Baltimore ceasefire weekend goes virtual

Because of COVID-19 and Maryland's stay-at-home order, Baltimore Ceasefire is making all its events virtual.

A GRASSROOTS MOVEMENTCONTINUES ITS WORK TO ENDVIOLENCE IN THE CITY.BALTIMORE CEASEFIRE IS ONCEAGAIN ASKING FOR A PEACEFULWEEKEND AS IT HOLDS ITSQUARTERLY EVENT.

AND THISTIME, AS WMAR 2 NEWSDETLING REPORTSHELD VIRTUALLY.TOMORROW MARKS THE 3 YEARANNIVERSARY OF THEORGANIZATIONOF COVI━19 AND SOCIALDISTANCINGHELD ONLY VIRTUALLY.

THIS PLAHAS BEEN IN THE WORKS SINCFEBRUARY.

36:5━37:00 ERRICKABRIDGEFORD/ BALTIMORECEASEFIRE C━ FOUNDER: Itreally about everybody beingpeaceful.

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Itas peaceful as you can be itraffic and with your family.EVEN WITH A STA━ A━HOMEORDER IN EFFECT BALTIMORECEASEFIRE CONTINUES ITSMISSIONWEEKEND WILL LOOK A LITTLEDIFFERENT.

ERRICKA BRIDGEFORD,CEASEFIR━ FOUNDER SAYSEVERYTHING WILL BE VIRTUAL.32:5━33:00 ERRICKABRIDGEFORD/ BALTIMORECEASEFIRE C━ FOUNDER: Sopeople are doing zoom andchallenges online.

A daddy andme bake off contest and thosekinds of things.

THEORGANIZATION IS STILL CALLINGFOR A WEEKEND WITHOUT MURDERS.ARRESTS MAY HAVE SLOWN DURINGCOVI━19 BUT SHOOTINGS ANDHOMICIDES CONTINUE TO RISE.TWO SHOOTINGS LAST NIGHTPUSHED THE NUMBER OF HOMICIDEDEATHS TO 103.

IN THE PAST IFA MURDER OCCURRED DURING ACEASEFIRE WEEKENDWOULD SHOW UP AT THE SCENE.BRIDGEFORD SAYS THIS WEEKENDWILL BE DIFFERENT BECAUSE OCOVI━19.

33:2━33:32 ERRICKABRIDGEFORD/ BALTIMORECEASEFIRE C━ FOUNDER: Nowwehome if somebody gets killed.The six of us will show up atthe space and will go liveboth on Instagram and Facebookso that people can join usvirtually to pour love andlight and honor that personlife.

AND BALTIMORE CEASEFIREWEEKEND IS ALREADY UNDERWAY.IT ENDS SUNDAY AT 11:59.

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