Podcasts about baltimore ceasefire

The Baltimore Peace Movement, formerly Baltimore Ceasefire, holds Peace Promise events on four weekends every year that include sacred space rituals, and life-affirming activities that celebrate peace and give voice to the deep-seeded desire to end violence in our city. After each of these weekends, we invite organizers of the Baltimore Peace Movement to share reflections on the events of the previous weekend, and to inspire people to get involved. Letrice Gant is Deputy Director of the Baltimore Community Mediation Center and one of the organizers of the Baltimore Peace Movement. The next Peace Promise weekend is the first weekend in February.Email us at midday@wypr.org, tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.

This past weekend was the city's first Promise of Peace weekend; three days of peace-elevating events organized by the Baltimore Peace Movement. Two of the founders of this community-based, non-profit organization (which last November changed its name from Baltimore Ceasefire 365) join us to reflect on the weekend events and their group's new mission focus. Erricka Bridgeford and Letrice Gant are also Executive Director and Deputy Director, respectively, of the Baltimore Community Mediation Center. That's a non-profit volunteer organization that since 1995 has been providing free conflict resolution services to communities across the city. Erricka Bridgeford and Letrice Gant join us on Zoom.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Baltimore Ceasefire 365 is a community-based organization that for the past five years has been working to end violence in Baltimore. On four weekends each year, they hold events to promote non-violence, and to help those who are in danger or in mourning. And on the Mondays following each Ceasefire Weekend, we have been checking in with Ceasefire 365's co-organizers. This past weekend (November 4-6) was another such Ceasefire Weekend, and today, we're delighted to welcome once again, Letrice Gant, who is also Deputy Director of the Baltimore Community Mediation Center. That's a non-profit organization that since 1995 has been providing free conflict resolution services to communities across the city. Letrice Gant joins us on Zoom… Letrice bears witness to our weekly reading of the names of those who lost their lives to violence in Baltimore last week...and she talks about some of the changes the Ceasefire movement is now undergoing to bring a more positive and uplifting message to the communities it serves...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Evan Serpick is a communications professional with backgrounds in journalism and social justice activism. He is currently the program manager for communications and narrative change at Open Society Institute-Baltimore, and previously served as the editor-in-chief of Baltimore's weekly City Paper, senior editor at Baltimore magazine, and associate editor at Rolling Stone. Evan has also been a lifelong community activist, serving in a wide range of roles, including as an Ambassador for Baltimore Ceasefire and Social Action Committee Chair for Beth Am Synagogue. He lives in Baltimore City with his wife Brenda, an English teacher at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, and his sons Jack and Benny.The Truth In This ArtThe Truth In This Art is a podcast interview series supporting vibrancy and development of Baltimore & beyond's arts and culture.Mentioned in this episode:Open Society Institute-BaltimoreTo find more amazing stories from the artist and entrepreneurial scenes in & around Baltimore, check out my episode directory.Stay in TouchNewsletter sign-upSupport my podcastShareable link to episodeStation North Art Walks continue all summer, celebrating 20 years of Station North. Join us on final fridays:  September 30th for a district-wide celebration. More info at stationnorth.org.  Station North Arts District is a program of the Central Baltimore Partnership.  ★ Support this podcast ★

He's an advocate in Baltimore, and a member of Baltimore Ceasefire 365 and Band of Brovaz. Darnyle stops in to talk about the work that he and his organizations do and the importance of spreading the message of LOVE. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/antwon-grant5/support

This week we have the Deputy Director of the Baltimore Community Mediation Center and one of the founding members of the Baltimore Ceasefire. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/antwon-grant5/support

This past weekend, Baltimore Ceasefire 365 coordinated a number of events to call attention to the pain and trauma caused by the excessive levels of violence in our city. Ceasefire Weekends are held four times a year, and after each one, we pause here on Midday to reflect on how all of us can act to reduce violence and heal those who are broken by it. Joining Tom today are Erricka Bridgeford.  She's a co-organizer of Baltimore Ceasefire 365 and the Executive Director of the Baltimore Community Mediation Center, which she co-founded in 1995 with Tom's other two guests: Letrice Gant is another co-organizer of Baltimore Ceasefire and the Mediation Center's Deputy Director… Michelle Herringis also a co-organizer of Baltimore Ceasefire and the Mediation Center's Neighborhood Peace Coordinator… They all join us on Zoom from Baltimore. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Reflection of Us @ Sandtown-Winchester Achievement Academy hosts Jonae, Samiya, and Zion speak with Baltimore Ceasefire Ambassador David Johnson about addressing community violence and his work with the Baltimore Ceasefire. 

Since 2017, four times each year, a wonderful organization - Baltimore Ceasefire 365 - organizes events over the course of a weekend that send out a call to end violence, and for everyone in Baltimore to commit to be a part of creating the change we want to see in our city. Ceasefire Weekends bring people together to acknowledge the pain and heartbreak that the homicides in our city cause for the families and friends of the victims of violence, and to raise up the voices of those who are working for peace. Joining Tom to discuss the Ceasefire Weekend, and to share witness on our weekly reading of the Names of Baltimore homicide victims, is Letrice Gant, a co-organizer of Baltimore Ceasefire 365. She joins us on Zoom. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's been almost two weeks since the Colleyville synagogue hostage situation, an antisemitic event that was incredibly scary for Jewish communities. During this conversation from just a few days after, we dive into the feelings of isolation that many of us are experiencing, the all-encompassing nature of grief, our internalized terror and communal need for healing, and what it looks likes when we show up and support one another across lines of difference. Check out our discussion/reflection questions for this episode:  https://joyousjustice.com/blog/jews-talk-racial-justice-ep-73Find April and Tracie's full bios and submit topic suggestions for the show at www.JewsTalkRacialJustice.comSend us a question, idea, insight, or thought:  https://joyousjustice.com/jews-talk-racial-justice-questionsLearn more about Joyous Justice where April is the founding and fabulous (!) director, and Tracie is a senior partner: https://joyousjustice.com/Support the work our Jewish Black & Native woman-led vision for collective liberation here: https://joyousjustice.com/support-our-workRead more of Tracie's thoughts at her blog: https://www.bmoreincremental.com/Learn more about Racial Justice Launch Pad and join the waitlist: https://joyous-justice.mykajabi.com/rjlp-waitlist-1Read more about the Colleyville synagogue hostage crisis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colleyville_synagogue_hostage_crisisLearn more about Baltimore Ceasefire 365: https://baltimoreceasefire.com/Learn more about what mutual aid is and how to get involved: https://www.thecut.com/2020/09/what-exactly-is-mutual-aid-how-to-get-involved.htmlRead more about Cherie Brown and her thought leadership: https://www.tikkun.org/author/a_brownc/

First in the Baltimore Ceasefire Series. Interviews with founders and activists of the Baltimore Ceasefire Movement.

Baltimore Ceasefire 365 is a volunteer organization founded 4 years ago to try to end the epidemic of violence in Baltimore, where so far this year, according to the Baltimore Police Department, 289 people have been murdered. Four weekends each year, the group holds events to encourage those who would do harm to act peacefully, and to help those who are in danger or in mourning. On the Monday following each Ceasefire weekend, we check in with one of Ceasefire 365's co-organizers. Letrice Gant, also one of the group's co-founders, joins us today, on Zoom, to discuss the weekend and the state of the Ceasefire movement. She also bears witness with us as we read our weekly list of those who have lost their lives to violence in Baltimore during the past seven days.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This past weekend, August 6th through 8th, was a Ceasefire Weekend, one of four observed each year by Baltimore Ceasefire 365, the grassroots, community-led non-profit organized in 2017 in response to Baltimore's epidemic of violence. The Weekends, held annually on the Mother's Day weekend in May and the first weekends of February, August and November, are designed to galvanize community interest in the quest to end the killings in the city, and to generate positive and healing energies in response to the negativity of violence. One of Baltimore Ceasefire 365's original co-organizers is Darnyle Wharton. He joins us today to bear witness to our weekly reading of the Names of the Fallen — Baltimoreans who lost their lives to violence during the past week — and to describe some of the uplifting events he and the rest of the Ceasefire Organizing Squad helped to stage for this past Ceasefire Weekend. Darnyle Wharton joins us on Zoom from his home in Baltimore. If you're interested in supporting the work of Baltimore Ceasefire 365, click here.If you feel like jumping in and actually joining them in the work, check out this link. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Four times each year, a grassroots organization called Baltimore Ceasefire 365 holds sacred space rituals and a variety of other events to call attention to the efforts that so many in our community are making to stop the violence that so often plagues some of our neighborhoods. After each Ceasefire Weekend, we invite one of the co-organizers of the movement to Midday to talk about this important work. Today, Letrice Gant joins us on Zoom and bears witness with us during our weekly reading of the Names of the Fallen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of huevoices podcast on Facebook Live, host Bobby Marvin Holmes speaks with Dr. Tanya Sharpe, founder and director of The Centre for Research & Innovation for Black Survivors of Homicide Victims, Ellen Gee co-organizer of Baltimore Ceasefire 365, and Dr. Paulette Williams-Tillery, Director of Survivor Advocacy of Roberta's House,  about grief, coping, and healing for Black families who have survived homicide. 

Letrice Gant joins us once again.  She is a co-organizer of Baltimore Ceasefire 365.  Four times a year, the community-led organization holds a Ceasefire Weekend, to honor those who have died of violence, and to reach out to those who perpetuate the violence, acknowledging the troubles they often face that lead them to harm or kill others.     The latest Ceasefire Weekend, observed February 5-7, coincided with the Healing City Summit and training in trauma-informed care that the City Health Department conducted with members of the City Council and their staff.   Letrice Gant joins us on Zoom, as we discuss the Baltimore Ceasefire movement, and also take our weekly note of the Names of Baltimore's Fallen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of huevoices podcast on Facebook Live, host Bobby Marvin Holmes speaks with DARNYLE WHARTON, HUSBAND AND FATHER OF TWO BEAUTIFUL GIRLS and co-organizer for the Baltimore Ceasefire, David Johnson, father of one and president of Band of BROVAZ, and Changa Onyango, father and owner of AO services about Black fatherhood and community involvement. 

The Family Survivor Network is a local non-profit organization in Sandtown Winchester that supports the hidden victims of gun violence - the survivors and witnesses of homicide who are left picking up the pieces after a traumatic death. Today on Midday, FSN Executive Director Dorian Walker explains how through individual counseling, peer support groups, and community-centered engagement, his organization supports families and communities in their recovery from trauma.

For most of her adult life, Erricka Bridgeford has worked to bring peace to the streets of Baltimore. From advocating to repeal Maryland’s death penalty in 2009 to founding the Baltimore Ceasefire initiative in 2017, Bridgeford’s focus is on fighting violence with compassion, understanding, and inclusiveness. In 2017, she was named Marylander of the Year by the Baltimore Sun.

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More than 400 people in Baltimore City have died of illness related to Coronavirus. More than 200 others have been victims of homicide. Ninety percent of those homicides are committed with guns. While there have been slightly fewer non-fatal shootings this year than last, nearly 400 people have been shot so far this year. Today, we’re going to talk with five people who’ve made it their life’s work to help the people at the epicenter of the epidemic of gun violence. Later this hour we’ll meet two violence interrupters with the city's Safe Streets program, and we’ll touch base with a co-founder of Baltimore Ceasefire 365. But first, Tom welcomes two representatives of Roca Baltimore, which launched in July of 2018 to engage with the young men most likely to be caught up in gun violence as both perpetrators and victims. Joining Tom by Zoom are Kurt Palermo, the director of Roca Baltimore, and James “JT” Timpson, Roca's director of Community Partnerships and Safety. People seeking more information about Roca Baltimore or ways they can lend a hand, are encouraged to email: Baltimore@rocainc.com. Just as Roca Baltimore has been intervening with relentless outreach over the past 18 months, the City-run Safe Streets Baltimore program has spent the past 13 years mediating conflicts and connecting at-risk people to resources that can help them avoid violence in the future. Joining Tom next by Zoom is Dante Barksdale, Safe Streets’ Outreach Coordinator and the author, with Grace Kearney, of a memoir, Growing Up Barksdale: A True Baltimore Story; also joining Tom in this segment is Gardnel Carter, Safe Street's Community Liaison Officer. Then, Tom welcomes another of the city's front-line champions of violence reduction. Letrice Gant is one of the co-founders and co-leaders, with Erricka Bridgeford, of Baltimore Ceasefire 365, a grass-roots end-violence movement that uses the moral strength of the community to dissuade potential perpetrators of gun violence, and to heal their victims. The Baltimore Ceasefire movement marked its third anniversary during the August 7-9 Ceasefire Weekend just past. For more information about Baltimore Ceasefire 365 and getting involved in its year-round events, visit their homepage at baltimoreceasefire.org.

The restraint of protestors around Baltimore this week has been striking. The city has seen little of the violence, smashed windows or blazing buildings that have been seen in many cities demonstrating against biased policing. It’s been a relief to officials and businesses in Baltimore--but what does it mean for those in the streets? We’ll ask journalist Brandon Soderberg and Erricka Bridgeford, co-founder of Baltimore Ceasefire 365, who says making change is not all about protests. The other work to be done happens long after the marching and chanting.

Baltimore Ceasefire 365 is a community-based movement that soon will be marking the third anniversary of its campaign to reduce violence in Baltimore. Throughout the year, and annually on four designated weekends -- including this past Mother’s Day weekend -- the group holds activities across the city designed, it says, to “promote peacefulness and celebrate life,” as it asks people in Baltimore, in essence, to stop killing for 72 hours. Tom is joined now by Erricka Bridgeford, one of the co-founders and leaders of Baltimore Ceasefire 365. She describes how the movement has carried on through the difficult days of the COVID-19 pandemic. If you're interested in learning more about the Baltimore Ceasefire movement, visit its website.

Reflection of Kings hosts Lavar and Tyler speak with Darnyle Wharton, co-organizer of the Baltimore Ceasefire movement, about the impact of  community violence and the Baltimore Ceasefire. 

Tom is joined in the studio by Erricka Bridgeford, co-organizer of Baltimore Ceasefire 365. Since August 2017, the grass-roots group has organized hundreds of events to bring people together to reduce lethal violence in Baltimore. It is calling for another Ceasefire this coming weekend, from Friday, February 7 through Sunday, February 9, during which it encourages community actions aimed at “promoting peacefulness and celebrating life.” A big part of Bridgeford's work is standing in witness and comforting both victims and perpetrators of violence, as well as their families and friends. Every week here on Midday we also make it a point to remember those who were killed, and their families and friends in their hour of grief. We get their names from Ellen Worthing, who compiles a list of Baltimore homicide victims. We also consult the Baltimore Sun’s list of homicides, and victim identifications posted on the Baltimore Police Department’s Facebook page. So far this year, 28 people in Baltimore have lost their lives to violence. Four people were killed last week. They are: Malik Samuels, age 42. Everette Williams, age 34. Jerrod Crim, age 32, and Richard Walker, age 58. This conversation was livestreamed on WYPR's Facebook page. You can watch the video here.

Erricka Bridgeford is a co-creator of Baltimore Ceasefire 365, an organization that seeks to end homicides in the city. The group organizes quarterly ceasefire weekends, asking Baltimoreans to handle conflict nonviolently while celebrating life and sharing resources. They also practice healing rituals at the sites of homicides and offer support to the surviving friends and families of homicide victims. Bridgeford spoke to Future City producer Mark Gunnery for a special podcast extra to accompany this month’s episode "Baltimore’s Different”: Gangs, Youth, And Violence Interruption.

“These are broken people, in a broken city, in a broken system.” Baltimore Ceasefire's Youth Ambassadors remember those who have been killed, and are pushing leaders to address the inequality and trauma that leads to violence.

Tom is joined in the studio now by Erricka Bridgeford, the co-founder of Baltimore Ceasefire 365, and Letrice Gant, the group's co-organizer.The group’s mission: the cessation of murder in Baltimore City for one weekend, four times a year.The first Baltimore Ceasefire weekend was held in August, 2017. The latest Ceasefire was this past weekend, Nov 1st to 3rd. At this writing, Baltimore police have reported that three men were shot over the weekend, one fatally.Since the death of Freddie Gray in police custody four and a half years ago, more than one thousand, five hundred thirty people have lost their lives to violence in our city. Ms. Bridgeford and Ms. Gant and Baltimore Ceasefire participants have acknowledged many of those victims, their families, and the people who made the decisions to kill them.This conversation was livestreamed on WYPR's Facebook page. Watch the video here.

With so much of Baltimore's suffering in the news over the past week, we turn to community leaders to discuss a future beyond violence. City Councilmembers Kristerfer Burnett and Zeke Cohen join Tom to discuss the Baltimore City Trauma-Responsive Care Act.The bill, which was introduced in late July, would create a task force to harness all relevant city programs to benefit youth traumatized by violence and dysfunction. The measure would also establish systems for measuring which programs and practices are best at mitigating and preventing trauma to children and families.Also joining us in studio are Frederick Douglass High School senior Bryonna Harris, who helped the council members draft the legislation and gave testimony at City Hall about the trauma she and her classmates face in Baltimore City. And Letrice Gant, co-founder of Baltimore Ceasefire 365, discusses the outcome of this past Ceasefire Weekend events, and the impact the Cease Fire movement is having on the culture of the city.

Here is a Stoop Story from Lynn McDonald about sharing the unconditional love of her furry companion, Bo. You can hear her story and many others at stoopstorytelling.com, as well as the Stoop podcast. This is a ceasefire weekend, and Baltimore Ceasefire and Hug-Don’t-Shoot are organizing “Hands Across Baltimore” tomorrow from 6 to 7 pm along North Avenue, from Hilton Street in the west to Milton Street in the east.

Tom talks with Baltimore Ceasefire co-founders Erricka Brdigeford and Letrice Gant. The group's mission: the cessation of murder in Baltimore City for one weekend every quarter. This past weekend was a Ceasefire weekend. 3 people were shot on Friday night. Two of those victims died. There were no shootings on Saturday. One non-fatal shooting took place yesterday. Since Freddie Gray’s death four years ago, 1,277 people have lost their lives to violence in Baltimore. Since they organized the first ceasefire weekend in August, 2017, Erricka Bridgeford and Letrice Gant have acknowledged many of those victims, their families, and the people who made the decisions to kill them.

The Maryland film festival is rolling out its red carpet: for the first time this year they’ll screen a Charm City-centric program, called ‘Balti-shorts.’ It’s a suite of five short films -- fictional and non-fictional -- that focus on Baltimore.We meet writer Shannon Shird and hear about her film, ‘Bodymore’ … based on her experience as an activist. And director-producer Gabe Dinsmoor talks about why he made “Sage,” ... a behind-the-scenes look into the work of Erricka Bridgeford, co-founder of Baltimore Ceasefire .

May 10th, 2019: Baltimore Ceasefire, Mayor Young has his first day and Carl Stokes talks Charter Schools

Knife at the Gunfight is back on WPFW with Shay Wa Nana radio. We talk to Anthony Fenton about the International Defense Exposition military conference in Abu Dhabi, and then with Letrice Gant about the Baltimore Ceasefire Movement. Music by Emel Mathlouthi

The slogan of Baltimore Ceasefire 365 is simple: “Nobody kill anybody.” The mission of the organization is to re-direct our hearts and minds to the positive dimensions of our lives, so that we take better care of each other. Last weekend, the first Ceasefire of 2019 took place. As we do after every Ceasefire weekend here on Midday, we are joined by one of the organizers to touch base about how things went. Tom speaks with Baltimore Ceasefire co-founder Erricka Bridgeford; and Sean Yoes, the Baltimore Editor of the Afro Newspaper, and the author of ----Baltimore After Freddie Gray: Real Stories fromOne of America's Great Imperiled Cities.----

Over the weekend, Baltimore Ceasefire held its fourth Ceasefire Weekend of 2018. Each quarter, the group calls for 72 hours without murder and plans events to celebrate life in Baltimore. Letrice Gant, one of the co-founders of Baltimore Ceasefire 365, joins Tom in Studio A to discuss this weekend's ceasefire events. The next ceasefire weekend will take place Feb. 1 - 3, 2019.

The inaugural episode of the Free To Bmore podcast features host Meghan McCorkel interviewing Erricka Bridgeford about Baltimore CeaseFire, a citywide initiative to reduce the murder rate in Baltimore through community outreach. They also discuss the launch of One Book Baltimore, an initiative to invite city residents to spark conversations after reading the same book, Dear Martin by Nic Stone.

Dr. Fitz interviews Anthony Fenton on Canada's fallout with Saudi Arabia as well as the problematic North American support for the ongoing war in Yemen. Special Guest TT the Artist discusses Baltimore Club music and Baltimore Ceasefire.

Baltimore Club Queen TT the Artist joins us in studio and discusses the Baltimore Ceasefire hip hop collaboration with Von Vargas, as well as her community work in Baltimore and upcoming movie Dark City: Beneath the Beat.

Tom speaks with Erricka Bridgeford, one of the co-founders of Baltimore Ceasefire 365. Baltimore Ceasefire movement celebrated their one year anniversary over this past weekend, with a series of events, workshops and rally’s across the city.The group’s mission: the cessation of murder for one weekend every quarter.

Over this past ceasefire weekend, the City saw 72 hours pass with two reported shootings, and one alleged case of first degree child abuse. The event, which was intentionally scheduled to coincide with Mother’s Day, is the second ceasefire event with no homicides from gun violence. Tom is joined in Studio A by Baltimore Ceasefire 365 Co-Founder, Erricka Bridgeford. Erricka joined us this past February after the first Ceasefire event with zero homicides. That ceasefire continued on for a record breaking 12 consecutive days without a murder in Baltimore City.

In one day, in one city, in one neighborhood -- what if everyone put their guns down? Erricka Bridgeford is a peacemaker who wants to stop the murders and violence in her hometown of Baltimore. So she helped organize the Baltimore Ceasefire, a grassroots campaign to keep the peace. In a passionate, personal talk, Bridgeford tells the story of the Ceasefire movement and their bigger vision for zero murders in Baltimore. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In one day, in one city, in one neighborhood -- what if everyone put their guns down? Erricka Bridgeford is a peacemaker who wants to stop the murders and violence in her hometown of Baltimore. So she helped organize the Baltimore Ceasefire, a grassroots campaign to keep the peace. In a passionate, personal talk, Bridgeford tells the story of the Ceasefire movement and their bigger vision for zero murders in Baltimore.

Caitlin Faw is a graduate of the Corcoran School of Art and Design in DC. She lives in Baltimore and documents Erricka Bridgeford, creator of the Sacred7 and Baltimore Ceasefire movements. caitlinfaw.com @caitlinfaw CORRECTION: Caitlin said Baltimore's Ceasefires took place in May and August 2017. The ceasefires took place in August and November 2017.

Our guest today is one of the co-founders and guiding forces of the new Baltimore Ceasefire 365 movement which is fiercely determined to turn around the City’s homicide rates through a grassroots initiative to promote new ways of thinking and being that honor life-affirming activities and interactions, peace, and connection to each other.  Baltimore Ceasefire’s successes have come from a collective consciousness that the cycle of killing CAN be broken and the power to do it lies in our OWN hands. We are joined today by the incomparable, Erricka Bridgeford – named by the Baltimore Sun as its 2017 Marylander of the Year. Her words are laser incisions in your heart space, opening you to a deeper connection to your inner wisdom and spiritual promptings to show up in the world to make a difference.  Bridgeford is a kindred spirit to Soul Force Politics, as she wields significant influence to teach others how to bring their hearts into their civic actions. I’m excited about what she will awaken in you today. Podcast Episodes | Soul Force

When Baltimore Police Commissioner Designate Darryl DeSousa appeared on Midday last Wednesday, he was quick to credit the efforts of Erricka Bridgeford, one of the founders of Baltimore Ceasefire 365, for the city’s 12 day streak with zero murders. It was in the days during and after the third Ceasefire weekend that began on February 2nd, that Baltimore experienced no homicides for nearly two weeks, the first time that has happened in our city since 2015. Since then, three men have been killed: Sadik Griffin, John Townes, Jr., and Sean Sewell. Erricka Bridgeford cares about the disheartening data, but she also cares about the individuals who’ve lost their lives, and the devastating effects their deaths have on their families, their neighborhoods, and their communities. She joins us today in Studio A. The efforts of Baltimore Cease Fire 365 to stem the tide of violence in Baltimore are on-going and next Ceasefire weekend is scheduled for Mother’s Day weekend, in May.

Tom's guest today is the newly appointed chief of the Baltimore Police Department. Darryl De Sousa is the Commissioner-Designate. His confirmation hearing at the Baltimore City Council is slated for a week from today. Mr. De Sousa has been on the job for less than a month, but he’s been a member of the Baltimore Police Department for more than 30 years. Prior to his elevation to Commissioner, he served as the top commander in the patrol bureau. Mr. De Sousa takes the reins of the department as it is reeling from revelations that surfaced at the trial of two officers who were convicted Monday night on racketeering and fraud charges. Ironically, and much to everyone’s delight, for 12 consecutive days, as the trial was underway, Baltimore experienced no new homicides. Ericka Bridgeford, the founder of Baltimore Ceasefire, tells us that the city hasn’t gone that long without a homicide since 2014. The Baltimore Sun reported that an unidentified man was shot and killed in Belair Edison yesterday afternoon, in a district that the Commissioner Designate served as Commander years ago.Against this backdrop of a city still beset by crime, hopeful of a turnaround, and in urgent need of a police force it can trust, Darryl DeSousa joins Tom in Studio A.

Erricka Bridgeford, one of the organizers of Baltimore Ceasefire and The Baltimore Sun's Marylander of The Year, talks about visiting the sites where homicide victims fall, and what Baltimoreans can do about the violence in their city.

August 10, 2017 - Baltimore Ceasefire  - This first podcast delves into the cities ceasefire last weekend as we talk with Erricka Bridgeford who inspired and created Baltimore Ceasefire and community theater activist and Steiner Show commentator Koli Tengella who was not part of the planning but was one of thousands to spontaneously and creatively participate respond to the call of  Baltimore Ceasefire.

Doc Fitz discusses a weekend intervention against violence in Baltimore with Erricka Bridgeford of Baltimore Ceasefire and Baltimore Peace Challenge.

July 25, 2017 - Segment 1 - We took a look at Baltimore Ceasefire, a local group of Baltimore community members who are calling for a murder-free weekend in Baltimore, Friday August 4th through Sunday August 6th. With: Erricka Bridgeford, and PFK Boom.