Important Notice to community leaders --  See attached flyer and circulate far and wide.
           Matt Parker is point person on outreach for the VIP Coalition:          
            mparker5@bidmc.harvard.edu 

Dear Friend and Neighbor, 

Last night community leaders from Bowdoin Geneva met and we are agreed.  With  Sunday's  shooting of a visiting seven year old, our neighborhood is again in the news for all the wrong reasons. 

The violence that has been plaguing our community far too long must be addressed with coordinated efforts from multiple city departments, law enforcement, service agencies and residents.

To that end we are requesting your presence at an emergency community mobilization.  We are holding this mobilization  Thursday night,  5/28, 6:30pm at the Teen Center at St. Peter's.  We will have community leaders, business owners and residents in attendance.

Our goal is to have consistent, coordinated city commitment to root out the violence in our neighborhood.  And we need you there to hear our concerns and ideas and to marshal a response that addresses our community's deep seated needs.


Sincerely,

Jennifer Johnson
Michael Groves
Co-Chairs
Bowdoin Geneva Residents Association

Judy Meredith
Richfield Street Neighbors
Clerk, Bowdoin Geneva Residents Association

Davida Andelman
Greater Bowdoin Geneva Neighborhood Association
Executive Committee, Bowdoin Geneva Residents Association

Tony Lopes
Treasurer, Bowdoin Geneva Residents Association

Megan Sonderegger
President
Meetinghouse Hill Civic Association

John Walsh
Meetinghouse Hill Civic Association
Executive Committee, Bowdoin Geneva Residents Association

Paulo Amado De Barros
CVC Unido
Catholic Charities Teen Center at St. Peter's

Father Jack Ahern
St. Peter's Church

Hermitao Rosa
Executive Director
Bowdoin Geneva Main Streets

Jhana Senxian
Coleman Street Neighbors Association
Sustainability Guild

Henrique Fernandes
Four Streets Neighborhood Watch

Reverend Mark Scott
Azusa Christian Community
Ella J. Baker House

Reverend Art LaVoie
First Parish Church Dorchester

Jenn Cartee
Chair, First Parish Church Dorchester

Janet Jones
Dorchester/Roxbury Labor Committee

Philly Laptiste
Bowdoin Street Health Center

Susan Young
Bowdoin Street Health Center

Judy Meredith
Meredith and Associates
Public Policy Institute
Mass Policy and Organizing Leadership Academy

Tina Chery
Louis D. Brown Peace Institute 




 

 

 

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There is still time to meet your Mother's Day Walk for Peace team goal. We encourage everyone to continue their fundraising efforts and  make their donations online through Father's Day.


There is still time to invest in Peace :  
 
1. Keep fundraising till Father's Day.  
Donate today and help us meet our $400,000 Walk goal! We are $70K away!


2. Its not too late to start a virtual fundraising team! 

Name your team after your Dad! 
After you register, start a team. Set a fundraising goal and increase the impact you make by asking your friends and family to support the Peace Institute with you.  Yo u can personalize your fundraising team page with your own story and message to show others why the Peace Institute is important to you. Learn more here. See a list of teams who still need funds to reach their goals  here. 

 

3. Encourage your teammates to keep up the momentum!
Over 195 teams registered. But many have not reached their fundraising goals yet. Send out a message to your contacts and ask them to support your cause in honor of moms and dads in their life. Y ou can see the list of teams here.   Make sure when donating, folks select the team to credit their gift to from the drop down menu on the donation form. 
 


The Louis D. Brown Peace Institute's mission is to serve as a center of healing, teaching and learning for families and communities dealing with murder, trauma, grief and loss. To learn more visit www.ldbpeaceinstitute.org.