-6:45pm, were all
STANDING IN SOLIDARITY with the Charleston 9 and with the rest of the world as
they paid their respects to those 9 people who lives were taken because they
were BLACK.
Let us continue to pray for healing in Charleston for the families and community. Pray for Healing in the world today.
We Pray for the Charleston 9!
Cynthia Hurd- 54 years old
Susie Jackson-87 years old
Ethel Lance- 70 years old
Rev. DePayne Middleton-Doctor-49 years old
The Honorable Rev. Clementa Pinckney-41 years old
Tywanza Sanders-26 years old
Rev. Daniel Simmons Sr. 74 years old
Rev. Sharonda Singleton-45 years old
Myra Thompson-59 years old
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