ANOTHER USELESS STOP THE VIOLENCE RALLY IN SOUTH JACKSON (10/14/24)

South Jackson, Mississippi community leaders hold another useless #stoptheviolence rally over the weekend while ignoring the true root cause of the problems in their community.

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) -State, community, and faith-based leaders took to the streets Saturday sharing a plea for people to put the guns down.

Organizers are hoping to spark change as they flood the streets in Jackson with their message.

“We need unity, we need peace.”

“Where is the love in Jackson Streets?”

Those were some of the chants that rang out at the rally.

With signs in hand, rallygoers let their voices and presence be known at every corner of McDowell Road.

Many of them stopped vehicles to spread messages of love and peace.

“We are in a community right now that’s hurting. They need to see that someone cares for them and cares about them,” said Fabian Nelson, State Representative of District 66

James Hopkins is one of the organizers of the rally.

“It’s time to put the guns down and stop the violence”. He says the goal is to bring awareness to the ongoing violence that continues to plague the capital city, hoping to bring it all to an end.

“Sometimes we just need this to remind people that we are still a city. There are still people out here who love the city and people who want things to be better,” the community activists said.

According to WLBT’s Homicide tracker, the city is now at 90 homicides. Those on hand say it’s important to be out at the forefront to deter crime.