the memorials of Jordan in Minneapolis
2016-Aug-30, Tuesday 05:20 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mellowtiggerJordan is one of the neighborhoods of Minneapolis (maps). The crime here is bad in 2016. It was so bad August 9-15 that many of the confirmed 17 shootings of Minneapolis happened just within Jordan. Gunfire here is common, as you can tell from the Shot Spotter activations on the same map. I was woken twice this weekend by gunshots.
Too many people have died here recently. On my walks, I've started recording the memorials that I see. I haven't visited all of Jordan yet, just those areas within a few blocks of my house. Each of these memorials represents someone who was once a family member and a resident with a role in their community. Now they leave a hole in the lives of family, friends, schoolmates, and co-workers.
Each of these deaths was unnecessary and avoidable.
I'll leave these images for visitors to ponder.
I'll update this page as I find new memorials, but only those within Jordan. I pass other memorials on my commute to work, but they are outside the range of this neighborhood. All of them leave an influence on the minds of those who live here.
The Jordan Area Community Council (JACC, also found on Facebook) will soon begin citizen patrols. Paraphrased from one of the organizers, "No more meetings, no more discussions, no more vigils. It has to stop now. Take a stand; cease fire!" We begin training next week for citizen patrols.
#WarzoneInMinneapolis #TakeAStandCeaseFire
Too many people have died here recently. On my walks, I've started recording the memorials that I see. I haven't visited all of Jordan yet, just those areas within a few blocks of my house. Each of these memorials represents someone who was once a family member and a resident with a role in their community. Now they leave a hole in the lives of family, friends, schoolmates, and co-workers.
Each of these deaths was unnecessary and avoidable.
I'll leave these images for visitors to ponder.
| Location and Date Of Photo | Memorial Photo |
| Logan and 26th 2016 08 14 |  |
| Penn and Lowry 2016 08 14 |  |
| Morgan and 30th 2016 08 21 |  |
| Newton and 30th 2016 08 21 |  |
I'll update this page as I find new memorials, but only those within Jordan. I pass other memorials on my commute to work, but they are outside the range of this neighborhood. All of them leave an influence on the minds of those who live here.
The Jordan Area Community Council (JACC, also found on Facebook) will soon begin citizen patrols. Paraphrased from one of the organizers, "No more meetings, no more discussions, no more vigils. It has to stop now. Take a stand; cease fire!" We begin training next week for citizen patrols.
#WarzoneInMinneapolis #TakeAStandCeaseFire