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Oakland Mayor Jean Quan Salutes Community That Took Her Mandate to Take Back Streets of Oakland
January 24, 2011

In Photo:
Dr. Ramona Tascoe board member of the Northern California Interreligious Conference (NCIC) (l) with Oakland Mayor Jean Quan at
Miracles of Faith Church led by Reverend Greggory L. Brown, President of NCIC.  The church held a celebration in honor of
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. after the March to "Take Back High Street."
屋崙 紀念遭槍殺青年巴爾
記者蔡明容屋崙報導
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屋崙市長關麗珍(左二),與社區領袖共同吟唱詩歌,紀念金恩博士。(記者蔡明容/攝影)
近百名義工與社區領袖,23日聚集在High街的社區中心,共同以清掃街道和組織民眾擔任義工等方式,紀念今年元旦在High街3100號街區發生的首宗 兇殺案,同時希望透過實際行動,能夠避免類似的悲劇再度發生,隨後義工與社區領袖也於社區信仰教堂(Faith Community Church)舉行金恩博士紀念會,並邀請屋崙市長關麗珍共同頒發「為夢想而活獎」,鼓勵勇敢追夢的社區人士。

由多個社區組織共同發 起,以重新找回High街為主題,發動近百名義工沿路清掃High街與Walgreens街,並邀請社區民眾註冊加入義工行列,義工團也在今年元旦屋崙首 宗兇殺案發生的地點,短暫停留與默哀,以紀念遭槍殺的19歲青年巴爾(Darnell Barr)。

隨後義工團來到社區信仰教堂,共同讀經、歌唱紀念金恩博士,關麗珍應邀頒發「為夢想而活獎」給多位社區領袖與成員,勉勵所有人勇敢發夢、追夢與實現夢想,她提到就像決定參選一樣,許多人不看好她,但她仍堅持追夢,最後終於能夠實現夢想。

19歲的青年巴爾於2011年開始10分鐘後,在High街3100號街區遭槍殺身亡,目前警方仍未逮捕嫌犯。

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Other News Coverage Included:

KRON 4

http://serve.castfire.com/video/499381/499381_2011-01-24-001121.mp4

ABC 7
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/east_bay&id=7914713

KCBS
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2011/01/24/oakland-neighbors-turn-out-for-anti-crime-march/

KDTV-Univision

http://univision14.univision.com/noticias/video/2011-01-23/oakland-pide-un-alto-a

For details of the "Take Back High Street March" and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at Miracles of Faith Church Click Here



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