Posted on 09/09/2018 4:52:53 PM PDT by Altura Ct.
- Community leaders are stepping in to help reduce violence in Birmingham.
The NAACP, Metro Birmingham Branch, Civil Rights Activist Committee Foot Soldiers and the Magic City Snappers Social Aid & Pleasure Pond are hosting a Practice Non-Violence Block Party on Saturday.
Organizers are hoping to encourage the community to come together and help reduce violence in the city.
Community activist Harry 'Traveling Shoes' Turner is hosting the event, he tells CBS 42 that the violence in the city is hitting home for far too many families. "It's not in Chicago, it's not in New York, it's right here in Birmingham, Alabama. There once was a time you didn't even know who the people were who are getting killed now you're going to find someone who will say my son went to school with him, you know what my daughter dated him," said Turner.
There will be plenty of food, entertainment and community resource tables at the block party. The block party is Saturday 2 p.m.-5 p.m. at the Mini Park Downtown located at 1700 4th Avenue North in Birmingham.
Ten to one there WILL be violence there
Bank on it
Why don’t you brave and righteous boys and girls head up to the South Side of Chicago, or Baltimore where the violence is completely out of control?
Run for cover!
Better have a few EMS units standing by.
I’m betting three people will be shot.
Yep. Some gang will think another gang is vulnerable at a non-violence block party. There will most likely a shooting after the end of the party and the hoods are going back to their ‘hoods.
I’m starting a bet: I call the over/under for the number of shootings that will occur as 3. I’m taking the over. Anyone who comments and picks over or under must contribute at least $1 to FR if they lose.
What’s the over/under on body count ?
Might have to put a couple bucks on it.
I wonder how many people will get shot at the block party?
Why is this not in Chicago?
(being on my wavelength should concern you ;-)
Apparently we have a consensus on this thread that there will be a shooting. Or shootings.
As we all know now a consensus means this is a scientific certainty!
I'm confused. Is this a block party to urge people to practice non-violence, or are they holding a practice for an upcoming non-violence block party?
Just because you aren’t hearing about Birmingham ,which is where “these folks” live, is having its own war.
Good for them if they can bring peace and respect to their own neighborhoods
Lol. Or maybe being on mine should concern you! /joke. Seen your posts. IMHO you are a solid Freeper. Feel in good company here.
Because they are taking care of their own community. Chiral could do they Sam if they chose to
2 p.m.-5 p.m. may be peaceful, but afterward....
There are so many muslims now in Birmingham that it’s going to be part of the caliphate in twenty years.
Anywhere crowds of blacks gather, there is violence. Just how they roll.
This is going to end predictably, badly.
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