It can also be seen in how we deal with issues that impact on our local communities. It is especially evident when an area begins to decline and a sense of despair about the future sets in. One response is to create sacred spaces. In Philadelphia parts of the inner area have been in a severe state of decline for several decades. The rubbish is not collected as its too dangerous for those on the garbage trucks, there are no jobs and only a few shops.
Empty houses are everywhere.
People live in fear. The Village of the Arts and Humanity in North Philadelphia decided to create sacred spaces by allowing the community to make murals. Here a group of angels watch over the street. No-one dares to graffiti this place. One of the toughest characters on the street was dying from liver disease due to his heroin addiction.