PROJECT BARRIO LIBRE! —NEIGHBORHOOD FREEDOM!
WHY? To apply the vow of service and advocacy to current issues in our city.
This summer marked a dramatic return of violence to the Mission District and Portrero Hill with night time gunfire, thefts & assaults and weekly homicides. In the Mission District violence and hopelessness have become ways of life. People are shot and killed in broad daylight, and nothing is done about it. We will be advocates for this neighborhood. We will educate citizens. We will challenge the status quo. We work for a Barrio Libre (Neighborhood Freedom).
Our young people are dying, but we can stand up and work together to end the violence. Small acts matter. Clean the streets. Call when you see suspicious activity. Your involvement can save lives. Have courage. Take the freedom to walk the streets without trash, without fear, without violence. Together we can make our neighborhood safe, a place of faith, hope and love.
WHERE? Mission to Bryant and Cesar Chavez to 21st Street
PROJECT TEAMS:
Research & networking
Finding all murder sites
Statistics on violence
Best practices we can promote – phone numbers, etc.
Propaganda crew
Public service announcements (flyers, posters, etc.)
Web site
Art team
Mural project/Graffiti project
Day of the Dead
WEEKLY TUESDAY EVENING PRACTICES:
Neighborhood Beautification Project with Area Team
1. Pick up trash, clean, etc.
2. Patrol and advocacy
3. Meet neighbors and store workers/owners whenever possible
4. Paint over graffiti or contact city officials to paint
WEEKLY READINGS & REFLECTIONS
Each participant will read a selected Scripture passage and complete a half page reflection to be turned in at the Dojo Meeting and discussed.
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