On Saturday, June 7, the town of Chester stood collectively for the annual Chester Peace Stroll, hosted by the Chester Group Coalition. This yr’s occasion carried new urgency within the wake of Crozer Well being System’s current closure—leaving Delaware County residents with out a trauma heart and igniting a public well being disaster in a neighborhood already affected by gun violence.
A number of walkers gathered, many wearing orange, carrying pictures, posters, and private tributes to family members misplaced to violence. The stroll, held throughout Nationwide Gun Violence Consciousness Month, made its method by means of Chester’s streets earlier than concluding with a day of therapeutic and celebration at Martin Luther King Jr. Park behind the J. Lewis Crozer Library.
Reworld, a proud occasion associate, joined residents and native leaders for a day of reflection, music, and neighborhood connection. A standout second was the debut of the successful t-shirt design, created by college students at Chester Constitution Students Academy. Their paintings embodied the stroll’s spirit: turning ache into function.
“This yr’s stroll wasn’t simply symbolic—it was a survival march,” mentioned Lashira Council, Government Director of the Chester Group Coalition. “Even with out a hospital, we’re nonetheless displaying up, nonetheless talking out, and nonetheless believing in peace.”
For extra info, please go to https://www.chestercommunitycoalition.org/who-we-are/.
