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Jun 15, 2008 11:50 pm US/Eastern
Pittsburgh Peace Project Aims To End Violence
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Works done by local artists were auctioned today during a rally by the Pittsburgh Peace Project in hopes of bringing an end to violence on local streets.
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A new organization took action today in an attempt to raise awareness and bring an end to crime on local streets.
Members of the Pittsburgh Peace Project and other local organizations came together this afternoon at Schenley Park for its first rally.
The group's president, Jose Garth, says he has lost friends, a cousin as well as his brother to gun violence.
"This is something that's been in our neighborhood for years and years," said Garth. "It took the loss of my brother to get me moving and do something positive in this community."
Garth says his brother, John, was gunned down in 2004 when he was robbed and shot in the head as he stopped at a convenience store in Homestead to put air in his vehicle's tires.
He says Father's Day is an especially hard time for his family.
"We grew up together and he got murdered in a senseless crime," Garth added. "They didn't get any money. They left two beautiful girls without a father."
Meanwhile, other grass-roots organizations, like the Pittsburgh Raging Grannies, have pledged to work alongside the Peace Project.
"The message is, there are alternatives to violence," said Mimi Yahn, a member of the Raging Grannies. "It's a matter of bringing up children to be peaceful and not resort to violence to solve problems. It begins young."
Today's rally at Schenley Park featured live performances and works from local artists were also auctioned off to raise money.
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