Communities in North Central Philadelphia came together on Saturday, August 21 at Martin Luther King, Jr. Recreation Center, 22nd and Cecil B. Moore Avenue, for a community rally sponsored by the 32nd Democratic Ward to discuss the quality of life in their neighborhoods.
“It Is The Unity That Makes The Community Work” was a community event and rally filled with open and honest COMMUNICATION with the community and political leaders and residents. In addition to information, the community had an opportunity to meet representatives from the Fire Department and other programs and resources that are available in the community, and students received back-to-school supplies.
Organizers of the rally said this rally was necessary and was being held to discuss and understand why so much chaos is occurring in their communities and strategies needed to remedy it as soon as possible.
“We decided it’s important to bring together people and organizations who share our concerns about the quality of life on our blocks and in our neighborhoods,” explained 32nd Ward Chair Darnell Deans, Sr. one of the organizers. “The focus is on what’s happening in our neighborhoods concerning persistent gun violence and identifying resources needed to specifically strengthen families in the 32nd Ward and neighboring communities in the 47th and 16th Wards. We also want to get the word out about the importance of voting, how it affects our daily lives and how to use our voting power to effect realistic political change. Informed and engaged residents can unify the community in numerous ways.”
