Partners in Hope
 
 
National Night Out, August 2005
One of the neighborhood parties
The Alfaros talk to Commander Holt at NNO
Officer Lopez talks with neighbors at NNO
Hanoi Avila and James Lee, Pastors, talk at NNO
Some of the 150 people at the St. John Village Apts. Party
E.M. Taylor’s “St. John’s Bowl” at her party
Our first march
All ages came out
Each of the four parties met on St. John Ave.
Corner of Meador and St. John
Kids made many of the signs.
Kids holding their signs- “Police Rock”
Why we are here tonight . . .
Taking responsibility for safety
God Bless St. John
Our first rally
Our first rally II
E.M. Taylor presents her multicultural artwork
“A black bowl holding many kinds of fruit”
A pastor speaks while Pete Solis translates
Unity March II, April, 2006
I Love My School
The Reagan High Marching Band
The Pickle Elementary Delegation
Pastor Hendricks
Pastor Henricks sparked the idea for the march
Pastor Hendricks daughter and Ashley Weeks
Kids made signs at school
The Montoya Family
Marching 500 strong!
Juntos Podemos Hacer Mas
Day Laborers from Home Depot
Day Laborers II
Day Laborers III
Sharing together
Down Blessing Avenue
Joey and Pete Solis, our neighborhood president
E.M. Taylor and our son Ryan in his first march
E. M. with Ryan II
Motorized wheelchairs and motorcycles
Hold the signs high
Dogs were welcome, too
Lots of families came out
Webb Middle School students
The Reagan ROTC horse
Last minute signs
The Reagan cheerleaders
The Reagan ROTC
Racism = Hate
The police led us down busy St. John Avenue
Together We Can Do More
We are not alone
All ages marched
Crowd shot
Crowd shot II
Crowd Shot III
Crowd Shot IV
Crowd Shot V
Start them early
Breaking down racial barriers
Some church groups came out
We are one community
Webb teachers carry multicultural banners
A beautiful day
The Pickle Principal speaks at the rally
Allen speaks at the rally
Allen speaks at the rally II
 
 
 
Envisioning Change Empowering People Encouraging Cooperation Unity Walks In August, 2005, we stuck our necks out and asked people to come together for a community anti-crime march as part of National Night Out (a police-sponsored event). We were afraid that just a handful might come out, but 250 brave souls marched up St. John Avenue carrying signs made by local kids. A pastor’s rally followed and you could just feel the barriers between African-American, hispanic and white residents coming down. A local pastor suggested that we come together again last April for another “Unity March,” this time including the local schools. This video captures the spirit of that day as 500 people marched and carried bilingual signs stating that “Together We Can Do More (Juntos Podemos Hacer Mas”.
Photo Albums
 
 
HopeFest
October 2006
 
Clean-Ups
2004-2006
 
 
Bible Club
June 2006
 
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