'We're Not Giving up on Our children:' Hammond Community Members Walk for Peace

'We're not giving up on our children:' Hammond community members walk for peace

HAMMOND - Dozens of people gathered at Zemurray Park for a Jericho Walk, a peaceful procession aimed at addressing gun violence in the community.Organizer, Elder Winda Andrews of Holy Anointed House of Prayer, described the event as inspired by a biblical story, with the belief that change begins within a community willing to stand together."We're not giving up on our children. This is the next generation. We can't give up. They are our future,"…

Community shouts down crime with Jericho Prayer Walk

Local religious leaders and members of the community pounded the pavement and lifted their voices into the hot Saturday morning air to pray for change in Hammond.