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Peace Ride Rally Makes an Impact, as Riders, Residents and City Officials Preach the Power of Love

Published on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 | 5:07 am
 

Hundreds of supporters and community members cheered on the members of the newly organized Pasadena nonprofit Neighborhood Servants as they convoyed through City neighborhoods Sunday in cars and on motorcycles, delivering messages about the power of love calling for an end to all forms of violence.

The inaugural Peace Ride and Rally was the new group’s first big community event, and judging by the turnout and the mostly positive public reaction, Michelle White, founder of Neighborhood Survants, said they’re looking at making this an annual event.

“We had over a thousand people in attendance, from youth, between the car clubs, motorcycle clubs, the classic cars, faith-based, obviously these city leaders from LA and from Pasadena. So that part was awesome,” White said. “I think that the speakers and the people there were very impacted by the event. It was what we planned, how we planned it. So I think it went very, very well, and obviously we want to double next year. We want more people to be involved next year so that we can continue to be impactful in our City.”

The event actually started with a Youth Peace Walk that began at the offices of Day One on N. Euclid Avenue up to City Hall, the Peace Ride and Rally’s starting point.

Just last Friday, Neighborhood Survants and Day One teamed up in a Peace Poster-Making Pre-Party. Many of the posters made during that event were carried on the ride last Sunday.

Sunday’s Peace Ride and Rally was also in collaboration with United in Peace Foundation, a growing multi-ethnic, multi-faith popular movement that intends to unite the diverse peoples of Los Angeles County to work together in bringing peace to the inner cities.

Since 2012, United in Peace Foundation has been organizing monthly Peace Rides, as well as regular United in Peace Day festivals and concerts.

During Sunday’s event, the Foundation also distributed peace materials, including “The Way to Happiness” booklet, which serves as a common-sense, non-religious guide to better living that inspires greater tolerance and understanding between families, friends and communities, and the Million Man March pledge. The Foundation hopes to effectively bring together people of all faiths, backgrounds and interests in the common goal for a more peaceful society.

Among those who joined the Peace Ride and Rally were families of victims of violence, including Kathy Morgan, whose son Brandon Douglas was gunned down in December 2016 in a drive-by shooting in Pasadena, and Anakalia Lindsay, whose son Antoine Sutphen Jr. was killed days later, along with another victim, Ormoni Duncan, as they were attending a vigil for Douglas.

White said many other families of victims of violence were on the sidelines watching the parade.

“There were tons of people that came outside and were waiting, thanking them for coming through their city. There was some families of victims of murdered children,” White said. “They were standing on the corners waving with their pictures of their kids on the sign and thanking us for not letting them be forgotten. That’s huge. That’s a big impact. That was what this was about.”

Pasadena City Councuilmember Tyron Hampton also joined the Peace Ride and said the event was a great display of community love.

“I thought it went really well, I thought the turnout was great and the message was clear,” Hampton said. “The message was to care for one another and continue to spread peace amongst one another. And if you feel like you’re not being treated appropriately, you let your voice be heard. So I thought it was a great demonstration of peace.”

As a non-profit organization, Neighborhood Survants serves as a community outreach program, offering empowerment symposiums, and hosting athletic, educational, social, and faith-based events for the Pasadena community.

White said they’re planning another similar peace event in February, during Black History Month.

White works with the Pasadena Police Department as a Park Safety Specialist. Although a non-sworn officer, she was named Police Officer of the Year by the police department in October last year.

To learn more about Neighborhood Survants, visit www.neighborhoodsurvants.com.

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