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Shot: a Poem for Mike Brown Shot: a Poem for Mike Brown I am heartsick tonight my hopes and prayers are with the residents of an apartment complex in Ferguson, Missouri it’s 2 in the afternoon and a teenage boy is visiting his grandmother when he is shot by police for suspicion they later claim of petty theft this boy of 18 shot in the face and in the aftermath tanks and tear gas and dogs employed against his family and neighbours his image tarnished his community vilified his murder the window to employ police violence against the wider circle of Black people in Missouri and America Mike Brown isn’t Trayvon or Renisha he’s not Jordan Davis or Sean Bell or any of the many others we have named before will name again but his fate is the same and in his wake is a mourning community wondering again why? -
Shell Casings Police mark the location of shell casings on Tiffin Avenue the morning after the shooting of two police officers. -
Shaw neighborhood protests October 13, 2014 Protests in the Shaw neighborhood after the killing of Vonderritt Myers Jr. by a police officer on October 8, 2014. -
Shaw neighborhood protests October 10, 2014 Protests in the Shaw neighborhood after the killing of Vonderritt Myers Jr. by a police officer on October 8, 2014. -
Shaw Conversations No. 5 (images) The Shaw neighborhood in near south St. Louis City is bounded by Interstate 44, Grand Blvd., Tower Grove Park, and the Missouri Botanical Garden. The president of Shaw Neighborhood Improvement Association (SNIA) invited Shaw neighborhood residents to join in a series of "Shaw Conversations" starting Saturday 10/4/14 at the SNIA office to discuss "What is Shaw going to do about Ferguson?" ... "The 'conversations' will be an opportunity for us to share our thoughts & feelings about what occurred in Ferguson and to build community and trust here in Shaw." Twelve attended that first meeting. As it turns out, the police killing of another black youth Vonderrit Myers, Jr. occurred the following Wednesday, October 8 in the Shaw neighborhood itself. The schedule of monthly "Conversations" was stepped up to be every two weeks. The second session October 18 was held at a larger venue and was attended by 65 - 70 residents. Each session ran over 2 hours in length. The fifth session was held on December 6, 2014 and images of that event are attached here. This is significant new community improvement activity in the Shaw neighborhood that has spun directly out of the Ferguson incident and continues to emerge. -
Shaw Conversations (images) The Shaw neighborhood in near south St. Louis City is bounded by Interstate 44, Grand Blvd., Tower Grove Park, and the Missouri Botanical Garden. The president of Shaw Neighborhood Improvement Association (SNIA) invited Shaw neighborhood residents to join in a series of "Shaw Conversations" starting Saturday 10/4/14 at the SNIA office to discuss "What is Shaw going to do about Ferguson?" ... "The 'conversations' will be an opportunity for us to share our thoughts & feelings about what occurred in Ferguson and to build community and trust here in Shaw." Twelve attended that first meeting, and the public email invitation that was circulated is attached. As it turns out, the police killing of another black youth Vonderrit Myers, Jr. occurred the following Wednesday, October 8 in the Shaw neighborhood itself. The schedule of monthly "Conversations" was stepped up to be every two weeks. The second session October 18 was held at a larger venue and was attended by 65 - 70 residents. Attached are images from the meeting on October 18. Each session ran over 2 hours in length. This is significant new community improvement activity in the Shaw neighborhood that has spun directly out of the Ferguson incident and continues to emerge. -
Shaw Conversations (emails, agenda, and outcomes) The Shaw neighborhood in near south St. Louis City is bounded by Interstate 44, Grand Blvd., Tower Grove Park, and the Missouri Botanical Garden. The president of Shaw Neighborhood Improvement Association (SNIA) invited Shaw neighborhood residents to join in a series of "Shaw Conversations" starting Saturday 10/4/14 at the SNIA office to discuss "What is Shaw going to do about Ferguson?" ... "The 'conversations' will be an opportunity for us to share our thoughts & feelings about what occurred in Ferguson and to build community and trust here in Shaw." Twelve attended that first meeting, and the public email invitation that was circulated is attached. As it turns out, the police killing of another black youth Vonderrit Myers, Jr. occurred the following Wednesday, October 8 in the Shaw neighborhood itself. The schedule of monthly "Conversations" was stepped up to be every two weeks. The second session October 18 was held at a larger venue and was attended by 65 - 70 residents. Attached are the meeting agenda and a summary of the brainstormed constructive suggestions that arose. Each session ran over 2 hours in length. This is significant new community improvement activity in the Shaw neighborhood that has spun directly out of the Ferguson incident and continues to emerge. -
RIP Mike Brown graffiti Graffiti on Riverfront Trail -
RIP Mike Mural honoring Michael Brown at Signature Screenprinting, 1902 Union Blvd. (on the corner of Cote Brilliante and Union), a screen printing business. The artwork reads, "Mike Brown, RIP, Stop the Violence, Hands Up". The owner wanted to make the artwork into prints, but local artist Joe Ryan suggested he paint a mural. He saw the message on the side of the Ferguson QuikTrip, but felt words around the mural were negative. "We wanted something permanent up here anyway," said Natasha Harris, a co-owner of the building. "And that's better than a billboard so this is our contribution to nonviolence and help remember and help keep the movement going." Joe Ryan started the mural 9 days after Michael Brown was killed. He finished it the same day. http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/local/2014/08/25/mural-painted-in-michael-browns-memory/14592959/ [non-functional link as of July 2024] -
R.I.P. Mike Brown An expression of grief written on a building on Canfield Drive. -
Quiktrip after fire Shows destroyed Quiktrip gas station on the 9400 block of West Florissant three days after being being looted and set on fire by protesters.
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