Free of fear, free of violence, and free of other forms of basic, grinding, daily injustice. It is not all right to allow violent criminals to terrorize a neighborhood in West Baltimore, when we would never allow it in Roland Park. It is not all right for children to have their future stolen by lead poisoning in East Baltimore, when we would never let that happen in Guilford. It is not right for the young people of Southern High School to be shut out from opportunity, when we would never let that happen to the young men and women of Gilman and Bryn Mawr. The people of Baltimore have come together around this common understanding of justice.
Every accomplishment begins with a decision to try.
After years of inertia and inaction, we have made a decision to face our problems head on. And as a result of our determination, we are making progress. Thanks to a renewed partnership between community leaders and city government, our streets are getting cleaner. One quick plug - we have our second big citywide cleanup coming up October 27 and 28th. This cleanup is one easy way Hopkins students can get involved in the larger community.