Nov. 2, known locally as All Souls Day and D. Hamilton Jackson Day, has been targeted as a “Day of Remembrance and Healing for the Community.” Over the past several years, the Virgin Islands community has experienced a great loss of lives to street and domestic violence, and the decline of family and community values as a result of social and spiritual turmoil. In an effort to repair the loss of the community’s traditional spiritual values, We From UpstreetInc. and Kidscope Inc. in collaboration with the V.I. Cultural Heritage Institute and other community–based organizations invite the entire community — families, religious institutions, civic/cultural organizations and all interested individuals — to join in a day of prayer, reflection and remembrance for the loss of lives endured over the years to senseless violence and to begin the process of healing for the entire V.I. community.
