From medicmadness at riseup.net Fri Sep 24 22:15:07 2010 From: medicmadness at riseup.net (noah) Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 22:15:07 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [NOLAwelcomingcommittee] [Fwd: Remebering Kirsten and Moving forward in the Ninth] Message-ID: ---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: Remebering Kirsten and Moving forward in the Ninth From: viola at unsealed.net Date: Fri, September 24, 2010 8:29 pm To: viola at unsealed.net -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi Folks, I am writing to peoples whose addresses I had from the old Brydum Tandem project list. Hope that is cool. Wanted to let you all know what tricks we are up to lately in moving forward with positive responses to what happened to Kirsten and conditions of violence in New Orleans. On Monday Sept. 27 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. we are getting together on the 3000 block of Laussat Place with neighbors in the Upper Ninth to work on clearing some abandon lots, to build a sculpture commemorating Kirsten and all women we have lost to violence, and of course to barbecue. If you are around you are invited! In true Kirsten style, the sculpture will be made out of materials donated by neighbors and local artists are providing metal work. The collaborative design envisions a heart rising out of an industrial base to symbolize compassion over harshness, suckyness, and violence. If you are able and willing to volunteer time we are sure to need help this weekend and early on Monday setting up, getting together food, and swinging machetes at weeds (or if you happen to have a handy Bobcat laying around bring that). If you got time or anything to share from thoughts, to labor, to food let me know or you can call Frank at 805-863-7908. Hope all is well in your world. Heart, John Michael Viola * Common Ground Health Clinic 1400 Teche St, New Orleans, LA 70114 (504) 361-9800 email: healthalgiers at yahoo.com www.cghc.org _____________________________________________ email: healthalgiers at yahoo.com www.cghc.org _____________________________________________