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300 Men March rally with city on brink of 300 homicides
Members of the anti-violence group 300 Men March rallied on a cracked concrete lot at Old Town Mall on Saturday afternoon, just hours before Baltimore hit a mark for homicides not passed since the late 90s.
Munir Bahar, the group's leader, said the level of violence that has swept through the city this year was obvious to anyone living in its neighborhoods.
"We saw this coming, 300 homicides," he said. "We're at 299, and the way it's going by the time we finish marching today it's going to be a 300 or 301."
On Saturday afternoon, a group of about 60 men planned to march northwest from the abandoned mall to the Park Circle block where 24-year-old Kendal Fenwick was killed last week. The father of three had been building a fence around his home to protect his children from drug dealers and Bahar said it was unacceptable that he had been left isolated in his own neighborhood.
"They killed him. Why? Because they probably saw him as someone being on their own," Bahar said. "I'm pretty sure somebody knew what he was going through or dealing with."
Fenwick, who worked as a truck driver, was the city's 295th homicide victim of 2015, and by the time Bahar spoke, four more people had been killed. Bahar said the group wanted to honor Fenwick's memory and his selflessness by marking a minute of silence outside his home.
The group has a simple slogan — "We must stop killing each other" — and speaking from the bed of a black F-150 pickup with the sun behind him, Bahar drove the message home, calling people who ? innocents in Baltimore terrorists.
"I'm from the streets, but we weren't no terrorists, we ain't terrorize our own people," he said. "We do what we do to survive, but surviving doesn't mean terrorizing your own people, especially when it comes to children and women."
While the 300 Men March started as a grassroots effort to denounce violence by parading through city streets, in recent months it has become increasingly well-organized. The group acquired property from the city to build a headquarters in the Broadway East neighborhood last month. Bahar said when the deal went through that he needed to raise $200,000 to meet his goal of opening the space by April.
As it seeks to raise the money, 300 Men March is reaching beyond its existing base. In December it is hosting a leadership conference followed by a $100-a-head black tie dinner.
Councilman Brandon M. Scott, who is a member of the group and marched Saturday, said the events will help further the organization's work.
"You raise the money for the missions," he said.
But on Saturday the group's focus remained on being present on city streets in times of strife. After Bahar finished speaking, the crowd, dressed in black hoodies stamped with the 300 Men March logo, formed up and set out for Park Circle as some supporters applauded.
The group planned to take a 10-mile route through the city. Bahar reminded the walkers that many of them had been part of a march to Washington in the summer, so it shouldn't be too difficult, but he said the point was to show their endurance.
"Even when the problem is tough we keep going," he said. "Even when we want to stop, we keep going."
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http://www.njorators.org
This organization was very influential for me growing up. Any one in NJ area can get involved click on link for more info. Especially need black men -
Cease Fire..
Don't smoke the Brothers
Shout out to OG Mr. Malik
1-4 Zone
https://www.facebook.com/Cease-Fire-Dont-Smoke-The-Brothers-Sisters-329895500380190/ -
This is one of the organizations I have been building for the past few years. - Building Healthy Sustainable Neighborhoods and Communities.
I can use more resources and knowledge than money. So any donation of time, tools, and knowledge is more than welcome. I also plan to branch out nationally and internationally with this program, so holler at me if you would like to get this program set up in your neighborhood/community.facebook.com/neighborhoodorchards
neighborhoodorchards@gmail.com
neighborhoodorchards.com - under construction
Things are coming along well so far. We have an assortment of 16 fruit trees and a variety of herbs. We still have much more room to grow and hopefully will be planting a few fig trees that were donated sometime next weekend. We got a lot of work to do but things are in motion.
Our kids, kids, kids will benefit from this.
I should have the website set up by the end of the month with more info on the program and a place for contributions.
Neighborhood Orchards coming to a neighborhood/community/school near you. I look forward to your support. Much Love.
I will post pics of one of the gardens soon... -
Nu covenant.If I lived in the U.S I would ? with them.
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Ya should really reach out to polight from wha I know he´s making gang menbers into millionaires and helping people out in the jails and ? .Dude is on point.
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http://www.teenhype.org/what-we-do/ready-for-the-world/
Detroit based organization that provides youth with different resources and mentors