#Peace In Ferguson

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“Tomorrow, all I want is peace while my son is being laid to rest,” said Michael Brown Sr., appearing at “Peace Fest 2014” in Forest Park here. “Please, please take a day of silence so we can lay our son to rest. Please. That’s all I ask. And thank you.”

Alex Seitz-Wald ‏@aseitzwald




Robert Cohen ‏@kodacohen
Michael Brown Sr. salutes crowd after speaking at Peacefest 2014 in Forest Park. #Ferguson #MikeBrown




Robert Cohen @kodacohen
Peace signs up at Peacefest 2014 in Forest Park. #Ferguson #MikeBrown




Alex Seitz-Wald ‏@aseitzwald
Peace.




David Carson @PDPJ
#Ferguson most peaceful, quiet, empty I've seen W Florissant in two weeks https://twitter.com/PDPJ/status/503688122191085568




Lilly A. Fowler ‏@LillyAFowler
It's like a whole different world out here now. #ferguson #michaelbrown




David Carson ‏@PDPJ
#Ferguson pic.twitter.com/QcchmnPXuC




Nicholas J.C. Pistor ‏@nickpistor
Traffic flowing at now-infamous Canfield and West Florissant. Few protesters on #Ferguson streets.




Lilly A. Fowler ‏@LillyAFowler
Kids riding their bikes in #ferguson pic.twitter.com/DxGzUe5s2t




Rebelutionary Z ‏@Rebelutionary_Z
Our new friend from #Ferguson 'Marcellus the Poet' from my stream on Thursday -reading poetry to small crowd 2night--




David Carson ‏@PDPJ
#Ferguson very relaxed, big police presence but cops are just hanging back taking to each other




Eliott C. McLaughlin ‏@EliottCNN
View from the perch of one of #Ferguson's larger police presences tonight (4 cars). Quiet all night. pic.twitter.com/qMWtGYKLRF




David Carson ‏@PDPJ
#Ferguson maybe 20 people out here no protest vibe at all @LillyAFowler & @nickpistor and I debating how long to stay




Lilly A. Fowler @LillyAFowler
It's almost 11 pm, and we're hearing the first chanting of the night "We are Mike Brown! No justice, no peace!" about 15 people #ferguson

Lilly A. Fowler ‏@LillyAFowler
Protesters right now #ferguson One of them apologized for knocking over my bottled water. pic.twitter.com/vMZt5AbcvB




David Carson @PDPJ
#Ferguson small group marches down W Florissant chanting cops just watch pic.twitter.com/T3os92BwOv




Lilly A. Fowler ‏@LillyAFowler
"I am happy for #Ferguson tonight." --Capt. Ron Johnson




Patricia Bynes ‏@Patricialicious
. . . signed this card #MikeBrown #Ferguson http://twitpic.com/eapzyl




Ryan Devereaux @rdevro
Sad to be leaving Ferguson today, truly a remarkable place. Hope to be back soon. Thanks to everyone who shared their time and stories w/ me

ANIMALNewYork @ANIMALNewYork
Many thanks to the good people of #Ferguson for having us. Stay strong.

Tim Pool @Timcast · Aug 20
Back in #NYC now. @vicenews is still out in #Ferguson. Stay tuned!

justified agitator @Awkward_Duck · Aug 22
I've had it in my mind to leave this weekend to go back home, and I think I'll stand firm in that.

justified agitator @Awkward_Duck · Aug 22
I love you #Ferguson ...I'll still be around

Elon James White @elonjames
You need the rest ma'am. RT @Awkward_Duck: NYC, I'm coming home

Elon James White @elonjames
These 2-3 hour sleep nights need to stop... I haven't slept past 6 hours since I first arrived in #Ferguson...

Elon James White @elonjames
Yeah. I'm gonna go back to the bay for a bit...

Elon James White @elonjames
On flight back to #TheBay. I appreciate all the kind words & I'd like to remind y'all that I don't live in #Ferguson. Imagine their trauma.

@elonjames it makes my head hurt: people mourning a man shot for walking in the street are threatened for walking in the street

Elon James White @elonjames
Folks don't understand that it wasn't just a protest at times. The police move like an army. Armed. Aggressive. And we were their enemy.

Elon James White @elonjames
Thanks folks. I'm good. With my Mom & @lizzwinstead. Yes, I'm drinking because...reasons.

Elon James White @elonjames
I wanted y'all to know what people in #Ferguson were directly dealing with daily since it wasn't really being shown in the media...

Elon James White @elonjames
I wanted to expose the reality of what was happening in #Ferguson. That's why I went down there to broadcast and why I kept updating y'all.

deray mckesson @deray
I think I'm going back to Minneapolis tonight. #Ferguson

deray mckesson @deray
In this past week, I've met incredible new people and have been a part of a strong community. Forever #Ferguson.

deray mckesson @deray
Going into the actual office tomorrow and not W. Florissant. Protest from my desk. The struggle lives. #Ferguson

ron fullwood ‏@ronfullwood
@deray back to Minneapolis tonight-doesn't diminish the stand you made against injustice with commitment eloquence and grace- I'd understand

deray mckesson ‏@deray
@ronfullwood thanks

ron fullwood ‏@ronfullwood
@deray you offered love, peace, pure joy in the midst of unspeakable anguish; your own and many others'. A gift indelibly shared. PEACE.



Yamiche Alcindor ‏@Yamiche
Family of #MichaelBrown put out official funeral announcement. Funeral is 10 am at Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist





Amanda M. Sakuma ‏@iamsakuma

[grasswire]

1. a song for Ferguson this night

Curtis Mayfield

[bigtree]

2. ...

. . . thanks, grasswire.

[FormerOstrich]

3. thank you!!!

[bigtree]

4. you're welcome, FormerOstrich

. . . thanks for hanging in here with me.

[tblue37]

5. K&R. Thanks, bigtree. nt

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6. very welcome, tblue37

. . .thanks for looking in.

Services tomorrow at 10:00, and I want to be awake, and I am a tired doggie . . . but I wanted to thank you (and anyone else looking in) for being here and sharing these anxious days together. It's been a great comfort to have people here anguishing along with me for these youth and others caught in the way of this police repression and violence. A couple folks wrote that it triggers, and I'm just now hitting that kind of wall, myself. I hope for something more promising in the future that we can experience and help progress as a community, here at DU and elsewhere.
Thanks again for hanging in here with me.

best regards,
Ron

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7. LIVE coverage: Michael Brown funeral

Mourners gather at Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church for the funeral services for 18-year-old Michael Brown

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc2/watch/live-video-michael-brown-funeral-321757763801