DeSalvatore Takes It to the Streets

Here, in its entirety, is a press release kind of thing from Councilor Ted DeSalvatore. He's running a "Liberty Walk" (it's explained below) on Thursday night, and would like you to join him. Unfortunately, Save Fitchburg is out of town, so please give us the lowdown if you go.

In the e-mail blast that went with the notice, DeSalvatore notes Police Captain Brian Belliveau is involved in the event. If DeSalvatore is building a bridge here on the heels of the weekend news story, that's good -- and smart. If he takes this crime issue by the throat and chokes the life out of it, all the better.

It will be interesting to see the attendance on Thursday night, but good for DeSalvatore for taking the bull by the horns on this one.

Here's the release, with all the details you need if you want to go (it's been slightly edited for style and spelling errors):

A Liberty Walk is scheduled for the evening of Thursday the 15th. We will
assemble at the Faith United Parish at the corner of Rollstone and Main Street
at 7 p.m. The walk will begin no later than 7:15.

This march is a
collaborative effort from a number of people throughout the city to show their
support for City Councilor Ted DeSalvatore and his taking an aggressive stance
against criminally overwhelmed areas.

Why Liberty Walk? To put it
simply, we want to liberate the neighborhoods under siege. These neighborhoods
are filled with the criminally minded, aggressive, threatening individuals that
make up our present gangs and drug dealers or those that aspire to mimic them.
City Councilor Ted DeSalvatore has been trying to get the attention of city
officials a number of ways over the last 18 months and has recently decided to
step up his efforts and bring it to the attention of the general public through
the news paper and at the neighborhood level.

This is not an easy
or safe thing to do and Councilor DeSalvatore needs your show of support now and
a continued show of support until the job is done!

Come join us
this Thursday, 7 p.m. at Faith United Parish located on the corner of Rollstone
and Main Streets for a walk through the neighborhoods and help Ted get the
message out that they are no longer alone. Expect the walk to take about an hour
so bring water if you need it and don’t forget your walking
shoes.

Rides will be available for those that can’t walk the route
but still want to be part of this historical event.

The location of
our (after walk) get-together will be announced Thursday night. Refreshments and
entertainment are planned.