Hundreds March For Peace In Englewood On Good Friday

By aaroncynic in News on Apr 14, 2017 8:20PM

Hundreds of people marched in Englewood Friday alongside Cardinal Blase Cupich and other religious and community leaders demanding peace in the city streets.

Participants in the march, which included the Reverend Jesse Jackson, Fr. Michael Pflager, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, and the Cardinal traced the stations of the cross, a tribute Catholics make to Jesus Christ on Good Friday, which traces his final moments leading up to his crucifixion.

“We are not here to see violence, we are here to see the goodness of God,” said Cupich, according to CBS2.

.@CardinalBCupich last message at the #peacewalkchi: “What we did today is just the first step; let’s continue walk to Him” #antiviolence pic.twitter.com/XfkAbDSp63

— Archdiocese Chicago (@archchicago) April 14, 2017

The mother of a young man gone too soon at the hands of violence shared her sorrow and her hope #faith #peacewalkchi #LoveOneAnother pic.twitter.com/QubylxigcP

— Archdiocese Chicago (@archchicago) April 14, 2017

The walk began at St. Benedict the African Church on West 66th Street, ABC7 reports. At each of the 14 stops the crowd prayed together and read the names of victims of violence on Chicago’s streets. "I'm a 10-year-old boy that wants to play basketball when I grow up,” one child told the crowd. “But I can't go to a park a block away from my house without an adult with me because of the violence.”

The names of every single victim of gun violence this year are read aloud. #putdowntheguns #peacewalkchi pic.twitter.com/iZx0ROhuqR

— Christie Lacey (@Christielacey1) April 14, 2017