ABOVE PHOTO: Sheriff Williams with the Buffalo Soldiers at the “Summer of Peace” event. (Photo courtesy: Office of the Sheriff)
Social media messages ask youth to “Talk it Out. Don’t Shoot it Out”
Philadelphia Sheriff Jewell Williams and the Sheriff’s Office Color Guard helped to lead the Philadelphia Juneteenth parade and launched his annual “Summer of Peace” at the Juneteenth Festival this weekend.
The Sheriff is encouraging young people to stay away from all forms of violence.
At “pop-ups” and outreach events throughout the summer, the Office will give away free gunlocks and offer children and adults an opportunity to take a gun safety pledge to make sure all firearms in the home are safely secured.
On social media, the office is promoting an antiviolence message: “Let’s talk it out. Don’t shoot it out.” Citizens of all ages and all parts of our city can help to spread the message through short videos that will be posted on the Sheriff Office Facebook pages.
“We all love the summer: the sunshine, vacations, barbeque, time with friends and family. But I want to encourage our young people to have a peaceful summer and stay away from the conflicts that lead to tragic and senseless violence. So let’s talk it out, don’t shoot it out,” said Sheriff Jewell Williams.
At the Juneteenth Parade, the message was enthusiastically received by a many of the parade participants and viewers: honored members of the historic Tuskegee Airmen, young drill team members, the Masonic Lodge, a contingent of renowned Buffalo Soldiers as well as international visitors to the city’s historic monuments.
They will be the first to pass along the message for the Summer of Peace, 2018.
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