[Paddling for Peace]
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PADDLING FOR PEACE INITIATIVE.
YOU KNOW, IT'S ABSOLUTELY TRUE.
IF WE WANT PEACE IN OUR COMMUNITY, MOST SUCCESSFUL MOVEMENTS START WITH THE PEOPLE OF THE COMMUNITY.
I'M SO GLAD TODAY TO SEE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS OUT HERE.
I SEE OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM REPRESENTED.
I SCOUT BUSINESS COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES, ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE BAD NEWS POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AND SO THAT'S THE TYPE OF COLLABORATIVE THAT IT TAKES FOR US TO HAVE SAFE, HOPEFUL, AND HEALTHY COMMUNITY.
IN THE UPCOMING MONTH, YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR ABOUT A MOVEMENT THAT WE'RE GOING TO IMPLEMENT IN OUR COMMUNITIES THAT WILL INVOLVE OUR CITIZENS.
OUR NON-PROFITS, OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT, ALL WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THAT AS WE ALL WORK IN THE FUTURE, THAT WE BUILD AN INFRASTRUCTURE, PUBLIC SAFETY, BUT NOT ONLY PUBLIC SAFETY, BUT HOPEFUL COMMUNITIES AND TOLD THE COMMUNITY, PUT IT THIS WAY.
WE'RE GOING OUT THE GOVERNMENT.
AND I'M EXCITED TO BE OUT HERE WITH THE COMMUNITY, WITH OUR COMMUNITY LEADERS IN THE DOC COMMUNITY, BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS AND HAVING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HOW WE CAN BREAK DOWN THAT BARRIER COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND DO AS A COMMUNITY TO NOT ONLY JUST ADDRESS, RIGHT, BUT TO LOOK AT CRIME STANDPOINT, EVERYBODY, ALL STAKEHOLDERS, YOU'RE NOT ONLY JUST CRYING FOR BUILDING THE BATHROOMS AND MAKING IT SAFE.
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SO MY NAME IS ERIC LEWIS.I'M HERE TO SUPPORT COUNCIL METABOLIC CODE, THE BEAR GOOD INITIATIVE THAT IS HARDER.
THIS IS MY SECOND TIME PARTICIPATED IN IT.
AND SO I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO DO THINGS LIKE APPRECIATE MR. COLQUITT.
AND THEN RALPH WE'RE OUT HERE WITH COUNCILMAN COLE FOR THE PEDDLER.
YOU GUYS KNOW WE'VE BEEN HAVING A LOT OF VIOLENT HOMICIDE IN THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE, AND IT STARTS WITH THE COMMUNITY COMMUNITY.
ONCE THAT WE HAVE ISSUES AND THE WORK WITH OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE, WE DON'T WANT ANY MORE VIOLENCE.
WE DON'T WANT ANY MORE LOSS OF LIFE.
AND NO MORE THAN WE HAD ENOUGH IS ENOUGH TO BRING AWARENESS TO THIS ISSUE AND HOPE THAT WE CAN WORK TOGETHER TO STOP ALL THIS KILLING IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR TAKING THE INITIATIVE OF DOING THIS OVER THE YEARS AND BEING COMMITTED TO THIS PROCESS.
WHAT HAPPENED TO BE A PART OF THAT GOING TO BE OUT HERE WITH, UH, WE OUTTA HERE TODAY, 10 PIECE, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT IT'S ABOUT.
IT'S ABOUT EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY HAS FRUSTRATED, RIGHT? TY.
UM, SO MANY TIMES YOU HEAR ABOUT COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS.
YOU HEAR ABOUT THE MAYOR, YOU HEAR ABOUT ELECTED OFFICIALS, BUT AT THIS POINT IN TIME, IT'S NOT EVEN ABOUT THAT.
IT'S ABOUT EVERYBODY, RIGHT? BECAUSE WE ALL COME INTO THE STATE AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE.
SO IF NOTHING ELSE, WE'RE PUTTING OUT A MESSAGE.
WE'RE PUTTING OUT THE IMAGE HERE, RIGHT? SO THAT PEOPLE CAN SEE, WE GOT TO STAND UP.
WE GOT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE, RIGHT? AND IT ALL STARTS WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US, A SMALL PORTION AT A TIME THAT CAN MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE.
YOU CAN KEEP BUILDING AND BUILDING AND BUILDING.
THAT'S HOW YOU BUILD MOMENTUM.
SO AGAIN, I'M OUT OF HERE, WE'LL JOIN OUT HERE TODAY, HOPING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN MY OWN WRITING.
MY NAME IS TANYA MILES, AND I'M HERE TO JUST BE A PART OF THIS EVENT.
I MEAN, THIS IS A GREAT EVENT.
THE PEOPLE WHO ARE OUT HERE ARE ENERGIZED.
THEY'RE EXCITED ABOUT MAKING SURE I WAS TO STAY IN A PLACE OF PEACE WITH EACH AND EVERY INDIVIDUAL
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WINDOW HOME ACROSS THE WORLD.WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY TO STAND UP FOR PEACE.
BE OUT HERE SUPPORTING WHAT OTHERS ARE DOING.
WHAT WE DO HERE IS GO BACK, BACK, BACK, BACK, BACK, BACK.
I'M A MEMBER OF UNITED ROUTERS BIKE.
WE RIDE OUR BIKES ALL OVER THE PLACE.
WE JUST HAD A FUN KIDS RIDE, ACTUALLY CALL FALL FOR DEPOT OUT THERE IN ROSEDALE, LOUISIANA.
WE HAVE GROUPS ALL OVER THE PLACE WE RIDE AT NIGHT.
AT NIGHT, THEY RAISED HERE, GOES TO THE CHARITY CHARITY CHARITY ALSO HAVE A BIKE RIDE COMING UP ON NOVEMBER EIGHT, CELEBRATE A SONG DRY
HAPPY TO BE HERE TODAY FOR PEACE
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WITH THE MAYOR.