GNH Community

Community, Nonprofits and Businesses sharing Information

Eighteen-month-old Shot in Cross-fire. Where is the Community Indignation to End The Violence?

The undersigned are members of Community Healing Network - based in New Haven.
 
Dear Friends:
A few days ago, a little boy, just one and a half years old, was the victim of a drive-by shooting in New Haven, Connecticut, where Community Healing Network is based. Thank God, he is expected to survive.

But we are all left wondering yet again: why is it that so many Black children in neighborhoods in cities all across this country are being shot and killed? And why is it that the Black community has been unable to rise up in righteous indignation to end this carnage--to protect and save its children?  
Why? Because the lie of Black inferiority still has us in its sinister clutches. We simply do not value our lives and our children's lives as we should. It is past time for us to be about the business of healing ourselves from the damage that centuries of external--and internalized--racism have done. Only by doing that hard work, will we be fully empowered to protect and save our children.

Help us put "time for healing" at the top of the Black community's agenda. Make a personal commitment to emotional emancipation, healing, and wellness for Black people. Take the Pledge to Defy the Lie and Embrace the TruthSM, celebrate Community Healing Days, October 19, 20, 21 and, please, help us spread the word.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Enola Aird, Jill Snyder, Dottie Green, Natalie Roche, Wizdom Powell, Sheila Warren, Tarice Gray, Ric Jennings, Gretchen Vaughn, Carl Miller, A.D. Carson, and all your friends at Community Healing Network, Inc. 

Views: 34

Comment

You need to be a member of GNH Community to add comments!

Join GNH Community

Welcome (Bienvenido, Benvenuto, Powitanie, Bonjour! Willkomme,歡迎, ברוךהבא أهلا وسهلا, Bonvenon) to GNH Community. Traducción de esta página

Si no habla inglés, puede
leer el contenido de este sitio
web haciendo clic en
"Select language" arriba y
eligiendo "Spanish".
El contenido, excepto los
archivos adjuntos, aparecerán en español.

~

Non-English speaking residents can read the content of this website by clicking on "Select Language" above and picking their preferred language. Once a language is selected all content with the exception of attachments will appear in that language.

OPPORTUNITY + EQUITY

Imagine. Inform. Invest. Inspire. Working together to build a stronger community - now and forever.

The Community Foundation office at 70 Audubon Street is open to visitors by appointment only; Foundation staff are available by phone and email Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. to conduct business or to schedule a time to visit. To contact a staff member, view our staff directory.

 

 

 

Open Street Project

Local Initiatives Support Corporation

PNC Bank Invests $20 Million in LISC to Fuel Growth in Under-resourced Communities

New capital from PNC Bank includes innovative, equity-like funding to support LISC’s long-term community investment strategies. "With this capital, PNC has made a remarkable commitment to the well-being of families and communities, with a ripple effect that will support economic growth long into the future,” said Michael Pugh, LISC president and CEO.

Nadia Villagrán Named to Lead Rural LISC, Fuel New Investments in Housing, Economic Development, Jobs

With deep personal and professional experience in rural community development, Villagrán, a veteran LISC staffer, will build on nearly 30 years of Rural LISC investments in affordable housing, workforce development, economic growth and culture.

LISC & Enterprise to Launch New Book on Community Development & Climate Resilience

Next month, LISC and Enterprise Community Partners will release “What’s Possible: Investing NOW for Prosperous, Sustainable Neighborhoods,” an urgent collection of essays on the intersection of community development and climate resilience.

© 2024   Created by Lee Cruz.   Powered by

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service