March against violence, candlelight vigil set for Thursday
From staff reports : The Herald-Sun
Apr 26, 2009
DURHAM -- A march against violence and candlelight vigil is set for Thursday night at Durham Police Headquarters, 505 W. Chapel Hill St.
Registration is at 7 p.m., with remarks at 7:30.
The march starts at 8 p.m., beginning and ending at police headquarters.
The Durham Police Department's Victim Services Unit, along with community partners, is sponsoring the event. This year marks the 25th anniversary of legislation promoting the rights of crime victims.
What can be said about a month full of gun violence tragedies? It is impossible to not be horrified and shocked by an assault weapon rampage in Alabama, the deadly hostage situation in New York, and the death of 3 police officers in Pennsylvania.
On March 29 a shooter went on a rampage at a Nursing Home in Cartharge, North Carolina. The shooting is yet another high profile massacre in March including the assault weapon rampage in Alabama just weeks before. Our country's refusal to address the issue of gun violence has deadly consequences.
As part of NCGV's Youth Violence And Gang Violence Intervention Programming we are sponsoring a Flag Football team for at-risk in Durham, NC. The players will not only be provided a healthy activity all participants will be required to attend Teens on Target programming before each game. For a copy of the schedule click here
For more info ncgv@ncgv.org
