ANTHONY, NM NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH PROGRAM
As a community we need to look out for each other.
Photo by Rob Gallardo, All rights reserved.
11/27/07 POSTPONED INDEFINITELY 11/26/07 - reschedule date to be posted soon Curfew ordinance march originally scheduled for 12/1/07 has been postponed. Re-schedule date information will be posted soon.
Anthony Residents for Community Action (ARCA) holds its 12/1/07 "ANTHONY: The Streets Belong To Us!" 10 pm curfew ordinance initiative march through the streets of Anthony, New Mexico. Marchers will meet at 9:30 p.m., will receive safety and protocol instructions, will sign a Signatures of Support document, and will then march at exactly 10 p.m. through a designated marching route. The march is being held to bring attention to the need for community unity and vigilance in light of two recent two gang-related homicides and an upsurge in graffiti and late-night criminal activity in the area. The march is intended to additionally signal to the Dona Ana County Board of Commissioner's the community's support for a 10 p.m. curfew. Participants from all parts of the Paso Del Norte regions (El Paso, Juarez, Las Cruces and Dona Ana County South Valley) are invited to take part in the march. Marchers will wear a white clothing item with the number "10", will carry flashlights and small placards with the words "It's 10 o'clock. Do you know where your children are?" Participants, who will march in groups of 10, are additionally asked to bring along bells and whistles during the course of the march through a designated section of the town. At the end of the march, local clergy will make a call to the participants to seek unity, build community and look out for each other. The Dona Ana County Sheriff's Department will have patrol vehicles and personnel ensuring the safety of marchers and signalling support of the curfew intiative. Students from area schools will be encouraged through a series of contests to develop related posters and logos. Inquiries about the curfew march can be directed to Rob Gallardo, Curfew Committee Coordinator at either (505) 201-4365 or (505) 346-0679.
COMING UP TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2007
Anthony Residents for Community Action (ARCA) meets at 6:00 p.m. to continue discussion on the development of a Neighborhood Watch Group and to draw up plans to curtail gang activity in the Anthony, New Mexico area. The group will also further discuss plans for its 12/1/07 "ANTHONY: The Streets Belong To Us!" curfew ordinance initiative march through the streets of Anthony, New Mexico.
ARCA hopes to have a curfew ordinance strategy presented to Dona Ana County Commissioner's soon. The group is also looking into the practicality of establishing a gang injunction in the Anthony, NM vicinity. Interested community residents, business owners and municipal employees, social service representatives are urged to participate. For meeting details contact JC Fernandez at (915) 478-7889
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2007
The Anthony Action Group has selected the name of Residents for Community Action. The group is planning a a "Take Back Our Streets" march in late October. The march will be held to remind the community that the streets belong to the them, not to gangsters. The march will also serve to highlight the RAC's interest in instituting a curfew ordinance in Dona Ana County. Interested parties are urged to contact Rob Gallardo (505) 201-4365.